Here’s the Ultimate Metal Festival Calendar. A monthly list of the best European Metal Festivals.
Due to Covid-19 Virus, festival dates are constantly being rescheduled so this page may well have inaccuracies until everything settles down again.


European Metal Festivals: MAY 2021
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Desertfest | UK | Rock & Metal | Indoor |
tbc | Netherlands Deathfest | Netherlands | Rock, Metal,Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | HRH Ibiza Roadtrip | UK | Rock & Metal | Both |
tbc | Steelfest Finland | Finland | Black, Extreme, Gothic, Folk | Indoor |
tbc | Vienna Metal Meeting | Austria | Various Metal | Both |
tbc | Incineration Fest | UK | Black, Metal, Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | Dark Troll Festival | Germany | Metal, Black, Folk | Indoor |
tbc | Download - France | France | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Camden Rocks | UK | Rock & Metal | Indoor |
tbc | Antwerp Metal Fest | Belgium | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
European Metal Festivals: JUNE 2021
June is massive for Metal Festivals in Europe. It’s summer time and we go headlong into the huge outdoor festivals such as Hellfest, Graspop, Copenhell and Download where all the big bands will be out in force.
There’s plenty of opportunities across the summer to book festivals and combine them with a beach holiday or city break.
Booking.comDate | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Sweden Rock | Sweden | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Zobens un Lemess | Latvia | Pagan, Viking, Folk | Outdoor |
tbc | Metalfest Open Air | Czech Republic | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Rock AM Ring | Germany | Rock, Metal, Indie | Outdoor |
tbc | Rockfest Finland | Finland | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Mystic Festival | Poland | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Metal Frenzy | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
4th - 6th | Download UK | UK | Rock, Metal, Indie | Outdoor |
tbc | Nummirock | Finland | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Copenhell | Denmark | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Rock for People | Czech Republic | Rock & Indie | Outdoor |
tbc | Graspop Metal Meeting | Belgium | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Hellfest | France | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Rock the Night | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Tons of Rock | Norway | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Download Madrid | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | With Full Force | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Tuska | Finland | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
European Metal Festivals: JULY 2021
July follows on where June leaves off regarding being a huge month for Metal Festivals in Europe. We have Rockfest Barcelona where you can go to the beach before heading off to the festival and even combine the festival with a city break. As always, we have the big festival in Germany Wacken Open Air
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Rockharz | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Resurrection Fest | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
1st - 3rd | Rockfest Barcelona | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Erlensee Rock | Germany | Rock | Outdoor |
tbc | Big Gun Number One | Russia | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Rock Marathon | Hungary | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Dong Open Air | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Masters of Rock | Czech Republic | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Gelfe Metal Festival | Sweden | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Obscene Extreme | Czech Republic | Metal, Extreme, Hardcore, Brutal | Outdoor |
tbc | Bang Your Head | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Dynamo Metalfest | Netherlands | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Steelhouse | UK | Rock | Outdoor |
tbc | Metal Days | Slovenia | Rock, Metal, Extreme, Black | Outdoor |
tbc | Vegos Open Air | Portugal | Rock | Outdoor |
29th - 31st | Wacken Open Air | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
European Metal Festivals: AUGUST 2021
There are Metal Festivals every weekend across Europe in August. UK Metal Festivals include Bloodstock where the line-up improves year on year.
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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10th - 14th | Brutal Assault | Czech Republic | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Sabaton Open Air | Sweden | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Headbangers Holiday | Croatioa | Metal, Extreme | Outdoor |
tbc | Leyandas Del Rock | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Party San Metal Open Air | Germany | Rock & Metal, Extreme | Outdoor |
11th - 15th | Bloodstock | UK | Rock, Metal, Extreme | Outdoor |
tbc | Into the Grave | Netherlands | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Alcatraz | Belgium | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Summer Breeze | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Midgardsblot | Norway | Black, Pagan, Folk | Outdoor |
tbc | Motocultor | France | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Elb-Riot | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Neuborn Open Air | Germany | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Beermageddon | UK | Metal, Black, Extreme | Outdoor |
tbc | lHRH Highway to Hell | UK | Rock, Metal, New Talent | Both |
tbc | HRH Sleaze | UK | Hard Rock | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: SEPTEMBER 2021
From September onward things quieten down as most of the outdoor metal festivals in Europe have now taken place. You do tend to get a fair few indoor one day festivals though.
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Full Metal Cruise | Finland | Metal | Cruise Ship |
European Metal Festivals: OCTOBER 2021
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Euroblast | Germany | Prog, Rock, Tech, New Talent | Indoor |
tbc | Metal Matsuri | UK | Japanese Metal | Indoor |
tbc | Full Metal Holiday | Spain | Rock & Metal | Outdoor |
tbc | Autumn Moon | Germany | Rock, Pagan, Folk | Indoor |
tbc | Braincrusher | Germany | Black, Extreme | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: NOVEMBER 2021
The winter months are a very quiet time for Metal Festivals in Europe as they all need to be indoors and people don’t tend to have the money to spend at this time of year following Christmas.
It is a time though when many of the headliners and under-card start getting announced for the summer festivals so it’s time to start planning where to go in the summer, purchasing tickets and booking hotel accommodation.
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Damnation | UK | Metal, Extreme, Black Metal | Indoor |
tbc | HRH Hard Rock Hell | UK | Rock & Metal | Indoor |
tbc | HRH Crows | UK | Rock, Blues, Country Rock | Indoor |
tbc | HRH Vikings | UK | Viking, Black, Pagan, Folk | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: DECEMBER 2021
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Nantes Metal Festival | France | Rock, Metal | Indoor |
tbc | Eindhoven Metal Meeting | Netherlands | Black, Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | De Mortem Et Diabolum | Germany | Black, Extreme | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: JANUARY 2022
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Heretic Metal Fest | Belgium | Extreme Metal | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: FEBRUARY 2022
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Wacken Winter Nights | Germany | Metal, Pagan, Folk | Outdoor |
tbc | Metal Assault | Germany | Metal | Indoor |
13th - 14th | Hammerfest | UK | Metal, Viking | Indoor |
tbc | House of Metal | Sweden | Metal | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: MARCH 2022
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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5th - 6th | Hell Over Hamburg | Germany | Metal, Black | Indoor |
13th - 14th | Up The Hammers | Greece | Metal | Indoor |
European Metal Festivals: APRIL 2022
April and May is the time when the European Metal Festival season starts to get going again. There’s a mixture of outdoor and indoor festivals across a wide range of countries.
It’s also the time of year to finalise any ticket purchases and thinking about travel arrangements.
Date | Festival | Country | Genre | In or Out |
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tbc | Lords of the Land | UK | Rock, Metal, Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | Inferno | Norway | Metal, Black, Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | HRH Blues | UK | Blues & Rock | Indoor |
tbc | Dark Easter Metal Meeting | Germany | Metal, Black | Indoor |
tbc | Roadburn | Netherlands | Rock, Metal, Folk Metal | Indoor |
tbc | Dark Malta | Malta | Gothic, Industrial | Indoor |
tbc | Durbuy Rock Festival | Belgium | Black, Extreme, Rock | Both |
tbc | Ragnarock | Germany | Metal, Black, Extreme | Indoor |
tbc | Keep It True | Germany | Rock & Metal | Indoor |
tbc | SWR Barroselas Metalfest | Portugal | Metal, Black, Extreme | Both |
tbc | Karmoygeddon Metal festival | Norway | Rock & Metal | Indoor |