Independent Festivals Ranked 2026

Every Independent festival on the Festival Engagement Index, ranked by real social engagement — likes, comments, shares and video views measured while each event happens.

#FestivalFEI ScoreWorldwideEngagements
1🇨🇭 Montreux Jazz Festival 202682.2#4608.6k
2🇩🇰 Roskilde Festival 202681.5#61.1m
3🇺🇸 Ultra Miami 202678.3#72.7m
4🇵🇹 Afro Nation Portugal 202676.8#81.8m
5🇪🇸 Primavera Sound 202675.8#91.5m
6🇯🇵 GMO Sonic 202674.8#11166.7k
7🇵🇱 Open'er Festival 202674.3#12485.8k
8🇺🇸 CMA Fest 202673.5#14831.0k
9🇭🇷 INmusic Festival 202671.3#17156.4k
10🇺🇸 Rolling Loud Miami 202668#2811.3m
11🇪🇸 Mad Cool Festival 202667.4#30429.6k
12🇮🇹 Kappa FuturFestival 202666.9#32451.5k
13🇨🇿 Rock for People 202666.6#33434.9k
14🇨🇿 Beats for Love 202665.5#37336.4k
15🇨🇦 Festival d'été de Québec 202664.9#40259.1k
16🇬🇧 City Splash 202664.2#43140.6k
17🇹🇭 Siam Songkran Music Festival 202664.1#45692.3k
18🇫🇷 Hellfest 202663.3#471.3m
19🇩🇪 World Club Dome 202663.2#48229.7k
20🇵🇹 NOS Alive 202663.2#49330.2k
21🇭🇷 Ultra Europe 202662.8#51515.6k
22🇫🇮 Ruisrock 202661.7#57340.6k
23🇦🇷 Ultra Buenos Aires 202660.9#61376.8k
24🇫🇷 Vieilles Charrues 202659.3#681.4m
25🇷🇴 Electric Castle 202657.7#77706.6k
26🇦🇺 Ultra Australia 202657.3#79120.1k
27🇪🇸 Bilbao BBK Live 202657.3#80166.5k
28🇬🇧 Love Saves The Day 202653.8#9294.4k
29🇵🇹 Primavera Sound Porto 202653#93343.9k
30🇿🇦 Cape Town International Jazz Festival 202652.4#9839.7k
31🇳🇱 Vestrock 202652#9940.2k
32🇨🇿 Colours of Ostrava 202651.9#101246.3k
33🇬🇧 Forbidden Forest 202651.6#104189.4k
34🇳🇿 Electric Avenue 202650.9#10877.2k
35🇬🇧 Fly Open Air 202650.7#109295.6k
36🇬🇧 GALA Festival 202650#11247.6k
37🇺🇸 Kilby Block Party 202649.2#117249.9k
38🇺🇸 CRSSD Festival 202648.9#11854.3k
39🇵🇱 Audioriver 202647.9#12432.0k
40🇬🇧 Terminal V 202647.1#128167.8k
41🇮🇳 NH7 Weekender 202646.5#13298.0k
42🇫🇮 Ilosaarirock 202645.6#135105.6k
43🇨🇦 Ottawa Bluesfest 202645.4#136152.2k
44🇨🇭 Gurtenfestival 202645.1#13798.4k
45🇫🇷 Eurockéennes 202644.8#139210.9k
46🇹🇭 S2O Songkran Music Festival 202642.8#14885.2k
47🇮🇹 Rock in Roma 202642.1#15342.7k
48🇲🇦 Mawazine 202642#154460.2k
49🇮🇹 Nameless Festival 202641.9#157205.0k
50🇺🇸 Under the Big Sky 202641.5#15972.2k
51🇬🇧 The Brit Fest 202641.2#1606.9k
52🇬🇧 Splendour Festival 202640.9#1617.0k
53🇹🇼 S2O Taiwan 202639.6#16551.6k
54🇪🇸 Cruïlla 202639.6#16481.2k
55🇳🇱 Verknipt Festival 202638.8#169187.1k
56🇬🇧 Slam Dunk Festival 202638.3#17190.4k
57🇺🇸 Movement Music Festival 202638.1#172145.9k
58🇮🇪 Kaleidoscope Festival 202637.5#1777.1k
59🇬🇧 Lost Minds Festival 202636.9#17817.0k
60🇦🇹 Donauinselfest 202635.7#18312.7k
61🇳🇴 Palmesus 202635.6#18534.5k
62🇺🇸 Country Thunder Arizona 202635.5#18765.7k
63🇬🇧 2000trees 202634#189136.5k
64🇰🇷 World DJ Festival 202633.7#19126.8k
65🇮🇩 Java Jazz Festival 202633.7#19089.1k
66🇫🇷 Solidays 202633.4#192125.3k
67🇳🇱 Eurosonic Noorderslag 202632.4#19311.7k
68🇬🇧 In It Together Festival 202632.2#194111.2k
69🇵🇱 Mystic Festival 202631.4#19764.9k
70🇬🇧 Boogietown Festival 202631.1#1986.5k
71🇮🇪 Forbidden Fruit 202629.1#20125.8k
72🇬🇧 AVA Festival 202628.7#20273.0k
73🇺🇸 Summerfest 202625.9#20897.0k
74🇰🇷 Seoul Jazz Festival 202625.6#21051.0k
75🇬🇧 Electric Heart Surrey 202625.3#2111.7k
76🇵🇱 Orange Warsaw Festival 202623.8#21250.2k
77🇿🇦 Ultra South Africa 202619.7#21812.9k
78🇬🇧 Electric Heart Manchester 202617.3#221451
79🇬🇧 GuilFest 202616.1#2223.3k

Not yet ranked

Awaiting their first scored edition on the index.

🇹🇭 808 Festival🇺🇸 All Things Go🇮🇪 All Together Now🇺🇸 ARC Music Festival🇬🇧 ArcTanGent🇬🇧 Beautiful Days🇬🇧 Big Feastival🇩🇪 Blacklist Festival🇬🇧 Bloodstock Open Air🇦🇺 Bluesfest Byron Bay🇵🇹 Boom Festival🇨🇦 Boots and Hearts🇬🇧 Cambridge Folk Festival🇬🇧 Deer Shed Festival🇳🇱 Dekmantel Festival🇬🇧 Deva Fest🇮🇩 Djakarta Warehouse Project🇪🇸 Dreambeach🇬🇧 Eastern Electrics🇬🇧 End of the Road🇷🇸 EXIT Festival🇬🇧 Fairport's Cropredy Convention🇯🇵 Fuji Rock Festival🇬🇧 Garage Nation Outdoor Festival🇬🇧 Green Man Festival🇺🇸 Hinterland Music Festival🇬🇧 Houghton Festival🇬🇧 KISSTORY on Blackheath🇫🇷 Les Plages Electroniques🇨🇿 Let It Roll🇷🇸 Lovefest🇳🇱 Loveland Festival🇬🇧 MADE Festival🇪🇸 Medusa Festival🇦🇺 Meredith Music Festival🇵🇹 Neopop Festival🇷🇴 Neversea Kapital🇺🇸 Newport Folk Festival🇺🇸 Newport Jazz Festival🇨🇦 Osheaga🇺🇸 Outside Lands🇨🇭 Paléo Festival🇰🇷 Pentaport Rock Festival🇵🇱 Pol'and'Rock Festival🇫🇷 Positiv Festival🇬🇧 Reggae Land🇳🇿 Rhythm and Vines🇺🇸 Riot Fest🇯🇵 Rock in Japan Festival🇬🇧 Rock N Roll Circus🇬🇧 Rock Oyster Festival🇿🇦 Rocking the Daisies🇺🇸 Rocklahoma🇪🇸 Rototom Sunsplash🇬🇧 Shambala Festival🇨🇦 Shambhala Music Festival🇬🇧 Simple Things Festival🇩🇰 Smukfest🇯🇵 Summer Sonic Tokyo🇷🇴 Summer Well🇮🇳 Sunburn Festival🇵🇹 Super Bock Super Rock🇭🇺 Sziget Festival🇺🇸 Telluride Bluegrass Festival🇧🇪 Tomorrowland🇦🇪 Ultra Abu Dhabi🇯🇵 Ultra Japan🇰🇷 Ultra Korea🇹🇼 Ultra Taiwan🇦🇪 UNTOLD Dubai🇷🇴 UNTOLD Festival🇨🇦 Veld Music Festival🇵🇹 Vodafone Paredes de Coura🇬🇧 We Out Here🇬🇧 Wild Fields Festival🇬🇧 WOMAD UK🇹🇭 Wonderfruit🇸🇬 ZoukOut🇨🇭 Zurich Openair

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