List of music festivals in the Netherlands
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This is a list of music festivals in the Netherlands. It includes current and past notable festivals. In 2022, there were 10% more festivals and 4% more visitors than in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic started. A total of 19.2 million visitors in 2022.[1] Because of the pandemic, the number of festivals fell from over 1,100 in 2019 to 155 in 2020 and rose to 343 in 2021. The festival sector dropped back to 1985 levels in 2020. With 1.4 million visits, 2020 is the worst festival year since measurements began.[2]
| Festival name | Type | Location | Year of first edition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrika Festival Hertme | Hertme | 1989 | ||
| Appelpop | Tiel | 1992 | ||
| Awakenings (festival) | Spaarnwoude, Hilvarenbeek | 2001 | Two festivals annually: during easter and summer | |
| Best Kept Secret (festival) | Hilvarenbeek | 2013 | ||
| Bospop | Weert | 1981 | ||
| Castlefest | Lisse | 2005 | ||
| Concert at SEA | Brouwersdam | 2006 | ||
| Dance Valley | Spaarnwoude | 1995 | ||
| Defqon.1 | Biddinghuizen | 2003 | ||
| Down the Rabbit Hole (festival) | Ewijk | 2014 | ||
| Dutch Harp Festival | Utrecht | 2010 | ||
| European World of Bluegrass | Voorthuizen | 1998 | ||
| Into The Great Wide Open | Vlieland | 2009 | ||
| Into the Grave (festival) | Oldehoofsterkerkhof | 2011 | ||
| Liquicity Festival | Noord-Scharwoude | 2015 | ||
| Lowlands (festival) | Biddinghuizen | 1993 | ||
| Mysteryland | Vijfhuizen | 1993 | ||
| North Sea Jazz Festival | Rotterdam | 1976 | ||
| Pinkpop Festival | Landgraaf | 1970 | ||
| Qlimax | Arnhem | 2000 | ||
| Rotterdam Rave Festival | Rotterdam | 2016 | ||
| Valkhof Festival (formerly known as "de-Affaire") | Nijmegen | 1994 | ||
| Zwarte Cross | Oost Gelre | 1997 |
- ^ "Record festivals en concerten in 2022" (in Dutch). January 20, 202.
- ^ "Festivals en Concerten grote corona verliezers" (in Dutch). May 24, 2022.
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