30 Jul – 1 Aug 2026 · Wacken, Germany
hårdrock · heavy metal · metal
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Wacken Open Air in the small village of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein is the world’s biggest metal festival. It has been held since 1990 and attracts around 85,000 visitors from all over the world every year in early August.
The festival is known for its huge stages, its mud and an atmosphere in which the whole village turns into a metal town for a few days – with everything from legendary headliners to new bands and much more than music on site.