The 15 best camping music festivals, ranked

Electronic music festivals where you can camp on site, according to each festival's own information, scored on DJ Mag's 2026 poll, following, search interest, live streams and confirmed dates.

1EDC Las Vegas

• Score 97.0/100
• Las Vegas, United States
• Mainstage EDM
• DJ Mag #2

EDC Las Vegas (Electric Daisy Carnival) is an electronic dance music festival run by Insomniac at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2027 it goes to two weekends for the first time: EDC Dusk on May 14-16 and EDC Dawn on May 21-23, inside a 12-day Dusk Till Dawn span from May 13 to 24.

Why it ranks

• #2 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 1.4M Instagram followers, one of the biggest followings on this list
• Streamed live in 2025 and 2026, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: May 14–23, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: May 14–23, 2027¹ · From $479.99¹ · Full festival guide →

2Creamfields

• Score 85.1/100
• Daresbury, United Kingdom
• Mainstage EDM
• DJ Mag #7

Creamfields is a four-day dance music festival held at Daresbury, Cheshire, between Liverpool and Manchester, and run by Cream Global Limited. It started in 1998 and the next edition marks 30 years, running Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th August 2027.

Why it ranks

• #7 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• Streamed live in 2025 and 2026, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Aug 26–29, 2027
• 2027 lineup out, including The Prodigy, Josh Baker, Kettama
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Aug 26–29, 2027² · From £75³ · Full festival guide →

3Boomtown

• Score 81.7/100
• United Kingdom
• Bass
• DJ Mag #20

Boomtown is a five-day festival (Wednesday to Sunday) at Matterley Estate in Hampshire, near Winchester in South Downs National Park. It is run by Boomtown Festivals UK Limited and has been going since 2009, with house, drum and bass, hip-hop, reggae, punk and more.

Why it ranks

• #20 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• Streamed live in 2025, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Aug 11–15, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Aug 11–15, 2027⁴ · On sale · Full festival guide →

4Burning Man

• Score 79.5/100
• Black Rock City, United States
• Multi-genre
• DJ Mag #31

Burning Man is an annual eight-day event in Black Rock City, in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, 120 miles north of Reno. Burning Man Project runs it.

Why it ranks

• #31 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 2M Instagram followers, one of the biggest followings on this list
• Streamed live in 2025 and 2026, so you can watch from home
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Next dates not announced yet

Next dates not announced yet · Not on sale yet · Full festival guide →

5Defqon.1

• Score 78.1/100
• Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
• Hard dance
• DJ Mag #5

Defqon.1 is a hardstyle and hard dance festival organised by Q-dance and held in the Netherlands, with editions also staged in Australia and Chile. It runs on the Holy Grounds, where Weekend Warriors camp on the Camping Grounds.

Why it ranks

• #5 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 2027 dates confirmed: Jun 24–27, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• No live stream since 2024

Next edition: Jun 24–27, 2027⁵⁶ · Pre-registration · Full festival guide →

6Electric Love Festival

• Score 77.4/100
• Plainfeld, Austria
• Mainstage EDM
• DJ Mag #11

Electric Love Festival is an annual electronic music festival at the Salzburgring in Plainfeld, near Salzburg, Austria, run by Electric Love GmbH & Co KG. The next edition is Thursday 8 July to Saturday 10 July 2027, with a Warm-Up Party on Wednesday 7 July.

Why it ranks

• #11 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• Streamed live in 2025, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Jul 8–10, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Jul 8–10, 2027⁷ · From €134⁸ · Full festival guide →

7Awakenings Festival

• Score 77.2/100
• Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
• Techno
• DJ Mag #34

Awakenings is a techno festival at Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands, run by Awakenings, which held its first techno night at Amsterdam's Gashouder in 1997. The next festival is 9 to 11 July 2027, with tickets on sale.

Why it ranks

• #34 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 1.1M Instagram followers, one of the biggest followings on this list
• Streamed live in 2026, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Jul 9–11, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Jul 9–11, 2027⁹ · On sale · Full festival guide →

8Dekmantel Festival

• Score 70.2/100
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Techno
• DJ Mag #17

Dekmantel is an electronic music festival run by DEKMANTEL B.V. in Amsterdam and Amstelveen. The main grounds are in the Amsterdamse Bos, with inner-city venues including Oude Kerk, Melkweg and Paradiso.

Why it ranks

• #17 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• Streamed live in 2025 and 2026, so you can watch from home
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• 2027 dates reported but not yet confirmed by the festival

Next edition: Jul 28 – Aug 1, 2027 (reported)¹⁰ · On sale · Full festival guide →

9Mysteryland

• Score 68.7/100
• Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
• Mainstage EDM
• DJ Mag #15

Mysteryland is an electronic music festival held in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, run by ID&T. There was no edition in 2026 after the organizers paused the festival following 2025.

Why it ranks

• #15 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 2027 dates confirmed: Aug 27–29, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• No live stream since 2024

Next edition: Aug 27–29, 2027¹¹ · Pre-registration · Full festival guide →

10Houghton Festival

• Score 62.3/100
• King’s Lynn, United Kingdom
• House
• DJ Mag #43

Houghton is a four-day dance music festival on the Houghton Hall estate near King's Lynn, Norfolk, run by Do Different Productions Limited. The 2026 edition opened on Thursday 6 August across thirteen stages.

Why it ranks

• #43 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• Streamed live in 2025, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Aug 5–8, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Aug 5–8, 2027¹² · Not on sale yet · Full festival guide →

11Airbeat One

• Score 56.7/100
• Neustadt-Glewe, Germany
• Mainstage EDM
• DJ Mag #46

AIRBEAT ONE is an electronic music festival held at the Flugplatz (airfield) in Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, and run by Airbeat One GmbH. The next edition is the 24th, set for 7 to 11 July 2027, and it marks 25 years of the festival.

Why it ranks

• #46 in DJ Mag's 2026 Top 100 Festivals
• 2027 dates confirmed: Jul 7–11, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• No live stream since 2024

Next edition: Jul 7–11, 2027¹³ · On sale · Full festival guide →

12Tomorrowland Brasil

• Score 54.0/100
• Itu, Brazil
• Mainstage EDM

Tomorrowland Brasil is the Brazilian edition of Tomorrowland. It is held at Parque Maeda in Itu, São Paulo, and run by Tomorrowland.

Why it ranks

• 1.2M Instagram followers, one of the biggest followings on this list
• Streamed live in 2025, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: Apr 30 – May 2, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: Apr 30 – May 2, 2027¹⁴¹⁵ · On sale · Full festival guide →

13Lightning in a Bottle

• Score 52.0/100
• United States
• Multi-genre

Lightning in a Bottle is a camping festival run by The Do LaB at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area in Kern County. It runs as an annual five-day event with 3-Day and 5-Day passes.

Why it ranks

• Streamed live in 2025, so you can watch from home
• 2027 dates confirmed: May 26–30, 2027
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• Nothing flagged in our data

Next edition: May 26–30, 2027¹⁶ · Not on sale yet · Full festival guide →

15Electric Forest

• Score 46.0/100
• Rothbury, United States
• Bass

Electric Forest is a four-day festival (Thursday to Sunday, with Wednesday early arrival) that blends electronic music and jam bands. It is held at Double JJ Ranch in Sherwood Forest, Rothbury, Michigan, and run by Electric Forest HQ.

Why it ranks

• 1M Instagram followers, one of the biggest followings on this list
• Camping on site

Watch out for

• No live stream on record
• 2027 dates reported but not yet confirmed by the festival

Next edition: Jun 24–27, 2027 (reported)¹⁸ · Not on sale yet · Full festival guide →

Also worth a look

• Lost Village · Norton Disney, United Kingdom · score 45.6
• Beyond The Valley · Australia · score 44.7
• Nature One · Kastellaun, Germany · score 44.4
• Wonderfruit · Chonburi, Thailand · score 43.3
• Let It Roll · Most, Czechia · score 43.1
• Intents Festival · Oisterwijk, Netherlands · score 41.6
• Nocturnal Wonderland · San Bernardino, United States · score 41.0
• Dominator Festival · Eersel, Netherlands · score 40.8
• Strawberry Fields · Tocumwal, Australia · score 40.7
• Grape Festival · Trenčín, Slovakia · score 39.6

How we rank camping festivals

FAQ

What is the best camping festival in 2027?

On our formula, EDC Las Vegas ranks first with 97.0 out of 100, followed by Creamfields, Boomtown. The score combines DJ Mag's 2026 poll, following, search interest, live streams and confirmed dates.

Which camping festivals live stream?

11 on this list streamed live in 2025 or 2026: EDC Las Vegas, Creamfields, Boomtown, Burning Man, Electric Love Festival, Awakenings Festival and others. Our live stream guide lists where each one streamed.

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