Looking for the best music festivals in Portugal in 2024? Well, look no further, as I’ve put together this incredible guide to upcoming events and Portugal festivals to add to your bucket list!
Superseding some of its Mediterranean neighbors in popularity, Portugal has become the European hotspot to be! Tourists flock here year-round, and summers see a particularly huge influx of visitors. They come to bask in the hot summer sun, live it up in the buzzing capital of Lisbon, or to swim in the crystal clear waters the Iberian Peninsula location has up and down its long coastline.
More than ever before, music festivals in Portugal are receiving international acclaim – and for all the right reasons. With an appreciation for everything from electronic to rock, alternative to pop, Portugal certainly knows how to throw a party!
1) NOS Alive Festival 2024
When: July 1-13, 2024
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
https://www.facebook.com/NOSalivePortugal
“NOS Alive is one of Europe’s most respected indie, rock, and alternative music festivals held close to the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon. Famed for its consistently outstanding lineups, the festival attracts artists and music fans alike from across the globe.
In addition to the numerous rock and indie legends that have graced the festival’s stages over the last decade – Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys – the festival’s musical programming also extends into pop, hip-hop, RnB, disco, house and more, with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Sam Smith and Red Hot Chilli Peppers headlining in recent years.”
It’s one of the biggest and best festivals in the country (and all of Europe)!
Join the NOS ALIVE Festival Portugal 2024 for more information!
2) Super Bock Super Rock Festival 2024
When: July 2024
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
https://www.superbocksuperrock.pt
https://www.facebook.com/sbsr/
“Super Bock Super Rock is one of of Portugal’s biggest and best-loved music festivals, held in the capital city of Lisbon. Over the years, the festival has developed an enviable reputation for hugely impressive lineups that regularly feature some of the worlds biggest music stars.
Although strongly rooted in rock music – as the name suggests – the festival has also expanded its reach to include pop, hip hop and electronic music, with appearances in recent years from the likes of Wu-Tang-Clan, Charlotte de Witte, Fatboy Slim and Disclosure to name just a few. The Super Bock Super Rock (SBSR) festival will return to Herdade do Cabeço da Flauta in the municipality of Sesimbra, Setúbal district in 2024”
3) MEO Marés Vivas Festival 2024
When: July 2024
Where: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
“Marés Vivas is a music festival in Portugal. Its recent lineups have included Goo Goo Dolls, Diogo Picarra, Tom Chaplin and more.
Urbane, all-encompassing and an absolute must”, that’s how the Marés Vivas Festival (Living Tides Festival) is being described, which is taking place by the Rio Douro estuary in Vila Nova de Gaia. Have you already bought your ticket?”
4) MEO Sudoeste Festival 2024
When: August 7-20, 2024
Where: Zambujera do Mar, Portugal
https://www.facebook.com/MEOSudoeste
“MEO Sudoeste is a huge summer festival held each year in the coastal town of Zambujera do Mar, Portugal. With a lineup that unites superstar DJs and rap royalty, as well as a selection of reggae, pop, rock and indie, the festival is a perfect party to celebrate the height of summer.
Now in its third decade, having hosted the very first edition back in 1997, MEO Sudoeste has deservedly become one of the most eagerly anticipated Portuguese festivals every year.”
5) Andanças Festival 2024
When: August 2024
Where: Castelo de Vide, Portugal
https://www.facebook.com/andancas/
“This year the festival will once again embrace the village, as it happened in the last edition, and the village will once again embrace one Andanças. Return to Roda Viva on the streets of Castelo de Vide in August. With another day of programming, the festival will bring music, dance and other activities.
For 5 days, participants will be able to wander through the streets, squares and gardens of the village, dance in the church or on the horizon, try local products, visit spaces and monuments, learn about culture, peek at crafts, rest on the grass overlooking the mountain range, climb to Penha or go to Póvoa e Meadas and stroll through nature, in an edition that intends to maintain quality and diversity in the programming and perpetuate the concept of the festival as a meeting place, experiences and creation.”
6) Brunch Electronik Lisboa 2024
When: Sundays June-September, 2024
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
https://lisboa.brunchelectronik.com/info
https://www.facebook.com/brunchlisboa
“Brunch Electronik is a cool nomadic music fest that’s popping up in vibrant cities worldwide. It takes place approximately every other Sunday in the months of June, July, August and Semptember (in 2023 we were lucky to get a few extra editions due to the awesome weather). It’s all about grooving to electronic beats in the great outdoors. But what’s extra awesome is that it’s not just music – it’s also a foodie’s dream and a perfect place to chill out. In 2023, the Lisbon edition was set in the drop-dead-gorgeous Bosque da Tapada Real da Ajuda, making the whole experience even more epic.
So picture vibing to DJs like Vintage Culture, Nina Kravitz, Solomun, Artbat, and Mochakk every other Sunday. But in between those beats, there are loads of chill-out spots to kick back and relax. It’s the kind of festival where music, nature, good eats, and relaxation all come together. The inclusive vibes make it perfect for electronic music lovers who want to groove in amazing settings. Brunch Electronik has it all – beats, bites and a laid-back vibe.”
7) Neopop Electronic Music Festival 2024
When: August 2024
Where: Viana do Castelo (Northern Portugal)
https://neopopfestival.com/home/home
https://www.facebook.com/neopopfestival/
“Neopop is Portugal’s most respected electronic music festival, held in the coastal town of Viana do Castelo. Each summer, the festival invites a lineup packed with techno royalty to the historic port for three days of partying and musical appreciation, metres from the Atlantic Ocean.
With live performances and DJ sets from some of the underground’s most exciting talent, Neopop has become a bucket-list festival for techno fans across the continent, looking to experience their favourite sounds in a beautiful historic setting.”
8) Rock In Rio Lisboa 2024
When: July 15-16, 22-23, 2024 (Two Weekends)
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
https://rockinriolisboa.sapo.pt
https://www.facebook.com/rockinriolisboa
“Rock in Rio Lisboa is the Portuguese edition of the iconic rock festival, born in Brazil’s famous party city. Now part of a recognised cycle whereby the legendary brand alternates between South America and Europe, the Lisbon version is now very established in its own right, with editions dating back to 2004 and lineups that can challenge those of any festival on the planet.
Every two years, the city’s Bela Vista Park welcomes musical megastars from all manner of genres, from rock legends to modern pop icons, for a phenomenal five-day fiesta in the Portuguese capital.”
9) NOS Primavera Sound 2024
When: June 6-8, 2024
Where: Porto, Portugal
https://www.primaverasound.com/en/porto
“NOS Primavera Sound is an eclectic alternative music festival in Porto, Portugal. Founded in 2011, this is the younger sibling to the revered Barcelona festival of the same name. Like its older sibling, the Portuguese outing shares the unerring dedication to showcasing fresh and exciting new music, on a lineup that is consistently one of the best in Europe.
Recent editions have welcomed leading lights from an array of styles and genres, including Kendrik Lamar, Rosalia, PJ Harvey and Halsey. Where the festival differs from its Spanish sibling is its setting and surroundings, not simply by virtue of being in another country and city. Rather than the modern industrial surroundings of Barcelona’s Parc del Forum, NOS Primavera Sound nestles among lush greenery in Porto’s picturesque Parque da Cidade”
11) EDP Beach Party
When: July 2024
Where: Matosinhos, Portugal
“EDP Beach Party is an electronic music festival held in Matosinhos, Portugal. An established favourite in the region, the festival regularly welcomes hugely impressive dance music lineups headlined by some of the biggest DJs in the world. Across the weekend, thousands of music fans take to the sands of the city’s Praia de Leça for a bombastic celebration complete with huge sound systems, staging, production and pyrotechnics.”
11) ID NO LIMITS
When: March
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
“ID NoLimits is the festival of contemporary electronic and urban music. It highlights the latest trends in the field of arts without limits or constrained labels. Until 2019, ID NoLimits was known as Lisboa Dance Festival and took place at LX Factory, an industrial complex converted into a creative center. Along with the name, the festival changed its location and moved to Centro de Congressos Estoril, and now again to Cascais. It is a place of extensive exploration of dance music and its culture.”
12) Paredes de Coura Festival 2024
When: August 14-17, 2024
Where: Paredes de Coura, Portugal
https://www.paredesdecoura.com
https://www.facebook.com/festivalparedesdecoura
“Paredes de Coura Festival is an alternative music festival in northern Portugal. Situated in the scenic riverside Praia do Taboão, the festival’s location is almost unrivalled in terms of natural beauty, with picturesque woodland and inviting waters open for exploration.
The festival is one of the country’s most established, and across its rich history it has developed an enviable reputation not only for securing high profile performers from across the globe, but also for showcasing exciting new acts on their ascent to stardom.”
13) VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2024
When: June (TBC)
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
“VOA Heavy Rock Festival is one of Portugal’s biggest and best known festivals for hard rock and heavy metal music, taking place in the country’s capital city of Lisbon.
Formerly known as Vagos Open Air, and latterly VOA Fest following the change of location in 2016, the festival returns as VOA Heavy Rock Festival after a year-off last summer, in its new home of the Estádio do Restelo.
Whatever name it has gone by, over the years the festival has developed a reputation for hosting top level talent from both Portugal and from across the world. And with metal icons Slipknot topping the lineup for this edition that doesn’t look like changing any time soon.”
15) Sumol Summer Fest 2024
When: July 2024
Where: Ericeira, Portugal
http://sumolsummerfest.com/en/bilhetes/
https://www.facebook.com/sumolsummerfest/
“Sumol Summer Fest is a two-day music festival in Ericeria, Portugal. With a skate park, a famous surf spot and gorgeous golden sands on its doorstep, Sumol is the perfect combination between music festival and summer getaway. Each year, a lineup of DJs, rappers and performers head to the seaside town for a weekend of big beats and phenomenal partying, as the summer sounds of hip hop, house, reggae and dancehall ring out across the Atlantic coast.”
15) RFM Somnii 2024
When: July 2024
Where: Figueira da Foz, Portugal
https://www.visitportugal.com/en/content/rfm-somnii
In July, come and be part of the RFM SOMNII in Figueira da Foz, an unmissable event that promises to be the best sunset party ever.
“For three days, the RFM SOMNII will be bringing the huge beach of Praia do Relógio in Figueira da Foz to life, with the sounds of the best DJs in the world. Sun, beach and plenty of electronic music in a wonderful natural setting are the ingredients of this festival, a unique experience that attracts a bigger and bigger audience year by year.
Imposing staging, spectacular pyrotechnics, and huge sound systems accompany the impressive lineup of DJs as the sun goes down and the party continues into the early hours.”
16) BPM Portugal
When: September (Dates TBA)
Where: Portimao & Lagoa, Algarve
What started out in Mexico as one of the best techno parties in the world, BPM Festival has found a new home location in the beautiful southern coast of Portugal. With a star studded line-up, gorgeous venues, and quality international atmosphere- music festival addicts will absolutely fall in love with BPM Festival.
I’ve had friends who have attended, and they’ve all said it’s an absolute blast! I’m definitely going to try and make it this year, that is if I have the strength after Burning Man, lol.
2024 Update: BPM Festival hosted an edition in portugal in 2023, but here’s to hoping they organize one again next upcoming summer!
17) Sonar Lisboa 2024
When: 23, 24, 25 March, 2024
Where: Lisbon
https://www.facebook.com/lisboasonar
Sonar is an electronic music festival that happens at various locations worldwide. In 2023 second edition of the event in the Portuguese capital took place from March 31 to April 2 and was concentrated in just two areas within Parque Eduardo VII: the Pavilhão Carlos Lopes, where some of the main acts from the 2022 edition performed, and the Estufa Fria.
The program featured around 50 live performances and DJ sets, showcasing both established and up-and-coming talents in the electronic music realm. The lineup is extensive and diverse, including artists such as Peggy Gou, Max Cooper, DJ Nigga Fox, Major League DJz, and Chet Faker, among others.
This three-day extravaganza offers a diverse array of shows and performances, taking place both during the day and at night. The festival caters to a wide range of music enthusiasts, from fans of established acts to those eager to discover emerging talents. Sonar provides various ticket packages to accommodate different preferences and budgets, ensuring that everyone can find their ideal festival experience.
Am I Missing Any Epic Music Festivals in Portugal in 2024?
Please, let me know! I’m always looking for amazing new Portugal Festivals to add to this list, and would love to hear from you! Are you planning on attending any of these this year?
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You forgot easily the best festival in Portugal! Expofaçic in cantanhede. Every year end of July-August. Always big headliners.
You need to put brunch electronic
can you please help me and tell me what events there are in the algarve on new years eve?.
Is that Secret project Festival in Portgual happening again this year in June at Algrave? Something you know??
I’m not entirely sure! Insomniac hasn’t announced it yet, but they had such an incredible inaugural event I’d be surprised if they didn’t return for round two!
I am really hoping, didnt go last year and planning to go this year to that area and wanted that festival!! Lol
You forgot Vilar de Mouros Festival. The oldest in Portugal!
You are actually missing
Afronation
In algarve