Festivals Worthy of Travel around the World
January
January 4-5, 2025-FYA Fest (Hardcore) Tampa, FL
January 7, 8 and 9th, 2023.-The Rhythm Collision Weekend
Riverside, California 92501-3 days of rockabilly (May be on Hiatus)
Resolution 2024-Club 100-London, UK-More than a week of awesome punk shows at this small long running club
Puke-Fest 2024-Saturday, January 2024 -Sputnikhalle, Münster, Am Hawerkamp 31, 48155 Münster, Germany Tickets at punk.de
January 20-21, 2024-Hull Punk Fest at Aloft at the Hayworth, UK
Rockabillique-Florida(Greater Fort Myers)
Munk and Petal Festival-Brisbane, Australia
January 27-Sanford Punk Festival-West End Trading Company-Sanford, FL
Jan 27 Sant Antoni Pop Festival-Valencia Spain
Inuhele: Atlanta’s Tiki Weekend-Jan 19 – 21, 2024, Atlanta, GA
Blizzard Music Festival runs annually, the last weekend of January, in Rossland BC
February
Modernism Week – Feb. 16-26, 2023 , Palm Springs, CA (NOT CHEAP)
WÁCHINA WÁCHINA Vol.IX-in Valencia Spain-Feb 2023 -Another garage festival.
Taverne Tour-Montreal, Canada-More like a SXSW. A collection of shows at many different venues in the balmy February season in Montreal.
February 16-18, 2024-Slovenly presents Puerto A Go Go -Oaxaca Mexico
Winterland-Jacksonville
February 29th – March 2nd, 2024-NOT TOO YOUNG Swiss Soul Weekender Vol. XI
in Lucerne
March
Early March 2025 –High Rollers Vegas Scooter Rally & Music Weekend Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Modstock-London
Madrid Pop Festival-Spain
March-Savannah Stopover Music Festival-is on hiatus but puts on smaller events
Lebowski Fest –Many Roaming Events
Galax Z Fair-South Texas’s premier alternative music and arts experience, happening in Downtown McAllen TX, South of Corpus Christi on the Mexican Border.
Spillover Music Fest, Dallas, TX
March 8-16, 2024 South By Southwest, Austin, TX
March 15, 2025-LA Punk Invasion-Put on by Nacho Corrupted
March, 2024-Punkspring festival in Osaka and Tokyo
March 20 -24, 2024 in Downtown Boise, Idaho-Treehfort Music Festival, Boise, ID.-Some good food in Boise.
Scarborough Punk Festival UK March Scarborough Punk Festival 2024. March 30/31-Scarborough Spa Complex-South Bay, Scarborough
April
Apr 27-30, 2022- Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend
Dark Force Fest-Metal and goth festival Parsippany, NJ-April 19-21, 2024
APRIL 12, 13 & 14, 2024– San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, CA
Garageville Hamburg late April; GARAGEVILLE – THE WEEKEND – April 24-27, 2025 http://www.garageville.de
Vidalia Onion Festival | Vidalia, Ga – April 24-27, 2025
Thu, Apr, 2025-Tiki Oasis Arizona-Scottdale,AZ-A quieter more cocktail focused Tiki Oasis.
April 24/25, 2020-Punk Rock Weekend 2020 was cancelled and hasn’t happened since then.
April ????-Altanta Mess Around at the Earl, Atlanta, GA hasnt happened since 2018
April 2025-Wild Weekend Spain from the owners of the Luwow
April 26-28, 2024-Flamin’go beach -Camping Los Escullos, Cabo de Gata–Garage fest
April 26-28, 2024-Austin Psych Festival, Austin, TX, USA
April 27, 2024-Couple Ghouls Festival-Event put on by Couple Ghouls Booking
May
May 1, 2025 -Roots & Roses Festival-Lessines, Belgium
May 2025-Hipsville a go go-Margate, UK-The UK’s Wildest 60’s and Beyond Themed Party Weekend
May 24-26, 2024 –Margate Mod & Sixties Weekend, Margate, Kent
Mods Mayday 45th Anniversary-May 1, 2025
May 4 2024 EL RENO BURGER DAY FESTIVAL, Fried Onion BURGER DAY FESTIVAL in Downtown El Reno, Oklahoma https://elrenoburgerday.com/
May, 2025-ANGA Anniversary -Not a festival but many weeks of great lineups for this clubs anniversary and its close to Tokyo Disneyland.
May 1-4, 2025, Tiki Caliente, Palm Springs, CA
Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, 2025-Fuzz Club 2025 – Joining us at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, NL on May 3-4 will be: Night Beats, Frankie And The Witch Fingers, The Men, Crows, The Psychotic Monks, The Underground Youth, Al Lover, DAIISTAR, The Black Delta Movement, Upupayãma, Helicon, Throw Down Bones, Flying Moon In Space, The Gluts, Maquina., Los Palms and YOBS
May 17-18, 2024-London Calling Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wide Awake Festival-May 25, 2024-Brockwell Park Gardens, London, United Kingdom-This year features King Gizzard
May 24-26, 2024 –Margate Mod & Sixties Weekend, Margate, Kent
May 23, 2020-Trenton Pork Roll Festival, Trenton, NJ-Always Memorial Day weekend but appears to be on hiatus
Surforama Festival-of May 10-11,2024. –Surforama, Valencia, Spain
May 2024-Bonaventura Fest , Pedreguer, Spain-was in may
Cruel World | May 11, 2024 | Pasadena, CA
May 15-18, 2024-Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
May 2024-Cosmic Trip Festival, Bourges France
May 26-29, 2023-Western Swing Out Weekender, Tehachipi, Keene, California
May 2023-Neighborhood Weekender, Victoria Park, Warrington with big Brit bands
Punk Rock Bowling, Las Vegas, NV Thu, May 2024
May 29-31, 2020-Crown Jewel Pure Soul Weekend-Crown Hotel, Drummond Road, PE25 3AB Skegness
May 10-12, 2024-Munster Raving Loony Party, Spain , Camping Arc de Bara, Carretera N, 340, Km 1182, 43883 3 days of Garage Bands, Punk Bands, Rock Bands and Roll Bands at a family run Bungalow and camping site right next to the beach. On site Swimming pool, bars, restaurants, BBQ, mini market/shop, Bungalows/Cabins/Caravans/Parking, all right next to the beach!Under 1 hour south of Barcelona or 30 Minutes north of Tarragona.
Not Horrible Fest-Late May, Cleveland, OH around the Bars Now Thats Class and Rustbest
Red Hot Blues & BBQ -May 24-27, 2024· Washington D.C.-Blues and Dancing festival.
May 29-June 2, 2024 Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain.
June
June 27-28, 2025-Cheese Curd festival-Ellsworth, WI
June 3,4 2023-Oh Bondage Up Yours Festival-TV Eye NYC-Was this a one off?
The Hukilau, Fort Lauderdale, FL June 6-9, 2024- Tiki Festival centered around the Mai Kai, the greatest tiki bar in the world.
Screamin 50’s Rhythm and Rock Festival-Barcelona, Spain-June 2-8, 2025
Artichoke Festival: Where Fun Blossoms – June 14 & 15, 2025, Monterey County Sheriff’s Posse Grounds in Salinas
Dirtnap Records 20th Anniversery June 2020-Milwaukee, WI-Will it happen in 2025?
Bone Fest Amsterdam 2023
June 13-15, 2025- Blackpool International Soul Festival , UK
June 27-29, 2025 (3 nights); location: Czech Republic,, Mighty Sounds Festival Czech Republic
June 21-22, 2024-Cheese Curd Festival-Ellsworth, WI
June 27-30 2024–Liverpool Soul Weekend– 4 Days of rare soul, fun, dancing and good-times in a historic maritime city.
Ohana, Luau by the Lake, Lake George, NY (late June) Sells out fast
Portland Psych Fest-Portland, OR???
June 2025, the Rockabilly Rave, Sussex UK Wont Return until 2025 due to the venue closing.
Klicko Fest-run by Klicko Records at the Patronaat in Haarlem, Netherlands-June 2023
Athfest, June 21-23, 2024-Athens, GA
Festival Beat Salsomaggiore Terme-Parma, Italy-June 29-July 2 2023
June 30-The Last Tiki Kon in Portland Ever
July
Mosswood Meltdown Jul 12, 2025 – Sun, Jul 13, 2025 -Oakland, CA
Picklesburgh-Pittsburgh, PA-July 2025
Dobrofest, Yaroslavl, Russia
Sjock, Belgium July 11-12-13, 2025
July 6, 2024-Lumberfest-Ottowa, CA
July 5/6, 2024-Mondra and Roll Festival-Arrasate, Spain-Cock Sparrer and others
HEAVY REBEL WEEKENDER! Winston Salem, NC will return in 2023
Dreamsville -Claremont Pier, UK was supposed to happen in 2024 but the venue has closed
July 12-13, 2024-Distortion Psychfest, Montreal
July 12, 2024-Bonaventura Fest , Pedreguer, Spain
July 18, 2020 –Sweet Onion Festival, Walla Walla, WA
Super Bock super rock
July 19-21, 2024-Malakoff Festival-https://malakoff.no/
JUL , 2024 Beatwave 2024- Hastings, East Sussex
Punk Rock Raduno. Italy’s number one punk rock event! THREE CHORDS, NO BRAIN. Jul 2024 Bergamo, Italy
Timber! Outdoor Music Festival | Carnation, WA | July 25-27, 2024
La Libera Festival-Osia Sopra, Italy Late July
Pod Parou Festival-, VYSKOV, CZ -July 25-27, 2024
DEVOtional 2020, 20th Anniversary Edition is July 24th and 25th.l-the Devo convention.
August
August 2
Euroyeye-Gijon, Spain-Mod fesival-now yeye gijon
August 3-6, 2023-Rebellion Festival-Blackpool, UK (One of trashy travels favorite cities)
August , 2023-Brakrock 2023– Duffel, Belgium
August 2022-Hamtramck Music Festival-Greater Detroit, MI area
August 2024-Greazefest-Cars and Rockabilly -Queensland Australia
August 8-10, 2024-Sonic Blast Festival, Ancora, Portugal
August 10, 2024-Bradford Punk Festival-Bradford, UK
Savage Mountain Punk Festival, Cumberland Maryland
Burger fest, Seymour, WI “Birthplace of the hamburger”-Aug 2024. Fri night Balloon Rally 4-9pm, 6pm Balloon Ascension, 8pm glow at dusk. Sat Home of the Hamburger Festival on Depot St noon-9pm.
Tiki Oasis, San Diego, August -The King of Tiki Events-August 2024
August 2024-Florida Underground Festival-Orlando Florida
Punk Rock Holiday-Slovenia-August 5-9, 2024
Gutter Island Garage Rock Festival 2023-Aug 2023 Denmark
August 14-17, 2024-Festival Parades de Coura-Coura, Portagul (Near Porto)
August 16-18, 2024-Stamp Summer Slam-Stamp Bar Downtown Vero Beach FL
August 19, 20, 2022-Big Neck Records Festival-Buffalo, NY
Panic in Hamtramck-(may be on hiatus)-Late aug/early sept Detroit, MI
August 22-25, 2024- Brighton Mod Weekender
Hosted by New Untouchables, Brighton, England
Rock en seine-August 22-25, 2025
August 29 to September 1st 2024-FME Festival , Quebec
Friday 30 August 2024 – Saturday 31 August 2024 Festivalle Tobalina 2024Line-up: Daddy Long Legs, Nine Pound Hammer, Los Chicos, The Fuzillis, Lie Detectors, Johnny Casino, Ben Vaughn Quintet, and Generador-Quintana Martin Galíndez, Spain Free!
August 31-September 1, 2024-Soultown Festival UK-Mostly Classic Disco Acts this year
August 31, 2024- Manchester Psych Festival
2024 NATIONAL BUFFALO WING FESTIVAL · Labor Day Weekend – Buffalo, NY Saturday, Aug. 31st – 12pm to 9pm. Sunday, Sept. 1s
September
September 2024-Freakender Freakbeat Festival-Glasgow, Scotland
September 6-8, 2024-Coimbra Portugal-Luna Fest with Lene Lovich, Jon Spencer and more
Daley in the Alley, Detroit, MI.-First Saturday after Labor Day-Saturday, September 7th, 2024
Rocking Rochester Weekend.-Rochester, NY-Hosted by Dive Records.
September 5-8, 2024-Lexploitation – León Es Acción, in Spain
September 6, 7, 8, 2024-Beltza Weekend, Pamplona Spain
Sep 6th 2025– down at the abbey festival Reading UK-Canceled for 2024
Gambeat weekend Spain-Sept 13-14, 2024-Barcelona
September 14-15, 2024-Sea Hear Now festival Asbury Park, NJ-Not what it used to be.
September 14, 2024-Punk in the Park-Orlando FL
September 26-30, 2024-Deep Cliffs Soul Weekender, Faro, Portugal
BUMBLEFEST: SEPTEMBER 6 & 7, 2024-Respectable Street, West Palm Beach, FL-Punk Fest in WPB. Who knew?
September 21, 2024-OSP Presents: Other Side Festival – Psych All Dayer
Liverpool Psychedelic Festival, Liverpool, UK
MODtreal, Montreal, Canada
HAMDENFEST is a one day event in Baltimore, MD in Mid September.
Riotfest, Chicago, IL -2020 Riot Fest will begin on-Friday, September 11
and ends on Sunday, September 13
September 17-20, 2020 The New England Shake Up, Framingham, MA-Rockabilly Festival
RippleFest Texas #4 September 19-22, 2024
Cropped Out Festival, Louisville, KY
Berlin Beat Invasion-Berlin, Germany
Pop Montreal-Despite the Name, there are many alternative and punk acts as well, more like a CMJ or SXSW. Sep 25-29, 2024
Gonerfest 21 will run from Thursday September 26 through Sunday September 29, 2024-Memphis, TN-Trashy travels favorite fest in his favorite food town.
OHANA: LUAU BY THE SEA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2024 Evolution Festival-Sat, Sep 28, 2024 – Sun, Sep 29, 2024
October
October 25, 2024-Gem Fest, Melbourne, Australia-Festival around the awesome Gem Spa in Melbourne
October 25-25, 2024-The 7th Keystone State Northern Soul Weekender
219 North Duke Street,Lancaster,17602,US
This is Northern Soul #4-Goldener Salon, Sat, Oct 5-Hamburg
Moms Basement festival Ohio Saturday October 5, 2024
Tiki Fever-Central Florida-October 3-6, 2024
October 14, 2022-Psychberg festival at Hole44, Berlin
Waking Windows | Waking Windows: 3 Days of Music and Love, Portland, OR
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Remember The Punk’s Fest
Hamburg Soul Weekend, Hamburg, Germany
Going All The Way! Munich Sixties Weekender Hamburg.
Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash, Cologne, Germany
October 26 and 27, 2024-Oakland Freak fest at the Stork Club
London Calling, Festival in Amsterdam with UK bands.
Funtastic Dracula Carnival, Benidorm, Spain-October 31-November 2, 2024
Zombiefest, Wilmington, NC (Hiatus)
Back From The Grave: Halloween Ball-Shinjuku Loft, Tokyo
November
Nov 2 to 5, 2023-Freakout-Seattle
SarasotaMOD Weekend November (more architecture)
THE MODERNIST WEEKEND-November 8-9-10/2024-Faro-Portugal-Architecture
Emerald City Soul Club – 19th Annual Rare Soul Weekender Nov 2024, Seattle, WA
Lancaster PA-Keystone State Northern Soul Weekender.
December
Florida Underground Festival (Orlando) December 7-8, 2024
December 13/14, 2024-Wine Lips Bingo Bango Weekend-Toronto
GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL-HOTEL VEGAS – AUSTIN, TX
Barreiro Rocks, Barreiro, Portugual (Greater Lisbon)
Amsterdam Rare Soul Weekender-Dec 13 -Dec 15, 2019
Café Batavia 1920-Prins Hendrikkade 85, 1012 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands
Munich Garage Festival-Munich, Germany
Monster Zero Mash-Innsbruck, Austria
Purple Weekend Leon Spain December