Top Austria Festivals 2023

Austrian festivals are always ready to give music fans the time of their life with electronic beats, detailed stage design, and offbeat locations. From the high-spirited Electric Love Festival to the idyllic Rave on Snow, these are the festivals you can’t miss.

Here’s your ultimate guide to the top festivals in Austria in 2023.

Electric Love Festival

Salzburg Area

With nothing but pure electronic beats at its core, Electric Love transcends the mere festival status. When you set foot on the fest’s grounds, a new wonderland of jaw-dropping stage designs, trance sets, and renowned EDM artists will unfold before your eyes.

The Salzburg festival labels itself a feeling instead of an event – frankly, nobody could have described it better.

Snowbombing

West Austria

Who says apres-ski and festival-ing aren’t a match made in heaven? Definitely not Snowbombing. Embodying a skiing getaway with electronic beats, the festival takes over the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen and gives music lovers the chance to party in the Alps.

Should we also mention that roaring DJ names like Jamie XX, Andy C, and Gorgon City are part of the picture?

FM4 Frequency Festival

Northeast Austria

What do Armin Van Buuren, Imagine Dragons, and Central CEE have in common? They all performed at FM4 Frequency Festival. Since its 2009 inception, the music event garnered the reputation of a genre-blending festival that brings in A-list artists.

FM4 Frequency Festival’s crowds are wild, but the campgrounds – where parties and revelry are a 24/7 hobby – are the event’s best-kept secret.

Nova Rock

East Austria

The godfather of Austrian rock festivals, Nova Rock gives lifetime memories to 50,000 music fans every year. Despite its apparent music niche, the four-day festival attracts people from all walks of life but united by one thing – their love for rock, punk, and metal.

A quick look at Nova Rock’s lineups will showcase the festival’s soft spot for international acts.

Shutdown Festival

Vienna Area

Shutdown Festival is many things, but boring isn’t one of them. Dedicated to the harder side of electronic music, the Vienna event ensures that banging beats and best acts are de rigueur.

When Shutdown Festival season kicks in, thousands of electronic enthusiasts dust off their dancing shoes for over 50 performances.

Rave On Snow

West Austria

Austria’s fond of high-altitude music festivals, as Rave On Snow is yet another skiing situation. Set in the idyllic Alps, the electronic-fueled event is more than log cabins and snowbound mountains.

As one of the few (if not the only) festival that combines snowsports with EDM sets, Rave on Snow is an experience like no other.

Elevate Festival

Graz

Half music, half education, Elevate has a different approach to the festival-ing way. Beyond its musical acts and jaw-dropping performances, the event features an interdisciplinary side with workshops, free screenings, and panel talks.

Elevate Festival is all about making the industry a better place, so expect industry leaders and world-class innovators to be part of the picture.

Bergfestival

West Austria

No other festival celebrates Austria’s icy winters more than Bergfestival. Held in the famous ski resort of Saalbach-Hinterglemm, the two-day event blasts nothing but rock beats.

The festival makes the most of the country’s idyllic mountain side with full-throttle performances and the kind of views that will make you stop and stare.