Cheat Sheet: Summer Festivals 2024

We are on the cusp of summer, and that means only one thing: it’s festival season. There is something incomparable about stepping out of your comfort zone, seeing your step count skyrocket, camping or glamping, and listening to amazing music for days on end. Keep reading for our cheat sheet of the best festivals in and around Europe this summer 2024.

13/05/2024

Welcome back, dear international partygirls (and boys)!

Believe it or not, we’re more of the spontaneous type when it comes to actually figuring out what to do and where to go. However, for festivals, especially international ones, it’s best to plan more than three business days ahead. This saves you from the heartbreak of sold-out tickets and having to pay an arm and a leg for a 16-bed hostel situation.

As passionate festival-goers, we feel it’s our civic duty to bring you our most anticipated festivals in Europe this summer. Given that the Netherlands is essentially a village, and getting to any corner of this continent doesn’t take more than a couple of hours, we’ve broadened our horizons to bring you a continent-wide cheat sheet (lol). From midsummer celebrations in Finland to gourmet experiences in Italy, we’ve got you covered.

So, all that’s left for you to do is start the summer vacation group chat, use your post-grad money to buy tickets, pack your bags, and count down the days until the sweet sweaty madness of festival season begins.

Our sole advice for you this time: have fun—you’ve earned it! Sometimes, you simply have to do it for the plot. Time flies by quickly, and when else will you be this young, hot, and carefree? (Plus, your besties back home will need some entertaining stories). So without further ado, here’s the rundown of the festivals we’re most looking forward to this summer: