Hardcore Festivals 2026 – Dates & Line-ups in NRW & Germany
All Hardcore festivals 2026 at a glance – with dates, full line-ups and ticket info. From NRW to the big destination festivals.
July 2026
Ruhrpott Rodeo 2026Playlist24/07.–26/07/2026 · Hünxe
Dropkick Murphys, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Sondaschule +40 more
- 24JulMozHell Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist
24/07.–26/07/2026 · Insming
Enhancer, Terror, Alea Jacta Est +17 more
- 24JulTolminator Metal Fest 2026DestinationPlaylist
24/07.–28/07/2026 · Tolmin
In Flames, Heaven Shall Burn, Satyricon +23 more
Wacken Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist29/07.–01/08/2026 · Wacken
Judas Priest, Sabaton, Def Leppard +176 more
- 30JulFull Rewind Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist
30/07.–01/08/2026 · Roitzschjora
Arch Enemy, In Flames, Slaughter To Prevail +29 more
- 31JulAfdreiht un Buten 2026Playlist
31/07.–01/08/2026 · Goldenstedt
Stick To Your Guns, Less Than Jake, Itchy +18 more
Zur Wilden Hilde 2026Playlist31/07.–01/08/2026 · Viersen
Jaya The Cat, Kadavar, H2O +9 more
Dortmund Deathfest 2026Playlist31/07.–01/08/2026 · Dortmund
Deicide, Asphyx, Benediction +21 more
- 31JulSticky Fingers Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist
31/07.–01/08/2026 · Marktredwitz
Stick To Your Guns, Tankard, Deez Nuts +8 more
August 2026
- 01AugRock auf der Burg 2026Playlist
01/08/2026 · Königstein im Taunus
Dead By April, Setyøursails, Prospective +10 more
- 05AugBrutal Assault 2026DestinationPlaylist
05/08.–08/08/2026 · Jaroměř
Cradle Of Filth, Deicide, Katatonia +158 more
- 05AugLeyendas del Rock 2026DestinationPlaylist
05/08.–08/08/2026 · Villena
Helloween, Arch Enemy, In Flames +57 more
Alcatraz Festival 2026Playlist06/08.–09/08/2026 · Kortrijk
Slaughter To Prevail, Arch Enemy, Powerwolf +120 more
Hütte Rockt Festival 2026Playlist06/08.–08/08/2026 · Georgsmarienhütte
Royal Republic, Emil Bulls, Das Lumpenpack +39 more
- 06AugBloodstock Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist
06/08.–09/08/2026 · Walton-on-Trent
Saxon, Lamb of God, Slaughter To Prevail +111 more
- 07AugEscalation Fest 2026DestinationPlaylist
07/08.–08/08/2026 · Berlin
Electric Callboy, Paleface Swiss, Alestorm +3 more
- 07AugMeti Festival 2026Playlist
07/08.–08/08/2026 · Düsseldorf
Korsakow, Le Iene, Don Gatto +10 more
Krawall'o'Rock Open Air 2026Playlist07/08.–08/08/2026 · Büdesheim
Beyond The Black, Knorkator, J.B.O. +14 more
- 07AugBrakrock Ecofest 2026DestinationPlaylist
07/08/2026 · Duffel
Gogol Bordello, A Wilhelm Scream, Adolescents +35 more
- 11AugPunk Rock Holiday 2026DestinationPlaylist
11/08.–14/08/2026 · Tolmin
Dropkick Murphys, Gogol Bordello, Less Than Jake +51 more
Summer Breeze Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist12/08.–15/08/2026 · Dinkelsbühl
Heavysaurus, Excrementory Grindfuckers, Our Promise +126 more
Reload Festival 2026Playlist12/08.–15/08/2026 · Sulingen
Dramatist, In Flames, Judas Priest +52 more
- 13AugMotocultor Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist
13/08.–16/08/2026 · Carhaix-Plouguer
Judas Priest, Within Temptation, Primus +107 more
- 14AugDynamo Metalfest 2026Playlist
14/08.–16/08/2026 · Eindhoven
Helloween, Lamb of God, In Flames +30 more
- 14AugTells Bells Festival 2026Playlist
14/08.–15/08/2026 · Villmar
Hot Water Music, The Baboon Show, Good Riddance +17 more
Music Forge Festival 2026Playlist20/08.–22/08/2026 · Lich
Alexis in Texas, Signs Of The Swarm, Stick To Your Guns +23 more
- 21AugAckerfest Open Air 2026DestinationPlaylist
21/08.–22/08/2026 · Schöppenstedt
Ignite, Massendefekt, Callejon +14 more
Oelde Open Air 2026Playlist21/08.–22/08/2026 · Oelde
Beyond The Black, Lord Of The Lost, Callejon +3 more
Fallen Fortress Open Air 2026Playlist22/08/2026 · Bad Dürkheim
Sylosis, Signs Of The Swarm, Elwood Stray +7 more
Forest Metal Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist26/08.–29/08/2026 · Bad Wörishofen
PowerSaint, Pro-Pain, Die Legende Von Nord +18 more
- 28AugNeuborn Open Air Festival (NOAF) 2026DestinationPlaylist
28/08.–29/08/2026 · Neuborn Gelände
Saxon, Skindred, Paleface Swiss +12 more
Holter Meeting 2026Playlist28/08.–29/08/2026 · Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
Soulbound, Hi! Spencer, Jack Pott +12 more
- 28AugMetalacker Tennenbronn 2026DestinationPlaylist
28/08.–29/08/2026 · Tennenbronn
Dark Tranquillity, Brothers Of Metal, Accvsed +8 more
September 2026
- 04SeptBookwood Festival 2026DestinationPlaylist
04/09.–05/09/2026 · Nordhausen
Lacrimas Profundere, Our Mirage, Myra +4 more
- 04SeptPell-Mell Festival 2026
04/09.–05/09/2026 · Obererbach
Hämatom, Raised Fist, Itchy +19 more
Wassenrock Open Air 2026Playlist04/09.–05/09/2026 · Wassenberg
Rage, Emil Bulls, Motorjesus +10 more
- 11SeptMasters of the Unicorn 2026DestinationPlaylist
11/09.–12/09/2026 · Vogelwiese
Fleshcrawl, Cripple Bastards, Hexer +18 more
Müllem mon Amour 2026Playlist26/09/2026 · Köln
Gebretter, GEWALT, Between Bodies +17 more
