UPDATE MARCH 14, 2020: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many festivals have canceled or postponed their annual or inaugural events. The following guide has been updated to reflect new dates. We will continue to update the schedule and lineups as more information becomes available.
ORIGINAL STORY: Trying to figure out which 2020 Festivals are worth your time? We’ve listed all of the must-attend festivals along with the most important details, below.
Rising stars such as Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Ari Lennox and City Girls are slated to take some of the biggest festival stages this year. Solidified artists such as Frank Ocean and Travis Scott are headlining a-list lineups. Legendary acts such as Three-Six Mafia and Lil Wayne are booked and busy!
Save the dates, save your coins and start that group chat to squad up! As more lineups and festivals are announced, this guide will be updated. Be sure to bookmark this page!
Superbowl LIV Music Festival
Connect: @sbmusicfest & @sbmusicfest
Date: January 30 – February 1, 2020
Location: Miami, Fl
Tickets: On Sale December 9th
2020 Line Up: Guns N’ Roses | Maroon 5 | DJ Khaled | DaBaby
BUKU Music + Art Project
Connect: @TheBukuProject & @thebukuproject
Date: March 20-21, 2020
Location: New Orleans, LA
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Tyler The Creator | Megan Thee Stallion | Kaytranada | Ari Lennox
SXSW Conference & Festivals
Date: CANCELED
Location: Austin, TX
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Snowboxx
Date: March 21-28, 2020
Location: Avoriaz, France
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Andy C, Annie Mac, DJ EZ, The Sugarhill Gang, Danny Howard
Treefort Music Festival
Connect: @treefortfest & @treefortfest
Date: September 23 – September 27, 2020
Location: Boise, ID
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, Omar Apollo
Dreamville Festival
Connect: @Dreamvillefest & @Dreamvillefest
Dates: August 29, 2020
Location: Raleigh, NC
Tickets: Available Now
2020 Line Up: TBA
Coachella Music Festival
Connect: @coachella
Dates: October 9-11, 2020 & October 16-18, 2020
Location: Indio, CA
Tickets: Available Now
2020 Line Up: Frank Ocean, Travis Scott, Rage Against The Machine, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage
National Cannabis Festival
Connect: @NatlCannaFest
Dates: April 18, 2020
Location: Washington DC
Tickets: Available Now
2020 Line Up: Method Man, Redman, Young M.A.
Something In The Water
Connect: @SITW & @SomethingInTheWater
Dates: April 23-25, 2021
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Tickets: To Be Announced
2020 Line Up: ASAP Rocky, Migos, Clipse, 6LACK, Rico Nasty, Chance The Rapper
Sweetwater 420 Festival
Dates: SUSPENDED
Location: Atlanta, GA
Tickets: Available Now
2020 Line Up: Oysterhead | Trey Anastasio Band | Gary Clark Jr. | Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | Lake Street Drive
III Points
Contact: @iiipoints @IIIPoints
Dates: May 1-2
Location: Miami, FL
Tickets: Available now
2020 Lineup: Wu-Tang Clan, Kaytranada, The Strokes, Disclosure
Beale Street Music Festival
Connect: @BealeStreetMusicFest @MemphisInMay
Dates: May 1-3, 2020
Location: Memphis, TN
Tickets: Available Now
2020 Line Up: Three-Six Mafia, Lil Wayne, The Lumineers
Rolling Loud Festival Miami
UPDATE: Rolling Loud Miami 2020 has been postponed to February 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Original ticket sales will be honored and refunds are available.
Connect: @RollingLoud
Date: February 12-14, 2021
Location: Miami, Fl
Tickets: On Sale beginning January 31, 2020
2020 Line Up: A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Post Malone, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Rico Nasty, Roddy Ricch
Broccoli City Festival 2020
Connect: @BroccoliCity
Date: May 9, 2020
Location: Washington DC
Tickets: Available Now.
2020 Line Up: DaBaby, Ari Lennox, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, IDK
BottleRock Napa Valley
Connect: @BottleRockNapa
Date: May 22-24, 2020
Location: Napa Valley California
Tickets: On Sale Now
2020 Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janelle Monae, Stevie Nicks, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Governors Ball Music Festival
Connect: @govballnyc
Date: June 5-7, 2020
Location: New York City, NY
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Missy Elliott, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Solange, H.E.R.
North by Northeast (NXNE) Music And Gaming Festival And Conference
Connect: @nxne
Date: June 12-21, 2020
Location: Toronto, ON
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Connect: @Bonnaroo
Date: June 11-14, 2020
Location: Manchester, TN
Tickets: Available January 9, 2020
2020 Line Up: Lizzo, Tool, DaBaby, Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, J.I.D., Nelly
Fire Fly Festival
Connect: @LiveAtFirefly @FireFlyMusicFestival
Date: June 18-21, 2020
Location: Dover, DE
Tickets: Available Soon
2020 Line Up: TBA
Summerfest 2020
Connect: @SummerFest @SummerFest
Date: June 24-28, 2020 & June 30-July 5, 2020
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Ozzy Ozbourne, Marylin Manson, More coming soon
Essence Music Festival
Connect: @essencefest
Date: July 1-5, 2020
Location: New Orleans, LA
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Wireless Festival
Connect: @wirelessfest
Date: July 3-5, 2020
Location: London, UK
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, DaBaby, Burna Boy, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, Pop Smoke, Lil Tecca, Koffee and More
Fresh Island 2020
Connect: @FreshIslandFest @FreshIslandFest
Date: July 04-09, 2020
Location: Zr?e Beach, Croatia,
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: Wiz Kid, DaBaby, D-Block Europe
Dour Festival
Connect: @dourfestival
Date: July 15-19, 2020
Location: Dour, Belgium
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: A$AP Rocky, Chronixx, Sven Vath, Yves Tumor
Lollapalooza Festival
Connect: @lollapalooza
Date: July 30 – August 2, 2020
Location: Chicago, IL
Tickets: To Be Announced
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Newport Jazz Festival
Connect: @NewportJazzFest @NewportJazzFest
Date: August 7-9, 2020
Location: Newport, RI
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Made In America
Connect: @MIAFest @MIAFestival
Date: September 5-6, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: Earlybird presale available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
Global Citizen Festival
Date: September 26, 2020
Location: New York City | Lagos, Nigeria | Seoul, South Korea | Europe | Latin America (cities announced soon)
Tickets: Not yet available.
2020 Line Up: Hosts: Idris Elba | Hugh Jackman | Trevor Noah | Deborra-Lee Furness | Katie Holmes | Uzo Adubo | Jill Vedder | Rachel Brosnahan (more hosts announced soon)
Performers: Alicia Keys | Billie Eillish | Coldplay | Cindy Lauper | D’banj | H.E.R. | Janelle Monae | Lizzo | Usher | Tiwa Savage | Ozuna (more artists announced soon)
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Connect: @ACLFestival @ACLFestival
Date: October 2-4, 2020 and October 9-11 2020
Location: Austin, TX
Tickets: Available now
2020 Line Up: To Be Announced
