Festivals in and around Essen 2026
All 2026 festivals in Essen and within 60 km – with dates, line-ups and ticket info. From indoor club festivals to open airs across the region.
In Essen
- 25SeptZinnober Festival 2026Playlist
25/09/2026 · Essen
Pisse, The Night Eternal, Vulture +7 more
- 26SeptFormosa Bierfest 2026Playlist
26/09/2026 · Essen
FORMOSA, Confess, Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space +3 more
Rocken Hilft Festival 2026Playlist24/10/2026 · Essen
From Fall To Spring, The Narrator, AVRALIZE +3 more
- 06NovMetal & Hell Festival 2026
06/11.–07/11/2026 · Essen
Wodanaz Metalfest 2026Playlist08/11/2026 · Essen
Wolfheart, Månegarm, Helgrindur +1 more
- 20FebEndzeit Festival 2027Playlist
20/02/2027 · Essen
Legion of the Damned, Exumer, Decaptacon +2 more
Within 60 km of Essen
- 11SeptFolkfield Festival 2026Playlist
11/09.–12/09/2026 · Gelsenkirchen
Schandmaul, Wind Rose, Subway To Sally +7 more
- 06MarGelsen Metal Attack 2027
06/03/2027 · Gelsenkirchen
- 03OctNachtbrand 2026Playlist
03/10/2026 · Oberhausen
Ost+front, Stahlmann, Hemesath +2 more
Odyssey To Blasphemy 2026Playlist16/10.–17/10/2026 · Oberhausen
Hellish Crossfire, Vel'Har, Warlust +3 more
- 19SeptTinnitus-Fastival 2026Playlist
19/09/2026 · Mülheim an der Ruhr
Bleachdrinker, Captain Caveman, CxTxD +4 more
- 08MayGladbeck Metal Bash Open Air 2027Playlist
08/05/2027 · Gladbeck
Cirith Ungol, Protector, Lacrimas Profundere +4 more
Death & Damnation Fest 2026Playlist11/09.–12/09/2026 · Oberhausen
Aran plays Lunar Aurora, Merrimack, Totenwache +8 more
EISHEILIGE NACHT 2026Playlist18/12/2026 · Oberhausen
Subway To Sally, Fiddler's Green, Manntra +1 more
- 19DecPunk im Pott 2026Playlist
19/12/2026 · Oberhausen
Dubioza Kolektiv, The Exploited, Mal Élevé +6 more
Saludos al tioz 202702/01/2027 · Oberhausen
Memento, Koma, Hellet +1 more
- 20MarE-Tropolis Festival 2027Playlist
20/03/2027 · Oberhausen
Solitary Experiments, [:SITD:], Diorama +6 more
- 16AprThrash Speed Burn Fest 2027Playlist
16/04.–17/04/2027 · Oberhausen
Malevolent, Cyclone, Power Surge +5 more
- 10OctCiamversary Festival 2026Playlist
10/10/2026 · Oberhausen
Maelføy, Alleviate, Artemis Rising +6 more
- 22MayCharity Unleashed Festival 2027Playlist
22/05/2027 · Oberhausen
Grindpad, Justify
- 29AugKAZ Open Air 2026Playlist
29/08/2026 · Herne
WAVING THE GUNS, Pisscharge, 100blumen +6 more
- 29AugWestside im Park 2026Playlist
29/08/2026 · Duisburg
Arrested Denial, The Modbirds, Cokeras
- 28MayRage Against Racism 2027
28/05.–29/05/2027 · Duisburg
- 29AugSYLS Festival 2026Playlist
29/08/2026 · Dinslaken
Grave Digger, Gun Barrel, Displit +2 more
- 05MarDark Skies Over Witten 2027Playlist
05/03.–06/03/2027 · Witten
Traitrs, The Other, The Rose of Avalanche +7 more
Rockin' around the Christmas Tree 2026Playlist19/12.–20/12/2026 · Dortmund
Dylan Kirk & The Killers, Jackson Sloan, Boogie Banausen +4 more
- 29AugMe-T-al Festival 2026Playlist
29/08/2026 · Wuppertal
Harpyie, Reliquiae, Fabula Rasa +2 more
- 04SeptRock am See – Tender 2026Playlist
04/09.–05/09/2026 · Voerde
Rebel Tell, NoComply, LE FLY +7 more
Dackelton Festival 2026Playlist14/11/2026 · Moers
Dorfterror, Grundhass, Minoh +2 more
- 14NovEisenfest 2026Playlist
14/11/2026 · Schwelm
Call Of Charon, AXE VICTIMS, Ignition +2 more
- 04SeptThis is Flingern Not L.A.! 2026Playlist
04/09.–05/09/2026 · Düsseldorf
Catbreath, Cut-Rate Druggist, Difamación +6 more
- 19SeptDeath over Düsseldorf 2026
19/09/2026 · Düsseldorf
Warrant, Anomic, Kill Reflex +2 more
- 26SeptWaldmeister Geburtstagsfestival 2026Playlist
26/09/2026 · Solingen
The Toshers
- 15JulDong Open Air 2027Playlist
15/07.–17/07/2027 · Neukirchen-Vluyn
Mantar, Battle Beast, Kreator +4 more
- 17OctLaut & Hart Metal Festival 2026Playlist
17/10/2026 · Solingen
Induction, Kilmara, Tungsten +4 more
Shred Fest 2027Playlist23/01/2027 · Dortmund
Obscura, Pestilence, Cryptic Shift +2 more
- 11SeptKrachgarten Festival 2026Playlist
11/09.–13/09/2026 · Wesel
Karl, Dead Dates, Yawës +11 more
Hymns of Eternal Decay Fest 202619/09/2026 · Wermelskirchen
Casket, My Darkest Hate, Putridarium +3 more
Heavy Metal Fans Festival 2026Playlist11/09.–12/09/2026 · Hagen
Iron Angel Legacy, Krud, Sweeping Death +6 more
- 26SeptEyllusion Open Air 2026Playlist
26/09/2026 · Kerken
Aegror, CrashPilots, Hereditary +3 more
- 04DecGlacialis Umbra 2026Playlist
04/12.–05/12/2026 · Leverkusen
X-Rx, Phosgore, Noisuf-X +5 more
- 05DecTonfest 2026Playlist
05/12/2026 · Unna
Enemy Inside, VINTA, Hold Your Ground +2 more
Hellpeak 2027Playlist28/05.–29/05/2027 · Kierspe
Fabio Lione's Dawn of Victory, Mob Rules, Hammer King +7 more
- 23JanTemple of Rock 2027Playlist
23/01/2027 · Heelweg
UP THE IRONS, Bon Scotch, Slayer Cover Band +5 more
Temple of Rock 2027Playlist13/03/2027 · Mönchengladbach
- 12SeptCologne Cataclysm 2026Playlist
12/09/2026 · Köln
All Will Know, Martyrion, MAGEFA +2 more
Metal Colonia Fest 2026Playlist05/09/2026 · Köln
Grufflo, Conqueror, Dragonsfire +7 more
Müllem mon Amour 2026Playlist26/09/2026 · Köln
Gebretter, GEWALT, Between Bodies +17 more
- 15JanHarte Töne 2027Playlist
15/01.–16/01/2027 · Köln
JEANLUC, Blitz Union, Motel Transylvania +7 more
Mett(4)all Festival 2026Playlist18/09.–19/09/2026 · Geldern
Terradown, Aegror, Deadend +2 more
Tapedeck Music Fest 2027Playlist03/04/2027 · Köln
Alcest, Agriculture, Daevar +3 more
- 19SeptRagers Elite Festival 2026Playlist
19/09/2026 · Hamm
Delirious, Traitor, Sacred +3 more
- 14NovHammenser Smashed Face Festival 2026Playlist
14/11/2026 · Hamm
Grindpad, Keitzer, Täufer +2 more
- 29AugHexenkessel Festival 2026Playlist
29/08/2026 · Köln
KUPFERGOLD, Haggefugg, Storm Seeker +1 more
Euroblast Festival 2026Playlist25/09.–27/09/2026 · Köln
The Dear Hunter, Haken, Anciients +11 more