Top Ten Festivals
- Our monthly guide to essential festivals from around the globe.
2024
- Nov 1, 2024Looking for a festival to see out the year? Here are ten of the best.Resident Advisor
- Oct 3, 2024From the runway to the riverbank and a former train station to the fjords, here are our picks for the best gatherings happening next month.Resident Advisor
- Sep 3, 2024Our recommendations for the month include gatherings in Poland, Morocco and the US.Resident Advisor
- Aug 8, 2024From the white sandy shores of southern Japan to Estonia's National Museum, here's where you'll find the best dance music festivals in September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 10, 2024Where to go at the height of summer? We round up spectacular gatherings in leafy Pennsylvania, London's Southwark Park and on the Adriatic Sea.Resident Advisor
- Jun 6, 2024Next month's picks include a Midwest house and techno rave, a sound system celebration in Croatia and a nerdy gathering in the mountains of Japan.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2024Looking for a festival next month? In June we're dancing in Kaunas, Barcelona, New York and beyond.Resident Advisor
- Apr 9, 2024From the woodlands of South Korea to an abandoned military base in Belgium, here's our guide to the best festivals next month.Resident Advisor
- Mar 5, 2024Looking for a festival next month? Our latest list includes beachside gatherings, inner-city mega raves and experimental conferences.Resident Advisor
- Feb 6, 2024From dancing in the Colombian jungle to the Australian plains, these are the best electronic music gatherings happening in March.Resident Advisor
- Jan 24, 2024Our recommendations for the month include events in India, Mexico and Australia.Resident Advisor
2023
- Dec 27, 2023From the heart of Manchester to the leafy landscapes of New Zealand's Hawkes Bay, here's where to dance in January.Resident Advisor
- Nov 17, 2023We close out the year with festivals in Australia, India, Brazil and beyond.Resident Advisor
- Oct 23, 2023Looking for a festival next month? Here are ten standout options from around the world.Resident Advisor
- Sep 27, 2023Our October recommendations include a LGBTQIA+-focused gathering in São Paulo and experimental programming in Kraków, Braga and Mexico City.Resident Advisor
- Aug 24, 2023From Italy's Monferrato hills to a warehouse space in São Paulo, here's where we're dancing in September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 18, 2023Our latest list includes woodland raving in Pennsylvania, audiovisual spectacles in Montreal and world-class experimental music in a now-decommissioned power plant near Budapest.Resident Advisor
- Jun 23, 2023Next month's tips include eco-conscious partying in Belgium, bass with a mountain backdrop in Canada and dancing by the sea in Croatia.Resident Advisor
- May 22, 2023In June, go dancing on the grounds of an Italian villa, inside striking venues in Kaunas or by the River Clyde in Glasgow.Resident Advisor
- Apr 19, 2023Looking for a festival in May? From Thessaloniki to Kyoto, we highlight ten of the best from around the world.Resident Advisor
- Mar 14, 2023From experimental sounds in a Swedish church to trance on a beach in Taiwan, here are the best festivals happening in April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 16, 2023This month's tips include dancing on Colombia's Caribbean coastline, in the Tauherenikau area of New Zealand's North Island and beneath the Hong Kong skyline.Resident Advisor
- Jan 5, 2023Our top picks for the beginning of the year include dancing in a Parisian museum, at a holiday park in Germany and on the beach in Costa Rica.Resident Advisor
2022
- Nov 23, 2022From hyperpop in Belgium to drum & bass in Brazil and Hessle Audio in India, we highlight the best festivals happening this December.Resident Advisor
- Oct 25, 2022Dance in industrial warehouses, up in the mountains and in historic city centre buildings. Here are our top ten festivals in November.Resident Advisor
- Sep 27, 2022From 20th-century theatres in Portugal to warehouse raves in North Carolina, here are our tips for the best festivals happening in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 17, 2022Come September, we're dancing at a former ammunition depot in the Netherlands, on the water's edge in Croatia and in Field Maneuvers' mind-bending laser dome.Resident Advisor
- Jul 21, 2022From queer camping extravaganzas to multiple festivals making triumphant returns for the first time since 2019, these are our picks for ending summer on a high note.Resident Advisor
- Jun 23, 2022The pioneers of UK dance music take over a 19th-century castle, plus abundant possibilities to rave by the beach. Our guide to the best summer festivals right here.Resident Advisor
- May 12, 2022Dance under the midnight sun in Finland or head to London's Peckham Rye Park. We count down the very best festivals happening next month.Resident Advisor
- Apr 26, 2022It's a "Rave New World." Bang Face Weekender in Southport and New York’s WIRE FESTIVAL where techno legends convene, make it onto May's festival round up.Resident Advisor
- Mar 28, 2022Looking for a festival in April? Consider raving in an overgrown aquatic complex or a vast limestone cave. Our monthly round-up returns with recommendations sourced from around the world.Resident Advisor
2020
- Feb 20, 2020Our monthly series returns with ten of the best from around the globe.Resident Advisor
2019
- Oct 3, 2019We count down our favourites for the remainder of 2019.Resident Advisor
- Sep 6, 2019Ten of the best from around the world in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 9, 2019Looking for a festival in September? We round up our favourites.Resident Advisor
- Jul 11, 2019Here are ten of the best festivals happening around the world in August.Resident Advisor
- Jun 6, 2019Ten of our favourite festivals taking place in July.Resident Advisor
- Apr 4, 2019Ten of the best happening around the world in May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 19, 2019We round up our favourites from around the world in April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 26, 2019We run through ten of our favourites happening around the world in March.Resident Advisor
2018
- Sep 3, 2018We see what's happening around the world in October.Resident Advisor
- Jul 4, 2018We see what's looking good around the world in August.Resident Advisor
- Jun 4, 2018We take a look at some of the best festivals happening in July.Resident Advisor
- May 4, 2018Here are some of our favourites from around the world in June.Resident Advisor
- Apr 3, 2018We run through our favourites from around the world in May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 7, 2018Here's what's looking good around the world this April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 9, 2018We run through ten of our favourites from around the world in March.Resident Advisor
2017
- Oct 4, 2017Our picks for the best festivals taking place before the end of the year.Resident Advisor
- Sep 1, 2017We run through ten of our favourites happening in the month of October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 4, 2017Here are ten of our favourites happening in September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 5, 2017We see what's looking good around the world in August.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2017We shout out our favourites from around the world in June.Resident Advisor
- Mar 8, 2017We see what's looking good around the world this April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 10, 2017Here are our favourites from around the world in March.Resident Advisor
2016
- Dec 29, 2016We see what's looking good in the first two months of 2017.Resident Advisor
- Oct 4, 2016Here are our favourites from the final months of 2016.Resident Advisor
- Sep 2, 2016Here's a run-down of our favourites from around the world in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 1, 2016Here are our favourites from around the world in September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 1, 2016Here's a look at what's happening around the world in August.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2016Here are our favourite festivals happening around the world in June.Resident Advisor
- Apr 1, 2016Looking to cut loose in May? Here's what we recommend.Resident Advisor
- Mar 2, 2016We see what's looking good around the world this April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 1, 2016Here are our favourites from around the world in March.Resident Advisor
2015
- Dec 2, 2015Here are ten of our favourites in the first months of 2016.Resident Advisor
- Oct 2, 2015We round up our favourites for the final months of 2015.Resident Advisor
- Sep 1, 2015Here are ten of our favourites happening in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 3, 2015Here are ten of our favorite festivals happening in September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 2, 2015Here are our ten favourites happening in August.Resident Advisor
- Jun 1, 2015We run through our favourites around the world in July.Resident Advisor
- Apr 1, 2015RA runs through ten of the best festivals happening this May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 2, 2015We see what's looking good around the world this April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 2, 2015We pick our favourites from around the world in March.Resident Advisor
- Jan 9, 2015RA picks ten of the best festivals kicking off 2015.Resident Advisor
2014
- Oct 2, 2014We round up our favourites for the final months of 2014.Resident Advisor
- Sep 1, 2014Here are our top picks from around the world in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 1, 2014We count down our ten favourites in the month of September.Resident Advisor
- Jul 2, 2014We name our favourites from around the world in August.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2014We run through the ten best festivals happening in June.Resident Advisor
- Apr 2, 2014RA picks the ten best festivals happening around the world in May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 3, 2014Our favourites from around the world in April.Resident Advisor
- Feb 3, 2014We round up the ten best festivals happening in March.Resident Advisor
2013
- Dec 2, 2013Here's what you have to look forward to in early 2014.Resident Advisor
- Oct 1, 2013We round up our final picks of the 2013 festival season.Resident Advisor
- Sep 2, 2013Here are our ten favorite festivals taking place in October.Resident Advisor
- Aug 2, 2013RA ventures out to September's best festivals.Resident Advisor
- Jul 1, 2013We name our favorites for the final month of summer.Resident Advisor
- Jun 3, 2013RA dives headlong into the best festivals taking place this July.Resident Advisor
- May 1, 2013We count down the ten best festivals taking place this June.Resident Advisor
- Apr 2, 2013RA rounds up the ten foremost festivals going down in May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 1, 2013Our top picks for the first festivals of spring.Resident Advisor
- Feb 1, 2013RA's rundown of the world's foremost festivals recommences for 2013.Resident Advisor
2012
- Oct 2, 2012RA presents its guide to the best events around the world.Resident Advisor
- Sep 4, 2012RA presents its guide to the best events around the world.Resident Advisor
- Jul 2, 2012Looking for a festival this August? Step right up.Resident Advisor
- Jun 1, 2012RA goes in search of the ten best festivals taking place this July.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2012RA packs up its tent and furry boots in search of the best festivals taking place this June.Resident Advisor
- Apr 3, 2012RA counts down ten of the best festivals taking place around the globe this May.Resident Advisor
- Mar 1, 2012Fancy a festival this April? Well, we have ten of them for you.Resident Advisor
- Feb 1, 2012RA's countdown of the world's best festivals returns for 2012.Resident Advisor
2011
- Oct 3, 2011RA goes out in search of all that shines in the world of festivals this month.Resident Advisor
- Sep 2, 2011Come in from the cold as RA's monthly top ten festivals feature shifts the focus (mostly) indoors.Resident Advisor
- Jul 1, 2011We run-down the ten foremost electronic music festivals going down in August.Resident Advisor
- Jun 1, 2011RA outlines 10 of the best electronic music festivals taking place this coming July.Resident Advisor
- May 2, 2011RA picks the June festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Apr 1, 2011RA tips its hat to the month of May in festival land.Resident Advisor
- Mar 2, 2011RA looks forward to the month of April in festival land.Resident Advisor
- Feb 2, 2011RA's monthly round-up of the festival scene returns for 2011.Resident Advisor
2010
- Oct 1, 2010Brave the cold (or embrace the warmth) as RA heads out to November's festivals.Resident Advisor
- Sep 1, 2010RA flies non-stop from San Fran to Amsterdam as we count down October's foremost festivals.Resident Advisor
- Aug 2, 2010RA looks through its rave telescope to survey the sea of September festivals.Resident Advisor
- Jul 1, 2010RA picks the August festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Jun 2, 2010Fancy a festival this July? RA has ten of them for you.Resident Advisor
- Apr 30, 2010RA picks the June festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Apr 1, 2010RA picks the May festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Mar 1, 2010RA picks the April festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Feb 1, 2010RA picks the March festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
2009
- Oct 16, 2009RA picks the November festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Sep 9, 2009RA picks the October festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Aug 17, 2009RA picks the September festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Jul 14, 2009RA picks the August festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Jun 15, 2009RA picks the July festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- May 15, 2009RA picks the June festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Apr 17, 2009RA picks the May festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Mar 25, 2009RA picks the April festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Feb 17, 2009RA picks the March festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
2008
- Oct 17, 2008RA picks the November festival highlights from across the globe.Resident Advisor
- Sep 22, 2008RA picks the October festival highlights from across the globe.
- Aug 20, 2008RA picks the September festival highlights from across the globe.
- Aug 1, 2008RA picks the August festival highlights from across the globeResident Advisor
- Jul 2, 2008RA picks out July festival highlights from around the world.Resident Advisor
- Jun 3, 2008RA picks out June festival highlights from around the world.Resident Advisor
- May 7, 2008RA staff pick out the ten top festivals happening around the world this month.Resident Advisor
- Apr 3, 2008RA staff pick out the ten top festivals happening around the world this month.Resident Advisor
2007
- Aug 30, 2007RA picks out the ten top festivals happening around the world in September 2007.Resident Advisor
- Aug 3, 2007RA picks out the ten best festivals happening in August 2007.Resident Advisor
- Jul 6, 2007RA takes a closer look at what's happening on the festival circuit in July 2007.Resident Advisor
- Jun 1, 2007RA picks out the ten best festivals happening around the world in June 2007.Resident Advisor
- May 3, 2007RA takes a closer look at the pick of the festivals this month.Resident Advisor