FESTIVALS
Immersed Festival
Wales | March 7
Immersed is back for 2025 with an electrifying lineup of music, film, art, fashion, and theatre. The programme spans an entire month featuring an industry-leading skills development program where we will share insights into the production processes behind the festival alongside a careers fair, film screenings, art installations, fringe gigs & Immersed TV broadcast.
PITSPOT Aalborg/SPOT Festival
Denmark | May 1 – 2
SPOT has been a recurring festival since 1994, spreading new music throughout the city of Aarhus in the spring. The festival has been a launching pad for Danish and Nordic artists pursuing the dream of conquering both the Danish and international stages. It is a diverse musical experience space, where people from the industry mingle with the audience in the pursuit of experiencing current trends and talents from music’s many layers of talents.
Koll An Aktioun
Luxembourg | June 6 – 8
Koll an Aktioun is a vibrant festival set on the historic grounds of the Slate Museum in Haut-Martelange, Luxembourg. The event features a diverse and jam-packed programme of national and international music acts, art exhibitions, creators’ markets, street performances and creative workshops, attracting over 3,000 visitors each year.
MadNes Festival
Netherlands | July 3 – 5
Valley of Arts
Hungary | July 24 – Aug 2
Largest all-arts and multi genre festival, which offers more than 2000 programmes in three beautiful villages of the Balaton-Felvidék region, Kapolcs, Taliándörögd, and Vigántpetenden, for 10 days.
Nürnberg Pop Festival
Germany | October 8 – 10
Since 2011, Nürnberg Pop has transformed locations such as churches, museums, shops, rooftops, and clubs into concert venues, pairing top acts with unique settings. Alongside the Pop Conference, Nürnberg Pop brings together artists, industry professionals, and politicians. In 2023, Nürnberg Pop won the HELGA! Festival Award in the FINEST BOOKING category.
SWN Festival
Wales | October 23
Sŵn Festival is an award-winning, multi-venue, contemporary music festival, which has been a cornerstone of Cardiff’s cultural landscape since 2007. With an unwavering commitment to showcasing new music and emerging talent, our festival programme celebrates a diverse array of artists, ranging from homegrown to international acts.
Sonic City
Belgium | November 6 – 8
Sonic City Festival is an alternative 3-day music fest in Kortrijk, Belgium where eclecticism is key and discovery is imminent. The Sonic City concept is clear and simple : two curators are appointed and get all the artistic freedom to select and handpick the line-up of 10 acts. Last edition was the 16th one with Tramhaus as curators. Above those 20 acts, Wilde Westen also choses 20 bands to complete the line-up.
Explore The North
Netherlands | November 20 – 22
Explore the North is a festival in Leeuwarden that brings together literature, music, and the performing arts in unique locations across the city. Held in November, the festival weekend showcases a mix of international pioneers and local word artists, offering an immersive cultural experience in the heart of the city.
Viva Sounds
Sweden | November 26 – 28
Viva Sounds is an international club festival in Gothenburg happening on the last weekend of November. The live program consists of 100+ shows with 70 bands/artists from all over happening in 15 venues on the same street, kinda. The festival is also an intimate music conference with amazing networking opportunities, built mostly on folks working the international indie circuit. Everybody, anybody, interested in music and ruckus is welcome to be part of it.