List of Overseas Music Festivals [2026]: A Comprehensive Introduction Across All Genres

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

Music festivals are held not only in Japan but all around the world, thrilling countless music fans.

Among the most iconic are Coachella, SXSW, and Tomorrowland, and there are countless events of every genre and scale.

In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of overseas music festivals—from famous, marquee events to lesser-known, niche gatherings beloved by insiders.

We hope this will be helpful for music lovers planning an overseas trip, as well as those who want to travel abroad specifically to attend a festival.

Past events

BUSAN INTERNATIONAL ROCK FESTIVALFri 9/26 – Sun 9/28 South Korea

busanrockfestival.com

Schedule	September 26 (Fri)–28 (Sun), 2025
place	Busan Samnak Ecological Park, South Korea
Website	https://busanrockfestival.com/
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Ultra KoreaSat, 9/20, South Korea

ultrakorea.com

Ultra Music Festival is one of the world’s largest EDM festivals, held in Chicago, USA since 1999. It’s extremely popular among both performers and attendees, with early-bird tickets released a year in advance selling out in seconds. Ultra made its debut in Korea in 2012.

Schedule	Saturday, September 20, 2025
place	Seoul, South Korea
Website	https://ultrakorea.com/
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Shaky Knees Music FestivalFri 9/19 – Sun 9/21, United States

http://www.shakykneesfestival.com

Shaky Knees Festival is an outdoor rock festival held in Atlanta, USA. Although it’s a relatively new festival that began in 2013, it has grown into a large-scale event where around 75 artists perform across five stages over the course of three days.

Schedule	Fri, Sep 19–Sun, Sep 21, 2025
place	Central Park, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Website	http://www.shakykneesfestival.com
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