Psytrance festivals worldwide

Psytrance is a global scene, and there are festivals on almost every continent. This overview lists well-known psytrance festivals and events with a strong psytrance presence, sorted by region. Some are huge international gatherings, others small and local, and a few broader electronic festivals that regularly feature psytrance are included too.

Europe

• Boom Festival – Portugal: a biennial festival known for its focus on sustainability.
• Ozora Festival – Hungary: one of the most famous psytrance festivals, celebrated for its visuals and sound.
• Indian Spirit – Germany: the biggest summer closing festival in Germany.
• Psy-Fi – Netherlands: known for its inclusive atmosphere and a wide range of psytrance styles.
• Antaris Project – Germany: one of the oldest psytrance festivals in Europe.
• Hadra Trance Festival – France: combines music with visual arts.
• Freedom Festival – Portugal: electronic music and many forms of artistic expression.
• Freaqs of Nature – Germany: known for its underground psytrance.
• Transition Festival – Spain: music and nature, with workshops alongside.
• Masters of Puppets – Czech Republic: focuses on darker psytrance styles and experimental music.
• Modem Festival – Croatia: known for its music and inventive stage design.
• S.U.N. Festival – Hungary: combines music with eco-friendly living and wellness activities.
• Vuuv Festival – Germany: one of the longest-running and most respected festivals in the psytrance community.
• Waldfrieden Hai in den Mai – Germany: psytrance in the forest.
• Noisily Festival – UK: music, art and ideas in a beautiful forest setting.
• Kali Mela – Poland.
• WAO Festival – Italy: emphasises ecological awareness and features a diverse line-up.
• Sunrise Festival – Romania: psytrance and other electronic music.
• Shankra Festival – Switzerland: psychedelic music and art.
• Burning Mountain – Switzerland: a festival in the middle of nature.
• Psychedelic Circus – Germany: combined circus themes with psytrance (discontinued).
• Atmosphere Festival – Portugal: known for its scenic location.
• ZNA Gathering – Portugal: a festival focused on old-school sounds and the roots of the psytrance movement.
• New Healing Festival – Germany: a psytrance festival known for its large healing area.
• Labyrinth Festival – Greece.

North America

• Symbiosis Gathering – California, USA: known for combining music and art.
• Eclipse Festival – Quebec, Canada: celebrated for its natural setting.
• Lucidity Festival – California, USA: a transformational festival with a wide range of music, including psytrance.
• Gem & Jam Festival – Arizona, USA: known for its music and its crystal-themed decorations.

Central America

• Envision Festival – Costa Rica: combines psytrance with environmentalism and wellness.
• Tribal Gathering – Panama: a mix of indigenous culture and electronic music, including psytrance.
• Cosmic Convergence – Guatemala: takes place over New Year and combines music with Mayan culture.

South America

• Universo Paralello – Brazil: one of the most famous New Year's Eve psytrance festivals, set on a beach.
• Equilibrium Festival – Brazil.
• Monte Mapu Festival – Chile: combines indigenous culture with psytrance.
• Moonflower Psytrance Festival – Argentina: known for its landscapes and strong line-ups.
• Earthdance – various locations: part of a global event held in several South American countries, promoting peace and sustainability.
• Amazonas Andes Festival – Peru: combines Andean culture with psytrance.
• Psymind Festival – in the Amazon region.
• Baobá Festival – Brazil.
• Yanomami Festival – Brazil: another large event in the middle of the Amazon rainforest.
• Flor da Vida – Brazil (Minas Gerais): another large Brazilian festival.

South Africa

South Africa has a particularly strong psytrance scene with several important festivals:

• Alien Safari – a long-standing festival known for its atmosphere and locations.
• Vortex Open Air – known for its beautiful settings and strong community.
• Earthdance Cape Town – part of the global Earthdance network, with a peace-promoting ethos.
• Organik – Gaian Dream – nature and psytrance.
• Jungle Fever – known for its jungle-themed decorations and a line-up of local and international artists.
• Rezonance New Year's Eve Festival – a popular way to welcome the new year with psytrance.
• Twilight Open Air Festival – a range of electronic music, including psytrance.

Morocco

Morocco has hosted psytrance events that mix local culture and electronic music:

• Transition Festival Morocco.
• Atlas Electronic Music & Arts Festival – local and electronic music, including psytrance.

Kenya

• Kilifi New Year – a festival with a broad musical range, including psytrance, in a beautiful coastal location.

Egypt

In Egypt the psytrance scene is still niche but growing:

• Sandbox Festival – not a psytrance festival as such, but its electronic line-up includes psytrance.

India

• HillTop Festival – Goa
• Shiva Valley – Goa

Thailand

• The Experience Festival – Koh Tao
• Half Moon Festival – Koh Phangan
• Full Moon Festival – Koh Phangan
• Sola Luna Festival – Khanom, Thong Not Bay

Japan

• SOL Festival – Kanto
• Nagisa Music Festival

Indonesia

• Dance For Peace Festival – Gili Air

China

• Spirit Tribe – Yunnan

Sri Lanka

• Atman Festival

Israel

• Doof Festival – northern Israel
• Indigo Festival – northern Israel

Philippines

• Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival – Puerto Galera: a mix of genres, including electronic music.

Australia

• Rainbow Serpent Festival – Lexton, Victoria: one of Australia's best-known festivals for electronic music, art and lifestyle, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, community and cultural diversity.
• Earth Frequency Festival – South East Queensland: music, art, lifestyle and environmental awareness.
• Eclipse Festival – various locations: often timed to coincide with solar eclipses, with music and art around the event.
• Esoteric Festival – Donald, Victoria: an annual gathering for psytrance lovers with a diverse range of electronic music.
• Psyfari Festival – New South Wales: known as a wild and free celebration of music, art and nature, though it has taken some years off.
• Dragon Dreaming Festival – near Canberra: art, music, nature and community, known for its intimate, friendly atmosphere.
• Regrowth Festival – New South Wales: a music festival that is also a platform for environmental regeneration, where visitors take part in reforestation.
• Burning Seed – New South Wales: Australia's regional Burning Man event. Not a psytrance festival as such, but psytrance is often part of the music and art.
• Happy Daze Festival – Queensland: a mix of genres, including psytrance, together with visual and performing arts.
• Subsonic Music Festival – Monkerai, New South Wales: many styles, with a strong emphasis on electronic music, including psytrance.
• Strawberry Fields – a diverse line-up including psytrance, with a strong focus on art, creativity and community.
• Rabbits Eat Lettuce – a festival about free expression and getting away from everyday life, with a variety of music including psytrance.