Do you even rave? With the world opening up, festival season is coming back in full force with a stellar return of EDC Last Vegas, Electric Forest, Coachella, and more. DJ & musicians are amped up and ready to connect with fans across the globe. Live music and festivals are back on the calendar for 2022!
While we enjoyed endless live streams, virtual concerts, and drive-in raves, nothing can replace the experiences and interactions at music festivals!
We have revamped the “Biggest and Best EDM Festivals” article to bring you the most note-worthy EDM festivals returning in 2022! This list will help you stay up-to-date on 2022 music festival news.
This list encompasses festivals from all over the world, and each one guarantees a unique experience that’s sure to leave a long-lasting impression. We’ve provided details on the following categories:
- Headlining Performers
- Venue
- Reputation
- Atmosphere & Vibe
- Ticket Price
Best EDM Festivals of 2022
| Event | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset Music Festival | May 29 – 30 | Tampa, FL |
| Beyond Wonderland | August 27-28 | San Bernardino, CA |
| Airbeat One | July 6-10 | Neustadt-Glewe, Germany |
| Electric Love | July 7-9 | Salzburg, Austria |
| Parookaville | July 22-24 | Weeze, Germany |
| Electric Forest | June 23 – 26 | Rothbury, MI |
| Sziget Festival | August 10-15 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Bass Canyon | August 19-23 | George, WA |
| Creamfields | Aug 25-28 | Daresbury, United Kingdom |
| Mysteryland | Aug 26-28 | Vijfhuizen, Netherlands |
| Tomorrowland | Jul 22 – Jul 31 | Boom, Belgium |
| Bonnaroo Music & Arts | June 16th – 19 | Manchester, TN |
| Electric Zoo | Sep 2-4 | New York City, NY |
| Dancefestopia | Sep 8-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Imagine Music Festival | Sep 16-18 | Chattahoochee Hills, GA |
| Lost Lands | Oct 28-30 | Legend Valley, OH |
| Amsterdam Dance Event | Oct 19-23 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| EDC Las Vegas | May 20-22 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Dreamstate | Nov 19 – 20 | San Bernardino, CA |
| Lights All Night | Dec 30-Jan 1 | Dallas, TX |
Sunset Music Festival
Tampa, FL | May 27 – 29, 2022
Previous Headliners: 12th Planet | Destructo| Green Velvet | Seven Lions (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: Sunset Music Festival takes place in Downtown Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium. The is a true city fest and does not include camping which means you will need to find a hotel within the city. Although this venue doesn’t have nature elements (mostly dirt & patches of grass), the amazing stage setups and effects make up for it.
Reputation: Sunset Music Festival is known to bring big names to Tampa each year. The lineup usually consists of house, bass, techno, and trance performers and utilizes multiple stages. SMF features some of the most jaw-dropping video and audio production in the Southeast.
Atmosphere: Get ready for the HEAT! As to be expected the heat can be intense as it is summertime in Florida. Be sure to bring water and a fan to keep yourself cool.
Price: 2-day GA tickets will run you about and there are still some tickets available! GA+ & VIP tickets are sold out for the weekend.
Beyond Wonderland
San Bernardino, CA | August 27-28, 2022
2022 Headliners: Tiesto, Alison Wonderland, Dillon Francis, Gryffin
Venue: Beyond Wonderland has moved around quite a bit since its first year in 2010. This year, it will be back at its original venue, the National Orange Show Events Center (NOS) in San Bernardino, CA. You will experience four permanent stages and two roaming stages, each one drawing you into a different chapter of Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Reputation: Beyond Wonderland has been growing in popularity for the last ten years, and this year has more hype than ever before. BW is known to bring the big names in-house, trance, dubstep, drum & bass, and all of today’s dance music.
Atmosphere: Get ready to enter the magical EDM-version of Alice in Wonderland! Beyond Wonderland will send you on an adventure through a psychedelic playground with curious characters around every corner. Prepare for beat-heavy sets from up-and-coming artists as well as your all-time favorites. Insomniac management really makes you feel like you’ve fallen into the Rabbit Hole with giant chess pieces, caterpillars, playing cards, mushrooms, and more! Be sure to let your inner child run wild.
Price: 2-day GA tickets will run you about $140, but for $100 more you can experience the VIP treatment. For GA tickets, you must be +18. To buy the VIP ticket and experience, you must be +21.
Airbeat One
Neustadt-Glewe Airfield, Germany | July 6-10, 2022
2022 Headliners: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin van Buuren, Marshmellow, Steve Aoki
Venue: This outdoor festival is held at a wide-open natural campsite in a small town in North Germany. The festival is proud to provide an experience where attendees can escape the noise and craziness of the modern world and embrace the calm and comfort of Mother Nature.
Reputation: Airbeat One has widely become known and respected as a global player in the festival world, attracting 180,000 people each day of the festival! Even before a single headliner was announced, the early-bird tickets were completely sold out for 2019 within four weeks, showcasing the festival’s impressive presence in the industry. Part of the attraction is undeniably the main stage, which is known to be an absolutely showstopper with incredible visual effects, design, and size rarely found anywhere else in Europe.
Atmosphere: The atmosphere at Airbeat One is transportive, which is exactly what the festival designers had in mind. Each year, the event presents stages, props, activities, and an overall completely immersive experience that transports attendees to another world. From setting the stage as the Coliseum in Rome to Big Ben and Tower Bridge, Airbeat is always coming up with ways to take you on another international adventure. In 2019, Airbeat One transformed the quiet fields of Germany into the culturally bustling streets of Mumbai, India – complete with the festival’s very own replica of the Taj Mahal.
Price: Airbeat One is growing in popularity, so it’s smart to buy your tickets soon! In previous years, 3-Day General Admissions tickets are going for €129.99 and 3-Day VIP tickets are going for €199.99.
Electric Love
Plainfeld, Austria | July 7-9, 2022
2022 Headliners: Don Diablo, Kygo, Timmy Trumpet
Venue: The location of this venue in Plainfield, Austria is one of Electric Love’s greatest assets. The green, open pastures surrounding the Salzburg Ring make the perfect campgrounds for a festival, and walking from your tent to the stages will be an experience in itself. You can hear the distant beats of music while being completely absorbed in nature.
Reputation: Electric Love has done a great job at gaining support from its fans. It is considered Austria’s leading electronic music festival and attracts over 100,000 attendees from all across the globe. Showing no signs of slowing down, Electric Love is showing the world of festivals that it can compete with the best of them. Electric Love unites all your favorite electronic styles and provides incredible stage productions.
Atmosphere: Electric Love is perfect when taking your friends to their first festival. The event takes lots of steps to create a safe, positive, and loving environment for its attendees. Inside the festival, there is a supermarket that sells camping supplies, festival gear, cold beverages, and more. And if this still doesn’t entice you, in 2019, Electric Love was nominated at the European Festival Awards for Best Major Festival! Now that’s something to rave about!
Price: There is a variety of pricing options available depending on what you’re looking for. Currently, General Admissions tickets are available for €169. They do offer VIP tickets, 1-day passes, and extra camping add-ons. In addition, they have Wednesday’s pre-party tickets for around €25.
Parookaville
Airport Weeze, Germany | July 22-24, 2022
Previous Headliners: Armin Van Buuren | Fisher | Oliver Heldens | Yellow Claw (Line up not released yet)
Venue: Parookaville takes place in an old military airport in Weeze Germany, right at the border of the Netherlands. Each year, this airport is turned into Parookaville, a “city” that comes to life each year to celebrate the founder, Bill Parooka. This surreal city is divided into districts, each a different part of the mythical town that has new and exciting art and music to offer. Countless sets, stages, and buildings are created to form a utopia. The town is even complete with its own Town Hall, where citizens can pick up their own Parookaville passport and stamp.
Reputation: Parookaville is much younger than many other festivals but is already a festival beacon in Germany and a highly popular destination worldwide. Since its beginning in 2015, Parookaville has added tens of thousands of attendees, shooting from 25,000 to 80,00 in just three short years. The best thing about the festival is its ability to give people the greatest sets, amenities, and experiences Germany has to offer. This has quickly made it one of the must-attend festivals of the year.
Atmosphere: Bill Parooka founded the festival with the vision to “celebrate the joy of life.” The festival has certainly stayed true to its roots because it’s impossible to not feel the joy of life while immersed in this magical pop-up city. The founding father has made sure that the citizens of his city remain happy while there, providing everything needed for a good time from drool-worthy headliners to the basic needs and amenities that fill the districts of Parookaville. You will find yourself at home here with a supermarket, swimming pool, countless food vendors, and even a barber and tattoo parlor all available onsite. Your fellow citizens will also provide the energy you need because everyone is required to abide by the city’s laws – “Madness, Love, and Pure Happiness.”
Price: Single-day passes are starting at €99, and full weekend tickets are starting at €229. If this festival is something you’re dying to do this year, act fast! The tickets may not be there for long!
Electric Forest
Rothbury, MI | August 2022
2022 Headliners: Disclosure, Porter Robinson, Griz, Louis the Child
Venue: Rothbury in gorgeous western Michigan, has been Electric Forest’s home since 2011 and is still welcoming friends of the Forest onto its land. Inside its ginormous campground, there’s never a boring moment. Campers can mingle with their neighbors or wander through the sea of tents that fill up every inch of grass for hundreds of meters out. Inside the venue, you’ll encounter the secrets of the Forest, which are revealed through interactive art installations and immaculate stage setups that will have you doubting everything you previously thought was impossible.
Reputation: Electric Forest is a growing force that has taken the nation by storm in the past decade. With a name to perfectly fit the Forest’s light-filled atmosphere, Electric Forest is practically on everyone’s list of top festivals to attend. Whether you’re talking to a die-hard raver or a festival dabbler, this festival seems to always come up in conversation. Let the whimsical magic draw you in.
Atmosphere: One of the top things we love about EF is the absolute passion that goes into creating a loving atmosphere. EF brings art to life with costumed butterfly people, interactive “portals”, moving sculptures, and more. Each time you turn your head, it seems like there is something new to experience. EF also prides itself on having a safe environment where people can express themselves freely. Plus with their program Electricology, the festival is moving toward environmental sustainability. EF has a way of leading you to where you are meant to be, whether that means crossing paths with your soulmate, bonding with new and old friends, or even just getting to know your true, inner self.
Price: When tickets went on sale for Electric Forest 2020, it only took 45 minutes for every ticket to sell out. However, don’t lose hope just yet! Electric Forest now has a ticket exchange program for buying and selling tickets. Just click THIS LINK, type in your email address, and request tickets.
Sziget Festival
Budapest, Hungary | August 10-15, 2022
2022 Headliners: Alan Walker, NGHTMRE, Dua Lipa, Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon
Venue: Sziget Festival is located on Óbuda Island, an island in the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary. A festival on an island seems almost too good to be true, yet Sziget Festival is as real as the Post Festival Depression you’ll experience immediately after leaving the island. The festival considers its venue the Island of Freedom leading the #LoveRevolution.
Reputation: Sziget Festival is a past winner of the Best Major European Festival award. The festival boasts a 7-day long, multi-genre lineup. Despite its reputation as a prominent rock festival, Sziget also features reggae, hip-hop, indie, and EDM. Sziget Festival becomes the premier party central in Hungary every time it comes around.
Atmosphere: Simply put, Sziget Festival is the place to party. It’s also the place where your wildest dreams can come to life, and we don’t mean that figuratively! Sziget Festival asks its fans to wish for artists and bands they want to see at the festival.
Price: You can get a regular 7-Day pass to Sziget Festival for approximately €290. If you are not able to experience the entire 7 days, there are packages available for 1, 3, and 5 days as well. The festival also offers upgraded camping, luxurious glamping, exclusive entry to private boat parties, and add-on services to suit the specific needs of all their fans.
Creamfields
Daresbury, Cheshire, England |August 25-28, 2022
Previous Headliners: Above & Beyond | Carl Cox | Eric Prydz | Tiesto (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: This festival has traveled throughout England for years, and is now taking place in Daresbury, a small village in Cheshire, England. This is the home of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) author, Lewis Carroll! Creamfields is another sunny, summer fest hosted outdoors at a large camping resort. It offers plenty of sunbathing and napping opportunities in between sets and always allows plenty of room for crowds in front of their stages. In 2018, Creamfield created SILO, the festival’s first 360-degree arena-style stage.
Reputation: Creamfields has been known to kill it in cutting-edge production, and always offers something new and innovative to its audience. The festival is constantly outdoing itself and exceeds even the most devoted fans’ expectations with bigger and better stages, lineups, and exquisite camping options each year.
Atmosphere: Creamfields has so much to offer and is an essential festival to attend no matter your style. With gorgeous scenery, big open spaces, pristine camping sites, jaw-dropping stages, and impressive lineups, this festival will never disappoint. They outdo themselves every year, and the air of this festival is filled with energy and excitement for what’s to come.
Price: Standard day tickets go for £85.00, standard two-day for £170.00, and they offer various camping bundles starting at £195.00. VIP ‘Gold’ starts at £130.00 and increases from there!
Mysteryland
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | August 26 – 28, 2022
Previous Headliners: Martin Garrix | Alison Wonderland | Loud Luxury | Diplo (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: The universe of Mysteryland is hidden amongst captivating fields, forests, and lakes of the Floriade Terrain in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, just 15 miles from Amsterdam. Within these natural wonders, you will find 17 stages with outdoor dance floors, massive amounts of LED screens, laser shows, and the most advanced sound systems around.
Reputation: This festival presents itself as cryptic, but there is no ~mystery~ why Mysteryland is one of the top go-to festivals each year. This event is known for having absolutely everything a party animal could want. Production quality is always at 150%, and the overall experiences are unparalleled by any other festival. Mysteryland holds the crown for the longest-running EDM festival in the world, and it shows. This is a team that you can trust to give you one of the greatest times of your life.
Atmosphere: Simply put, Mysteryland is the ultimate party and transports you into the next realm of reality. Being in this land, you will lose track of time and totally lose yourself in the moment – each perfect, dazzling moment – where you are surrounded by nature, art, music, and like-minded travelers all there to soak up the mysteries of life. This place radiates pure joy and is a place where all the colorful people of the world can come together and celebrate the love and friendship that music forms.
Price: Mysteryland 2022 tickets are not yet on sale. However, they have opened up The Waiting List.
Tomorrowland
Boom, Belgium | Jul 22 – Jul 31, 2022
Previous Headliners: Bebe Rexha | Steve Aoki | The Chainsmokers | Seven Lions | Above & Beyond (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: Tomorrowland takes place in Boom, Belgium between Brussels and Antwerp at a venue called De Schorre. It was formerly a clay pit but has been renovated into a huge outdoor recreation area. This area is now home to one of the largest electronic music festivals in the world. Tomorrowland creates an entire camping city for its festival-goers in what is called DreamVille. If you’re willing to spend a bit of extra money, Tomorrowland’s camping huts and tents are amazing and a bucket list item for sure.
Reputation: Tomorrowland offers one of the most enriching experiences you can have at a festival. Fans don’t just go there to see their favorite artists play. They go to be a part of a community of kindred spirits who are influenced only by their capacity for love. Tomorrowland is everything you could ever hope for in a festival. It has become a leader in stunning stages that will make you think you have died and gone to festival heaven.
Atmosphere: Tomorrowland is a symbol of unity. It can bring people from all over the world together, and it will feel as if you’ve known these individuals your entire life. After a trip here, you will start to recognize the importance of being around “your kind” of people and how that can cleanse you. The people of Tomorrowland become your family and you become theirs. This festival is proof that it is possible for the world to achieve peace among all nations.
Price: Tomorrowland tickets are not yet on sale but you can sign up for Pre-Registration here. Pre-Registration for Tomorrowland 2022 starts on February 2 – 15:00 CET
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Manchester, TN | June 16th – 19, 2022
Previous Headliners: Deadmau5 | Troyboi | Seven Lions | Tipper (Line up not released yet)
Venue: Bonnaroo takes place at Great Stage Park, and close to 100,000 fans gather in the rolling countryside of Manchester, TN to celebrate the joys of life through music, art, entertainment, and friendship. Be sure to walk around and take in the camping scene; depending on where you ended up, there could be a party you want to join!
Reputation: For many festival-goers, Bonnaroo feels like a second home. Good feelings and positive vibes are constantly flowing through the park, allowing everyone to feel like they can truly be themselves. Something about Bonnaroo makes everyone a little bit kinder, and everyone is treated like family. With that, families and children ARE allowed into this event. Bonnaroo, like many music festivals, believes that nobody should have to be left out because of age, sexual orientation, gender, or ethnicity. This festival does a great job of maintaining intimacy on such as large scale, while also making you feel like you’ve stepped into a different world.
Atmosphere: You quite literally can’t run out of new things to do at Bonnaroo. The 4 days are packed full of fun activities to get you in the festival spirit! Start the morning off right with an early morning yoga class. Visit some campground plazas around the venue! Inside, you can find parties, art, wifi, charging stations, and more!
Price: A 4-Day General Admission ticket to Bonnaroo starts at $299 and increases from there. That’s a pretty fair price for 4 days! And we know that money can’t buy you happiness, but buying a Bonnaroo ticket is the closest you’re going to get.
Electric Zoo
New York City, NY | September 2 – 4, 2022
Previous Headliners: Steve Aoki | LSDream | Illenium | Zeds Dead | Rezz (Line up not released yet)
Venue: Electric Zoo is held on Randall’s Island, resting on the East River in NYC. It is a field of freshly-trimmed grass, making a comfortable surface for ravers who want to sit down and feel the sensations of the bass beneath the soil. A backdrop of New York City’s impressive skyline can be found over the horizon, which at night becomes a great light-up display to view through festival diffraction or kaleidoscope glasses.
Reputation: One of the Zoo’s most noticeable traits is its diverse fan base. Being inside New York City, EZoo tends to attract ravers from all different backgrounds and cultures. It’s common for international ravers to make Electric Zoo a destination on their trip to the United States, making it clear that it is a worldwide phenomenon and worth of the title of one of the best. If you are living outside the United States, don’t feel left out! The festival continues to expand internationally. So far, you can catch EZoo in Mexico, Japan, Brazil, and China.
Atmosphere: It’s not easy creating a peaceful atmosphere while neighboring Manhattan, yet EZoo manages to block out the bustling city and replace it with tunes from some of the biggest artists in the game. As Billboard Magazine states, “Electric Zoo might not be the country’s largest, splashiest, or most hyped electronic dance music festival. But we’re going to go on record and say that it’s the best.” Journey to a place where the standards of society can’t touch you and become your truest, happiest self.
Price: Electric Zoo tickets are currently on sale! 3-day Pass: starting at $290. Friday Pass: starting at $274. Saturday Pass: starting at $235. Sunday Pass: starting at $238.
Imagine Music Festival
Chattahoochee Hills, GA | September 16 – 18, 2022
Previous Headliners: Excision | Griz | Illenium | Kaskade (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: After 7 years in Atlanta, Imagine Festival will be moving to a new venue. Imagine Festival will take place at the Bouckaert Farm, in the City of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. This venue has hosted other electronic music festivals in the past including the US Tomorrowworld.
Reputation: With the ability to host over 60,000 people, Imagine Music Festival has quickly made a name for itself as one of the top electronic music festivals in the South. While simultaneously booking some of the best talents in the industry, the festival adds unique features and yearly improvements to provide its festival-goers with the best of an aquatic, musical wonderland.
Atmosphere: Experience an aquatic adventure at Imagine Music Festival. Enjoy some of the best acts in electronic music, and explore transformational workshops, live art, circus acts, yoga classes, silent discos, and more! Each stage is equipped with large visual displays, performers, lasers, and other production features to give you an amazing sensory overload. Lounge and rave, relax and go crazy. Imagine Music Festival has something for everyone.
Price: All Festival Passes for Imagine Festival are currently sold out. If you already have a ticket, there are still camping packages up for grabs starting at $100.
Lost Lands Festival
Thornville, OH | October 28-30, 2022
Previous Headliners: Excision | Slander | Zeds Dead | 12th Planet (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: Lost Lands, located in Thornville, Ohio, is described as a “bass music and camping festival of prehistoric proportions”. The Legend Valley campground is located in the countryside, so the festival blasts the music as loud as it can (1 million+ watt of bass)! Though Lost Lands is smaller than a lot of United States festivals, the number of attendees is almost 35x the number of residents in Thornville!
Reputation: Lost Lands is quickly becoming a festival favorite all across the nation. With its creation in 2017, the amount it has grown in just three short years seems outlandish. Yet in 2019, Lost Lands sold out for the first time with an estimated 35,000 tickets. Just because they are new doesn’t mean they can’t compete with the big leagues! The festival creator and EDM artist Excision really knows what he’s doing.
Atmosphere: The only way to describe Lost Lands is that everyone is in the best mood ever all 3 days. The music is hardcore with lots of heavy dubstep, the kind of music that you can headbang all day and night to. Because of this, Lost Lands is popular among seasoned festival-goers. Hang out with some dinos, and get lost in the music!
Price: 3 Day passes start at $450 and the VIP package goes for $650. There’s plenty of add ons such as early entry to set up camp and overnight parking passes.
Amsterdam Dance Event
Amsterdam, Netherlands | October 19 – 23, 2022
Previous Headliners: Richie Hawtin | Tchami | Malaa | Markus Schulz (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: Amsterdam Dance Event is such a big event for the area that it takes over the entire city… literally. This event spreads throughout Amsterdam, with stages and shows taking place in 140 of Amsterdam’s best and most popular music and nightlife venues. From the HERTZ Silent Disco Club to Amsterdam’s Infamous Centraal Station, there is somewhere to go and someone to see at any given location during the 5-day festival.
Reputation: Being one of the most distinctive and unique events of its genre, Amsterdam Dance Events actually has two sides to it: it is both an EDM Business Conference and Festival. This Festival brings music professionals and enthusiasts alike from all over the world to network, share, and simply celebrate all aspects of the music industry.
Atmosphere: This experience is the perfect event for anyone and everyone who has a passion for the EDM industry, offering pop-up events all over Amsterdam to celebrate not just the music that brings so many people together, but also the best in art, film, photography, and music. From 3 PM to 3 AM, you can be assured that there is something for everyone in the squad, from the CEO to the Rave Babe of the group.
Price: Amsterdam Dance Event tickets are not yet on sale but you can sign up for Pre-Registration here.
EDC Las Vegas
Previous Headliners: David Guetta | Illenium | Major Lazer | Above & Beyond (Line up not released yet)
Venue: Conveniently located within 15 miles of the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway offers its 1,200-acres for ravers to gather under the electric sky. The radiance of eight massive stages can be felt way beyond the festival grounds, letting the outside world know what it’s missing out on. You will be in a haze of amazing colors and lights with beauty everywhere you turn.
Reputation: EDC Las Vegas is essentially a raver’s PARADISE. Not only is it considered one of the biggest EDM festivals in the world, but there are also plenty of things to do and see that will indulge your senses. This includes some of the craziest stage productions in the history of live entertainment. If this is your first time going to EDC Las Vegas, don’t be surprised if you shed a happy tear or two. Enjoy one of the most well-known festivals of all!
Atmosphere: From the moment you step foot into its enchanted fields, you have escaped the confines of logic and society! Inside EDC Vegas, time only serves to signal the start of a new set. The people, the live performances, the actors, the art… all of these things combined leave you questioning reality. But above all, the memories you make and the bonds you create with other ravers will remain as part of you for the rest of your life. This will be an experience you will never forget.
Price: General Admission tickets for 2022 start at $329 USD with VIP Enhanced Experience passes for up to $779 USD. EDC is one of those festivals that sell out quickly each year and this year is no exception. Don’t lose hope yet though because you can be put on the waitlist! If anyone is unable to attend this year, they can roll their pass over to next year.
Lights All Night
Dallas, TX | December 30 & 31, 2022
Previous Headliners: Skrillex | Bassnectar | Virtual Self | Louis the Child (Line up and ticket prices not released yet)
Venue: Lights All Night is held at Dallas Market Hall in Texas, allowing for multiple stages in a big city. This venue is located a little outside of downtown but is still close to many hotels that have shuttles going back and forth over the weekend. No need to worry about the cold of winter, because most of the venue is inside! This year, the festival has added one tented stage outside to allow for more variety.
Reputation: Texas’ longest-running end-of-the-year party has brought close to 50,000 fans over two days in past years and has made Dallas an NYE destination for EDM fans across the country. This event, while mainly EDM, has broadened its horizons in the last couple of years and added a few hip-hop artists as well.
Atmosphere: Whether you still think it’s 2015 or is anxiously awaiting a fresh start in 2022, Lights All Night will deliver you into the new year on a mesmerizing high note. Enjoy yourself all night long dancing under twinkling disco balls, confetti cannons, and the vibrating beat of music from every direction. Ring in the new year with your favorite artists at the hottest party of the year!
Price: Passes for 2022 have not been released yet. Do keep in mind that you have to be +18 to get GA passes and +21 to get any VIP passes.
Are You Ready to Return to a Music Festival?
As many know, this isn’t even a fraction of the festivals that the EDM world has to offer, but these are the ones that stand out and are making plans to return in 2021 post-pandemic. New festivals continue to emerge throughout the world, and that’s why this year isn’t like the last and won’t be like the next!
Just remember, the EDM community was built on love and respect so be sure to stay safe & healthy and look out for one another. If you aren’t comfortable returning to a large event yet, that is okay! There will be more to attend next year.
Which festivals do you think should be on the list? Let us know in the comments below!
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