Are you looking to attend the best psytrance festivals in the world? You have come to the right place! We have explored the map and put together the best psychedelic gatherings across Europe, North America, South Africa, Africa and Asia.
Wherever you go in the world, a music festival filled with psytrance can be found – we promise!
There are so many music festivals to choose from – our event calendar often lists over 150 festivals from around the world. So how do you know, which ones are the best, and which ones might be bogus?
The psytrance festivals and psychedelic gatherings below offer something unique, making them worth a long distance travel, and ticking off your psytrance festival bucket list.
Festivals are sorted by date.
HillTop Festival 2019
Where: Goa, India
When: 08 February to 10 February 2019
The Indian psychedelic scene is thriving and Hill Top has been in the mix for almost a decade.
The psychedelic scene in Goa is thriving, home to 7000 bars, and Hill Top has been in the mix for almost a decade – celebrating its 8th edition in 2019.
While the local scene has faced pressure from local authorities shutting down events, HillTop Festival is still a worthwhile event to attend. Be sure to also check out their sister event, Chill Top Festival.
Festival Ometeotl 2019
Where: Mexico
When: 12 April to 14 April 2019
The word Ometeotl refers to the Aztec God or higher power. Ancient practices and ceremonies are integrated into this festival, which makes it really unique.
The festival grounds are tranquil, with a small lake that separates the two stages from the camping area. The market, visionary art gallery and food court are also all nearby.
For the psychedelic music lovers, there’s a ton of fantastic music across the two dance floors. But there is still ample space to chill out, relax, and regroup.
Vortex Parallel Universe 2019
Where: South Africa
When: 20 April to 22 April 2019
Vortex Parallel Universe is a 3-day experience that takes place over Easter weekend. The psychedelic trance festival will return to the Circle of Dreams in Riviersonderend for its 2019 edition, roughly 2 hours drive from Cape Town in a beautiful forest setting.
Respect Festival 2019
Where: Brazil
When: 18 April to 21 April 2019
Respect has helped shaped the psychedelic trance scene in Brazil for 10 years with over 18 parties during that time. In 2019 the festival will follow the theme of ‘Woodstock’ to bring 4 days of love, alternative culture, music and conscious life in an atmosphere showered with friends and lots of positive energy. The venue is a natural paradise, quiet with beautiful falls of waterfalls, lakes and wide green area, besides structure like natural shade camping and a swimming pool.
Mundo de Oz 10th Anniversary 2019
Where: Brazil
When: 26 April 2019 to 05 May 2019
Mundo de Oz is yet another popular Brazilian festival in Aldeia Outro Mundo, Lagoinha. Now heading towards its 10th edition, the festival has been growing in numbers. Be on the lookout for some of their other events including ReveillOz #5 – 2018/19 over NYE and Mo:Dem Festival Teaser Brasil 2019 next year.
Psychedelic Experience Festival 2019
Where: Germany
When: 30 May to 02 June 2019
Psychedelic Experience Festival takes place in Northern Germany, in a town called Lübz. You’ll experience delicious German cuisine and cool psychedelic side-activities will be present at this spectacular event with a main stage hosting a variety of psychedelic music.
DOOF Festival 2019
Where: Israel
When: 07 June – 09 June 2019
The DOOF Project was born back as an underground party organization in 1996 with the formation of their label, DOOF Records, coming later in 2002.
Now veterans of the Israeli psytrance scene, the DOOF Festival has taken place since 2004 and has grown into a 3-day festival. This year will be the 16th edition of DOOF Festival.
Burning Mountain Festival 2019
Where: Switzerland
When: 20 June to 23 June 2019
The unique location lies in the Engadin Valley of the Swiss Alps, one of the highest inhabited valleys of Europe, home to 1000 people. Following the end of the ice age, an 80-kilometre long valley opened up in the modern Swiss canton of Graubünden, at a height of 1,800 metres above sea level. It’s a perfect location for a psytrance festival!
Around summer solstice 2019 we gather in the magic surroundings of the Engadine Valley in the Swiss Alps to create culture, art, music and community.
The art theme for 2019 is “Shangri-La” which is often used in a similar context to “Garden of Eden,” to represent a paradise hidden from modern man. It is sometimes used as an analogy for a lifelong quest or something elusive that is much sought. It also might be used to represent perfection that is sought by man in the form of love, happiness, or Utopian ideals.
FLOW Festival 2019
Where: Austria
When: 04 July to 07 July 2019
FLOW Festival will return for its 10th edition in 2019 taking place in Tritolstraße in Austria. The intimate Austrian gathering includes two dance floors, catering for psychedelic and progressive lovers respectively. FLOW Festival takes place during the Austrian summer months.
Antaris Project 2019
Where: Germany
When: 05 July to 08 July 2019
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Antaris Projekt (Against War! For Friendship, Peace and Freedom) is one of the earlier psytrance festivals in the [German] season and is known to be a welcoming environment for the whole family and foreign visitors. Did you know, Germany is Europe’s second largest beer drinking country!
Lost Theory Festival 2019
Where: Spain
When: 09 July to 15 July 2019
Confirmed Artists: Sensient, Triforce, Fabio Leal, Atmos, Eitan Reiter, Megalopsy, Logic Bomb, Transwave, Total Eclipse
Lost Theory Festival spent many years in Croatia but moved to Spain in 2015. The festival now takes place in the beautiful mountain region of Las Hurdes / Las Batuecas. They’ve got all the amnesties to make this week-long experience comfortable with banging psychedelic music across several stages in an intimate crowd.
Noisily Festival Of Music & Arts 2019
Where: United Kingdom
When: 11 July to 15 July 2019
Confirmed Artists: Captain Hook, Waio, Scorb, Whiptongue, Kliment, Township Rebellion, Alex Stein
Set deep in the rolling hills of Leicestershire at the heart of rural England, Noisily Festival of Electronic Music and Arts lies in one of the most beautiful wooded valleys in the country.
Totally contained amongst the trees creating a safe haven where hedonism and escapism can flourish and thrive, Noisily Festival 2019 will play host to some of the most exciting musical talents from the UK and abroad, along with a plethora of performance, innovative installations and mind-bending visual arts.
S.U.N Festival 2019
Where: Hungary
When: 15 July to 21 July 2019
The S.U.N (Solar United Natives) Festival includes members from the original Ozora Festival team and has been hosted festivals since 2013. The Hungarian festival will return in 2019 and fall over a Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse. The festival also aims to have more live music concerts during the evenings.
Shankra Festival 2019
Where: Switzerland
When: 17 July to 21 July 2019
Confirmed Artists: Goa Gil (24 hour set), Altruism, Aphid Moon, Electrypnose, Hypnoise, Juno Reactor, Logic Bomb, NOK, Kabayun, Protonica, Perfect Stranger, Khainz, Emok, Creator
At Shankra Festival you’ll get to dance, laugh and be blessed between the gigantic mountains in Lostallo (Graubunden). This Swiss psytrance festival has a valley which invites you to deepen your level of consciousness by offering you the ideal wonderful space to fully express yourself. Goa Gil will perform a 24 hour set at the 2019 edition.
VooV Experience 2019
Where: Germany
When: 19 July to 22 July 2019
Confirmed Artists: Captain Hook, Tristan, Astrix, Ace Ventura, Atmos
The VooV team have been throwing parties in Germany for decades and are one of the oldest promoters in the country. Their earlier festivals gathered upwards of 20 000 attendees. After a slight hiatus, VooV returned in 2014 and has been growing ever since. The German festival currently takes place in Putlitz, between Hamburg and Berlin.
One Love Festival 2019
Where: Switzerland
When: 24 July to 28 July 2019
Confirmed Artists: Prometheus, Younger Brother, Eat Static, Tristan, Ace Ventura, Burn in Noise, Zyce, Ryanosaurus, Dickster, Symbolico, Dust, Hatikwa
The fifth edition of One Love Festival returns in 2019 with the mantra ‘Unity in Diversity’. The festival has created a newly accessed site in the “Frevgias”-area in between forests and next to the river Albula. One Love Festival highlights a variety of psychedelic music from the likes of Nano Records, Parvati Records, Zenon Records, Tesseractstudio and more.
Ozora Festival 2019
Where: Hungary
When: 29 July to 04 August 2019
Confirmed Artists: Alpha Portal, Burn in Noise, Chromatone, Dick Trevor, Electric Universe, Eat Static, Sonic Species, Tristan, Regan
Ozora Festival takes its name from the village of Ozora in Tolna County, Hungary. This small village, with a population of roughly 2000 people, has hosted tens of thousands of international psychedelic music lovers for more than a decade. The Hungarian festival continues to grow in popularity and is no doubt on any psychedelic travellers music festival bucket list.
Momento Demento (MoDem) Festival 2019
Where: Croatia
When: 05 August to 11 August 2019
Momento Demento or Modem Festival takes place near the town of Slunj. The festival is a week-long dedicated to ecology, with the venue featuring much of Croatia’s natural eye-candy including 18th-century windmills and waterfalls. At Modem Festival you’ll find a particular niche of more psychedelic music. The 2019 edition has already sold out.
Freedom Festival 2019
Where: Portugal
When: 06 August to 12 August 2019
Confirmed Artists: 1200 Mics, Ace Ventura, Ajja, Alpha Portal, Astrix, Bliss, Dick Trevor, Altruism, Dust, Earthling, Earthspace, Emok, Fungus Funk, Hujaboy, Hypogeo, Imagine Mars, Kalya Scintilla, Merkaba, Rinkadink, Talamasca, Virtual Light, Waio
In the late ’90s, a group of friends began throwing intimate events to showcase psychedelic and Goa music. From that same group, the DMTeam and Crystal Matrix teams were born. After 12 years in the same location, Crystal Matrix returns with the upcoming edition of Freedom Festival that will take place in S.Gião National Park.
ZNA Gathering 2019
Where: Portugal
When: 19 August to 26 August 2019
Confirmed Artists: Dj Bim, Astral Projection, Atmos, Dino Psaras, GMS, Hullucinogen, Juno Reactor, Koxbox, Man With No Name, Shpongle, Tristan, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Vibrasphere
ZNA Gathering is another popular festival in Portugal taking place on Montargirl Lake. The concept is to bring feelings and sounds from the recent past back to life in a very friendly atmosphere through a special outdoor gathering. The primary music includes goa trance and psytrance from the early periods, A unique location, under the shade of trees, in the middle of nature, built with love by dancers for dancers.
Free Earth Festival 2019
Where: Greece
When: 22 August to 26 August 2019
Confirmed Artists: Tristan, Eat Static, E-Clip, Earthling, Morten Granau, Zyce, Gaudium, Drip Drop, Whiptongue, Virtual Light, Hypogeo, Giuseppe
Although Free Earth Festival took a hiatus in 2015, the Greek festival has continued to grow in recent years. The festival takes place on the picturesque Azapiko Beach in Sithonia’s wild west. Free Earth Festival features several stages and a beautiful crystal clear beach to relax on.
Psy-Fi Festival 2019
Where: Netherlands
When: 28 August to 01 September 2019
A unique playground of several beaches and islands that host numerous stages and two different camping sites (in the forest or by the lakeside), it’s hard to give this one a miss if you’re in Europe. The Dutch psytrance festival is now 6 years old and a popular destination for psychedelic travellers.
Hadra Trance Festival 2019
Where: France
When: 29 August to 01 September 2019
Hadra was started in 2001 by a small group of electronic music lovers. After a few hiccups with authorities, Hadra Trance Festival will return to close this summer season for the fourth time at the Plan d’eau de Vieure in the Allier. The French festival draws a crowd from throughout Europe and attendance numbers top over 10 000 people.
Neverland Electronic Music Festival 2019
Where: Israel
When: Around August / September 2019
The Groove Attack team have put together Neverland Electronic Music Festival for half a decade and is one of the largest gatherings in the psychedelic trance hotspot of Israel. They also team up with Solaris Project to bring Atmosphere Festival, another great party to check out.
Indian Spirit Festival 2019
Where: Germany
When: 29 August to 02 September 2019
Confirmed Artists: Freedom Fighters, Skazi, Querox, Bubble, Bliss, Omiki, Ritmo, Vini Vici, Ticon, Captain Hook, Metronome, Tristan, Alpha Portal, Morten Granau, Blastoyz, Phaxe, Ghost Rider, Neelix, Liquid Soul, Berg
Indian Spirit Festival started out as a small psychedelic party in 2007 and has grown over the years. Indian Spirit is held at the start of September in the Eldena area of northern Germany, much later than the other German psytrance festivals listed and has shifted towards a more mainstream crowd.
Insomnia Festival 2019
Where: Portugal
When: 05 September to 08 September 2019
Confirmed Artists: Deliriant, Eat Static, GMS, Tristan, Killerwatts, Avalon, Altruism, Laughing Buddha, Space Tribe, Mad Maxx, Whiptongue, Mekkanikka, U-Recken
Insomnia Festival returns in 2019 for its 7th edition entitled ‘Higher Consciousness’. This time they’ve decided to add an additional day to the roster, making this a four-day experience in the forest. The festival is located 3 km from the town of São Gião, right on the river of Alva.
Mushroom Valley Festival 2019
Where: Australia
When: 04 October to 06 October 2019
Over the past six years, Australian Mushroom Valley has evolved into something more than a music festival. It has become a community of bush doofers. Situated in a magical landscape between the Whitsundays and Mackay in Central Queensland, the sub-tropical setting is the perfect complement to the eclectic electronic music the festival has to offer.
Mandallah Festival
Where: Brazil
When: 12 October to 13 October 2019
The South American day party has been taking place for over a decade, more recently in Andradas. The festival has grown over the years and will celebrate its 14th edition in 2019. Although some might argue the festival has become too commercial, it is one of the biggest festivals in Brazil today.
Unity Festival
Where: Israel
When: Different Dates Throughout The Year
The Dead Sea is known to be the lowest point in the world and features extremely salty water you can float on. Sounds like a great place to a pack a couple thousand trance lovers, right?
Vortex Open Source 2019
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
When: Early December 2019
The Vortex crew have been a part of the South African psytrance culture for more than two decades, hosting dozens of events throughout the years.
Vortex Open Source, their main event of the year, is a 4-night, 5-day festival experience in the Circle of Dreams, Riviersonderend.
While travelling to South Africa might be for those from Europe and America, Cape Town over the summer time (and attending Vortex) is well worth it.
The Experience Festival NYE 2019-2020
Where: Thailand
When: NYE 2019-2020
Confirmed Artists: 2012Live, Ital, Dust, Ectima, Hypnoise, Filterheads, K.i.M, Nukleall, Parasense, Zyce, Southwild
The Thai festival takes place on the small island of Koh Tao (Turtle Island), but brings psychedelic travelers from near and far to celebrate New Years Eve.
The 12th edition will take place this year in the tropical location, but prepare for rain when you least expect it. The island also features other activities to do including rock climbing, hiking, relaxing on the beaches, bungalow resorts, restaurants and more.
Forget Half Moon or Full Moon, this is where you want to be!
Universo Paralello (UP15) Festival 2019/2020
Where: Brazil
When: 27 December 2019 to 03 January 2020
This year Universo Paralello celebrates 20 years of festivals, and will kick off just a few days prior to New Years Eve and finish a few days into 2020.
The festival takes place in the paradise location of Praia de Pratigi, a hidden oasis on the Southern beaches of Bahia.
Universo Paralello boasts six stages with more than 20 000 attendees and 1000 artists during the eight day period. Besides the music, there’s also fire shows, messages, planting workshops, reiki, cinema and a beautiful beach to explore.
The weather is hot and humid, as you can expect on a beach at the height of the Brazilian summer.
Rainbow Serpent Festival 2020
Where: Victoria, Australia
When: 24 January to 27 January 2020
Rainbow Serpent Festival has been a fixture on Australia’s bush doof festival calendar for over 20 years. The psytrance festival in Oz has developed into one of the most highly regarded in the world.
These days the epic five-day multifaceted eruption of dance, colour, expression and celebration attracts people from all corners of the earth who converge on Lexton in Western Victoria in January for an unforgettable, bush doof experience. The Sunset Stage, Market Stage, Main Stage, Fiasco and Playground all offer a wide variety of music and art filled with Australians and travelers from abroad.
Origin Festival 2020
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
When: 31 January – 02 February 2020
Origin Festival is a three-day festival that takes place at the tip of Africa, presented by the people of Nano Records and Good Time Events.
Origin Festival is one of the largest festivals in South Africa and boasts two dance floors (with one focused on psychedelic music, whilst the other on techno, house and ambient). Visionary arts is also a prominent featured around the festival ground, nestled in the beautiful Helderstroom region.
Read our interview with Origin Festival founder – Regan, for more insight on the festival’s beginnings.
Earth Frequency Festival 2020
Where: Queensland, Australia
When: 14 February to 18 February 2020
Frequency Festival is a music, arts, lifestyle and environmental festival based in South-East Queensland, Australia, with a strong focus on arts, education, healing and community spirit.
From it’s origins as a small landcare party in 2005, Earth Frequency has now become one of Australia’s foremost transformational gatherings. At Earth Frequency, you can always expect an amazing mixture of live and electronic music, performance, visionary art, workshops and lectures, a family and kids space, a fantastic food and markets area, and of course a positive community vibe.
The beautiful outdoor venue features top-notch facilities, comfortable campgrounds, and it is conveniently located under an hour from Brisbane and just 20 minutes from Ipswich.
Eclipse Festival 2020
Where: Canada
When: July 2020 (TBC)
The five-day Canadian festival takes place in an enchanted site of Bonnet Rouge Rafting in Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, where a genuine parallel world will be illuminated and vibrate in harmony.
The first outdoor edition of Eclipse Festival took place in 2003 and the team have just celebrated their 15 year anniversary.
Boom Festival 2020
Where: Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
When: 28 July to 04 August 2020
While Boom Festival does not take place in 2019, you will have to wait until July 2020 to experience the biennial week long celebration of music, art, freedom and nature along the picturesque banks of the Idanha-a-Nova dam.
Boom Festival is arguably one of the largest psytrance festivals in the world, held during the end of July into the full moon of August.
Across the vast festival playground, you will find performing arts, music, multimedia, painting, bio construction, theatre, cinema, conferences, workshops and installations.
The festival’s organisers also have a strong ecological awareness and are pursuing projects in the area of sustainability – in particular the treatment of waste residues and water.
The weather is extremely hot, so make sure to pace yourself over the week long festival experience and pack appropriately for a festival.
The land of Boom Festival is truly one of the most beautiful landscapes in Portugal, which offers a nearby visit of the historic village of Monsanto and is integrated within Geoparque Naturtejo – a zone which has been classified by UNESCO, due to its geological riches and valuable natural, historical and cultural heritage.
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