List of music festivals explained

See main article: Music festival and List of festivals.

See also: Outline of festivals.

A list of music festivals around the world. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art, and social activities. The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of the earliest festivals known.[1] During the Middle Ages festivals were often held as competitions.

Related lists and categories

Lists by type

See main article: Lists of festivals. The following is a list of music festival lists by genre or type:

Categories by region

Categories by type

Festivals by region

Africa

Angola

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Mali

Malawi

Namibia

Tanzania

Uganda

Asia

Hong Kong

Israel

See also: List of music festivals in Israel.

Lebanon

Malaysia

Nepal

Sri Lanka

South Korea

See also: List of music festivals in South Korea.

Taiwan

See also: List of music festivals in Taiwan.

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Europe

Cyprus

Estonia

See also: List of music festivals in Estonia.

Italy

See also: List of music festivals in Italy.

Lithuania

Netherlands

See also: List of music festivals in the Netherlands.

United Kingdom

See main article: List of music festivals in the United Kingdom.

North America

Canada

See also: List of music festivals in Canada.

Dominican Republic

Haiti

United States

See also: List of music festivals in the United States.

Oceania

Australia

See also: List of music festivals in Australia.

New Zealand

See main article: New Zealand music festivals.

South America

Bolivia

Ecuador

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Games, Classical. 11. 445. Francis. Storr.