Burning Mountain Festival: psytrance open air in Zernez, Switzerland

Burning Mountain has been held in the Swiss Alps since 2011; the 2022 edition was billed as its tenth. It runs over four days in a mountain valley next to a river. Psytrance is at its heart, but there is also a healing area, workshops, a market and a kids' area, and the organisers put weight on ecology. The crowd is international and includes families.

The festival site is Praschitsch in the municipality of Zernez, in the Lower Engadine valley of Graubünden. It sits at around 1,500 metres above sea level, right beside the Inn river, and everything happens in the open air. In late June the Alps are at the start of summer.

The music is psytrance, mainly progressive and full-on, with a chill-out area for slower sounds. The sound system is Funktion-One. Line-ups change each year and are announced on the official website and social channels.

Burning Mountain draws an international crowd, with many campers and families. Children are welcome, and there is a dedicated kids' area. Workshops, a healing area and art installations run alongside the dance floor, and there is a market and food on site.

Zernez is in the Lower Engadine in eastern Switzerland, and a car is recommended. Camping is included with entry; you can bring your own tent, rent one, or stay in a campervan or sleep by your car (car camping).

Tickets for 2027 are sold on the official website (burning-mountain.ch/tickets) and priced in Swiss francs (CHF). Prices were not shown when we checked, so look at the ticket page for current rates and options such as tent rental.