From EDM to metal, hip-hop and whatever in between, a number of celebrations are happening throughout the nation to liquidate the year
The last 3 months of the year unofficially mark the kickoff of music celebration season and we’re richer for it. While there are unlimited arguments about which lineups deserve the ticket expenses, there’s no doubt that there’s something for everybody.
From discovery-focused indoor celebrations to Indian editions of international music events, plus the long-running, reputable experience-led occasions, here’s what’s turning up for the rest of 2026.
Ziro Festival
September 24 to 27, 2026
Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
The upcoming edition of the Arunachal music celebration generates heavy players like rap artist Vedan, manufacturer Karan Kanchan, Punjabi pop veteran Sukhbir, singer-songwriter Shakthisree Gopalan, Gujarati artist Swara Oza, increasing rapper-producer Shikriwal, experimentalist composer-producer Sneha Khanwalkar, electronica favorites Midival Punditz and more throughout 4 days.
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Linearಬ ಗಳ ರ Festival
September 26 and 27, 2026
Numerous places, Bengaluru
The 2026 edition of Linearಬ ಗಳ ರ turns Bengaluru’s Purple Metro Line into a 24-hour path of music, theatre, dance and folk efficiency, with audiences hopping in between places and artists from throughout the nation. The lineup extends from Indore to Thiruvananthapuram, combining DJ-producer Sherry Soni, punk-rock band Omar and the Wrong Meds, Malayalam composer-poet Santhi Priya and more. There’s even an over night Yakshagana efficiency of Sri Devi Mahatme— with a BYOP (bring your own pillow) standard for those preparing to remain up for it.
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Greater Ground Music Festival
Sept. 25 to 27, 2026
Prism by Octavium, Bengaluru
The 2nd edition of Bengaluru’s Higher Ground Music Festival leans into the city’s independent music neighborhood with a more intimate, discovery-focused format at brand-new location Prism by Octavium in South Bengaluru. Throughout 3 days, the celebration unites developed acts and emerging artists, from rock artist Meg & & the Miracles and prog-inspired band The Lucidwake to alt-rock clothing Mars Mansion Mystery. The last day is headlined by Motherjane frontman and singer-songwriter Suraj Mani, together with post-rock band Blue Atom Sky and rock act Dhuan. A devoted Breakthrough Stage on the 2nd day puts more recent voices in the spotlight, with sets from Steel Falcon, Two Eyed Wizard, Space Hydra and more.
Get Greater Ground Music Festival information here
The Grub Fest
Oct. 3 and 4, 2026
NSIC, New Delhi
Food, music, and culture celebration The Grub Fest has actually been running for more than 12 years now, and their approaching edition is placed as a “tradition modify” concentrated on Punjabi music. The lineup consists of heading sets by Punjabi pop/hip-hop star Gurinder Gill on the first day and singer-songwriter Rabbi Shergill on day 2, with other top-billed acts consisting of artists like Kunwarr, Bir (with an unique look by Daaku) and more.
Get The Grub Fest tickets here
Casa Bacardi
Oct. 3 and 4, 2026
The Punarnava Resort, Dehradun
After setting tropical vibes with the Goa edition of Casa Bacardi in 2015, the music platform heads to the mountains, establishing in Dehradun in October. The Dehradun edition will include electronic artists like Lost Frequencies, Moojo, Solto, Nitefreak, Nils Hoffmann, Maribou State, Maxi Meraki and Tech Panda x Kenzani, together with immersive experiences such as drum circles, hands-on mixology sessions and DJ basics workshops.
The crowd collected for Cynic at Bangalore Open Air 2025. Picture: Mohit Concert Photography
Bangalore Open Air
Oct. 10, 2026
BITS Club, Hennur, Bengaluru
In spite of a last-minute lineup modification that saw British death metal legends Carcass bail out and get changed by Swedish death metal veterans Dismember, there’s still a lot to raise the horns for at metal celebration Bangalore Open Air. Throughout 2 phases, the celebration hosts imitates Australian deathcore act Thy Art Is Murder, British doom metal veterans Paradise Lost, Norway’s black metallers 1349, German prog act The Ocean, Brazilian surge band Nervosa, and others.
Get Bangalore Open Air tickets here
Burpp Fest
Oct. 10 and 11, 2026
Sarusajai Sports Complex, Guwahati
Promoted as Northeast India’s food, music and culture celebration, there’s a heavy-hitter lineup of artists anticipated at Burpp Fest in Guwahati this October, with rap star DIVINE set to heading on the first day, and veteran pop artist Lucky Ali taking control of on day 2. The lineup likewise consists of rap artist Yung Sammy, pop-rock band The Yellow Diary, Goan artist Tsumyoki, DJ OG SHEZ, and more.
The upcoming edition of the long-running folk celebration Jodhpur RIFF combines folk voices, regional heroes and artists from throughout the world at Mehrangarh Fort, with a lineup constructed around unforeseen cooperations and cross-cultural musical exchanges. Ranging from dawn to midnight, the celebration will see Estonian duo Puuluup and Colombian DJ-producer Killabeatmaker return, together with Australia’s Filipino-Murrawari artist Dobby, vocalist-pianist duo Martha Redbone & & Aaron Whitby, Latin American folk artists Camila y Silvio, Scottish flautist and Uilleann pipeline gamer Michael McGoldrick, Cabo Verde guitar player Voginha, funk band Printz Board’s Butter Funk Family and more. Indian stalwarts consisting of Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Manipuri artist Mangka Mayanglambam, Punjabi artist Jasleen Kaur Monga, violinist-composer Ambi Subramaniam and an all-star ensemble led by pianist-composer Merlin D’Souza will likewise take the phase. As ever, the celebration will culminate in the famous RIFF Rumble, bringing practically the whole lineup together for one stretching, spontaneous jam.
India’s charm celebration Nykaaland returns for its 4th edition, establishing in New Delhi this time in between Oct. 23 and 25, 2026. While the general style is among a “fairy tale period,” the music lineup consists of a mix of fond memories and contemporary music. The GGG Party, including DJs Suggahunny, Rabab and Kelcy Starr will open the celebration, while Oct. 24 will see Stuvi, Navjot Ahuja and Bombay Rockers take control of. Closing out the weekend on Oct. 25 will be a DJ set by AminJaz, plus efficiencies by pop artist Gurnazar and Punjabi pop veteran Sukhbir.
Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai
After NBA made in-roads with on-ground occasions in India, it’s now the turn of the United States’ Major League Baseball to draw a crowd and music is a crucial element. Hip-hop stars like Badshah and KR$ NA will carry out at MLBx: Mumbai hung on Oct. 24, 2026 at Andheri Sports Complex, with OG Shez likewise contributed to the lineup. MLB All-Stars Nick Swisher and Adrián González will likewise representative the sport, together with Indian cricketer and MLB Ambassador Suryakumar Yadav.
The upcoming 6th edition of the electronic music celebration DGTL will generate global artists such as Nina Kraviz, Vladimir Dubyshkin, Phil Berg, Supergloss, Biianco, Stephan Bodzin (live set), Colyn, Qrion, Nox Vahn, Nicky Elisabeth and more throughout 2 days in Bengaluru and Mumbai.
DGTL India 2026 occurs on Nov. 13 and 14, 2026 at the Lalit Ashok in Bengaluru at Ballard Pier in Mumbai, with the lineup likewise consisting of DJ-producers such as Praveen Achary, Parallel Voices, Tasnneem and Kibo (who are going back to the DGTL phase) and celebration debuts by Shaun Moses, Sheral, Sublime Sound, Nida and Blu Attic.
Shillong Cherry Blossom[19659073]Nov. 20 to 21, 2026
New Shillong Highland Grounds, Mawkhanu
The upcoming edition of Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival will generate worldwide hitmakers such as American R&B/ pop artist Khalid, hip-hop star Swae Lee and pop-punk band Boys Like Girls, carrying out in between Nov. 20 and 21, 2026. The celebration has 2 more headliners anticipated to be revealed in the coming months. Moving from their home at Polo Grounds in main Shillong, the celebration now relocates to the New Shillong Highland Grounds, with an eye on traffic and crowd management.
Get Shillong Cherry Blossom celebration information here
Royal Enfield Motoverse
Nov. 27 to 29, 2026
Hill, Vagator, Goa
Cyclists riding into Vagator, Goa are getting a heavy-hitter dosage of leading artists at Motoverse this November. The lineup throughout 3 days consists of artist and star Farhan Akhtar, singer-composer Sanjith Hegde, singer-producer Lifafa, rap artist Reble, Malayalam R&B/ hip-hop star Aksomaniac, electronic-pop artist Komorebi, vocalist-producer Curtain Blue, producer-composer Goya and DJ-producer OG Shez, to name a few.
After its Onam-adjacent pillar edition in New Delhi, Red FM’s Keralam food and music celebration South Side Story set up in Pune for the very first time in August. Now, they’re lastly making their method to South India for the inaugural Bengaluru edition. The lineup consists of favorites like dance veteran Shobana (who carried out at the New Delhi and Pune editions), along with Aksomaniac, Tamil hitmaker Asal Kolaar, Kannada preferred Sanjith Hegde and Telugu artist Ram Miriyala.
The cultural and music celebration held at Naga Heritage Village in Kisama brings artists from worldwide, the Northeast and throughout India for a 10-day blowout and this year will likely be no various. Prior to that, on Oct. 17, 2026, the Ticket to Hornbill competitors will host 12 bands from India at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. In addition to money rewards, 3 bands will end up carrying out at Hornbill Music Festival in December.
The 10th edition of Mahindra Kabira Festival is now like a torchbearer for the perfect experiential celebration. Occurring along the Ganga river at 2 ghats, the concentrate on saint-poet Kabir’s life and approaches discovers expression through varied artists. This year, the lineup consists of classical singer Aruna Sairam, Mumbai band Kabir Café, The Kabir Project creator Shabnam Virmani, Bengali folk act Fakira, New Delhi’s The Aahvaan Project and others.
Commemorating 10 years around, Bengaluru’s pillar eco-conscious music celebration Echoes of Earth will likely head to a brand-new place this December, with a lineup that covers worldwide and Indian artists. The typical thread– in addition to styles concentrated on wildlife and eco-friendly preservation– has actually typically been genre-defying music and we’re most likely to see more of that with the background of upcycled phase and celebration design.
Image: Kartik Kher/ Fleck Media/ Rolling Loud India
Rolling Loud India
Dec. 12 and 13, 2026
TBA, Mumbai
While lots of reports swirl for which huge hip-hop artists will parachute into Mumbai later on this year, what’s assuring to see is that Rolling Loud India is returning for a 2nd year. At a time when their other editions throughout the world (like Rolling Loud Thailand) were cancelled, Rolling Loud India provides hip-hop fans a lot more to anticipate, specifically after the nation formerly big-ticket rap program– Ye in New Delhi– was aborted.
The upcoming edition of Serendipity Arts Festival generates singer-songwriter and music manager Ankur Tewari along with classical singer Aruna Sairam as music managers. The lineup up until now consists of indie favorites such as electronic artist Kiss Nuka, producer-composer and singer-songwriter Sudan, hip-hop duo Ranj x Clifr, folk-rockers Swarathma, Polish jazz act Tomasz Chyla Quintet, Bengali artist Dolinman aka Diptanshu Roy’s collective job DolinmanX and more.
Throughout 3 days at the Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur, there’s folk, blend and worldwide noises pertaining to Jaigarh Heritage Festival this December. Singer-composer Sona Mohapatra oresents a folk-fusion set, while Niger-origin guitar player Bombino brings Saharan noises. Rajasthani folk is repped by the similarity Mame Khan’s Folk Orchestra of Rajasthan, Barmer Boys, Mooralala Marwada and Nathoo Lal Solanki, to name a few.
The upcoming edition of Sunburn Festival marks a shift to Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse– in the heart of the city, where Lollapalooza India is likewise held– far from its initial home in Goa. The lineup is forming up to be simply as power-packed as ever. The headliners revealed up until now consist of American EDM duo The Chainsmokers, Swedish artist Sebastian Ingrosso and Algerian-origin French hitmaker DJ Snake.
After a couple of years in the shadows, the upcoming 6th edition of techno-centric music celebration Locals District will host its return edition in December at Castle Mandawa in Rajasthan. While the last edition happened in 2023, the upcoming edition guarantees a “royal weekend” for electronic music fans throughout 3 days.
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