Coachella isn’t the only music festival serving Latine artists of all calibers this year. Though it’s one of the biggest annual music events to look forward to, it’s not the only place you can enjoy Latine and global artists playing their biggest hits. There are many other national and international music festivals to consider apart from hanging out in the hot, dusty desert this spring.
First and foremost, as everyone knows, Latine music is experiencing a peak right now. We’ve recently seen this with global superstars like Bad Bunny, who opened the gringo Grammys this year with a Spanish-language and became the first Latine artist to headline Coachella. With this level of mainstream exposure in mind, it’s becoming more common to see today’s U.S. festivals cater to a further inclusive audience. Could it be that U.S. festivals will take note of the Latin American ones that routinely feature global artists in their lineups? While it’s too soon to tell, we’ve already seen these shifts stem in major festivals like Jay-Z’s Made In America and the LA3C Festival.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. For now, let’s take a closer look into alternative options that we know usually serve versatile lineups. From the Dominican Republic’s Isle of Light festival to Los Angeles’ Bésame Mucho Festival, here are all types of music festivals—globally known and emerging—that are worth looking into for your next music festival destination. And yes, also Coachella.
Noche de los Muertos
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Oct. 28
Standout Acts: Bomba Estéreo, Bratty, Camila Fernández, and Banda Las Angelinas
Tickets on sale here.
Festival Borderland
Location: Ciudad Juárez, MX
Date: Nov. 4
Standout Acts: Aterciopelados, Girl Ultra, Clubz, Los Amigos Invisibles, and Jesse Baez
Tickets on sale here.
Camp Flog Gnaw
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Nov. 11 to 12
Standout Acts: Fuerza Regida, Ice Spice, Kali Uchis, Baby Rose, and Ravyn Lenae
Tickets on sale here.
Country Bay Music Festival
Location: Miami, FL
Date: Nov. 11 to 12
Standout Acts: Cuban Cowboy, Neon Union, Alexandra Rodriguez, Thomas Rhett, and Sam Hunt
Tickets on sale here.
Darker Waves Festival
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Date: Nov. 18
Standout Acts: Depresión Sonora, Glass Spells, Crosses, The Cardigans, and Soft Cell
Tickets on sale here.
Tecate Sonoro
Location: Hermosillo, Mexico
Date: Nov. 18
Standout Acts: Margaritas Podridas, Wisin y Yandel, Miranda Santizo, León Larregui, and Caloncho
Tickets on sale here.
Motherland Festival
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date: Nov. 18
Standout Acts: Vico C, Young Miko, Myke Towers, The Martinez Brothers, and Dei V
Tickets on sale here.
Balaclava Fest
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: Nov. 19
Standout Acts: terraplana, shower curtain, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Whitney Band
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Coca-Cola Flow Fest
Location: Mexico City
Date: Nov. 25 to 26
Standout Acts: Wisin & Yandel, Tego Calderón, Ivy Queen, Bellakath, and Yng Lvcas
Tickets on sale here.
Primavera Sound São Paulo
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: Nov. 29 to Dec. 3
Standout Acts: Cansei de Ser Sexy, Marisa Monte, ÀIYÉ, Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado, and Puerto Candelaria
Tickets on sale here.
Bésame Mucho Festival
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Dec. 2
Standout Acts: Maná, Alejandro Fernández, Los Bukis, Gloria Trevi, and Café Tacvba
Tickets on sale here.
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour – New York
Location: New York, NY
Date: Dec. 8
Standout Acts: Melanie Martinez, Big Time Rush, Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo, and SZA
Tickets on sale here.
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour – Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: Dec. 11
Standout Acts: Melanie Martinez, Big Time Rush, Doechii, Flo Rida, and Jelly Roll
Tickets on sale here.
Past Festivals
Isle of Light
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Date: Mar. 11
Standout Acts: Nicki Nicole, Los Amigos Invisibles, Yendry, Helado Negro, and Buscabulla
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Canela Music Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 14
Standout Acts: Villano Antillano, Immasoul, PJ Sin Suela, Los Rivera Destino, and RaiNao
SXSW Music Festival 2023: KEXP's El Sonido at the Radio Day Stage Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: Letón Pé, iLe, Ramona, BALTHVS, and El Gran Poder de Diosa
SXSW Music Festival 2023: BMI Presents Sonidos Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: Girl Ultra, Jona Camacho, Estereomance, El Dusty, and Neysa Blay
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Sonidos Afro Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: Tostao (ChocQuibTown), Immasoul, Los Dioses Del Ritmo, Ir Sais, and Robbie Vida y Buay
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Casa DEL Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: Eslabon Armado, Leonilo Jaimes, Selines, Diamante Perez, and Luna Luna Band
SXSW Music Festival 2023: So Satisfying House Global Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: Elena Rose, Tiago PZK, Pheelz, and RINI
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Puerto Rico Independent Musicians & Artists (PRIMA) Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 15
Standout Acts: El Laberinto de Coco, Neysa Blay, Piquete, and unAnima
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Cosmica Artists
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 16
Standout Acts: Divino Niño, Foudeqush, Tita, Irene Diaz, and Danny Bonilla
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Rumba Showcase
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 16
Standout Acts: Los Aptos, Janine, Ivonne Galáz, Porte Diferente, and Tanía Dominguez
SXSW Music Festival 2023: Billboard Presents The Stage At SXSW
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Mar. 16 to 18
Standout Acts: Feid, Eladio Carrión, KX5 (Kaskade and Deadmau5), Lil Yachty, and Armani White
Lollapalooza Argentina
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: Mar. 17 to 19
Standout Acts: Trueno, Villano Antillano, Young Miko, Maria Becerra, and Gera MX
Lollapalooza Chile
Location: Cerrillos, Chile
Date: Mar. 17 to 19
Standout Acts: Villano Antillano, Kali Uchis, Tokischa, Danny Ocean, and Álex Anwandter
Vive Latino
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: Mar. 18 to 19
Standout Acts: Buscabulla, Carla Morrison, Carin León, Duki, and Bandalos Chinos
Festival Estéreo Picnic
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Date: Mar. 23 to 26
Standout Acts: Blink-182, Bizarrap, Ryan Castro, Rosalía, Jerry Rivera, and Kali Uchis
Festival Estéreo Picnic
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Date: Mar. 23 to 26
Standout Acts: Blink-182, Bizarrap, Ryan Castro, Rosalía, Jerry Rivera, and Kali Uchis
Lollapalooza Brasil
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Date: Mar. 24 to 26
Standout Acts: Kali Uchis, Blink-182, Cigarettes After Sex, Rosalía, and Pedro Sampaio
Tecate Pa’l Norte
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Date: Mar. 31 to Apr. 2
Standout Acts: Blink-182, Carin León, Duki, Wisin y Yandel, and Carla Morrison
Festival AXE Ceremonia
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: Apr. 1 to 2
Standout Acts: Tokischa, Junior H, Villano Antillano, Julieta Venegas, and Rubio
Dreamville Festival
Location: Raleigh, NC
Date: Apr. 1 to 2
Standout Acts: Jessie Reyez, Summer Walker, J. Cole, Usher, and Ari Lennox
Foro de las Estrellas de la Feria de San Marcos
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Date: Apr. 14 to May 7
Standout Acts: Danna Paola, Belinda, Maldita Vecindad, Manuel Turizo, and Ricky Martin
Coachella
Location: Indio, CA
Date: Apr. 14 to 16 and Apr. 21 to 23
Standout Acts: Bad Bunny, Becky G, DannyLux, ¿Téo?, and DJ Juliet Mendoza
Something In The Water
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: Apr. 28 to 30
Standout Acts: Feid, Yendry, Riovaz, Skrillex, and Chika
CimaFest NOLA
Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: Apr. 29
Standout Acts: Cimafunk & La Tribu, Brenda Navarrete, La Dame Blanche, and Pedrito Martínez
BIME Bogotá
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Date: May 3 to 7
Standout Acts: Bruses, Toy Selectah, Sie7e, Margarita Siempre Viva, and Lee Eye
Tecate Emblema
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: May 13 to 14
Standout Acts: Bruses, Pabllo Vittar, Bresh, Becky G, and Bizarrap
Festival Marvin Gateway
Location: Mexico City and virtual
Date: May 17 to 18
Standout Acts: El Columpio Asesino (in Mexico City), Enjambre, La Santa Cecilia, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, and Teri Gender Bender
Sauce Boyz Fest
Location: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Date: May 18 (first date)
Standout Acts: Eladio Carrión, Tokischa, Young Miko, Yovngchimi, and Dei V
Tecate Supremo
Location: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Date: May 20
Standout Acts: Danny Ocean, Natanael Cano, Santa Fe Klan, Little Jesus, and Bruses
Reggaeton Lima Festival
Location: Lima, Peru
Date: May 20
Standout Acts: Ivy Queen, Wisin y Yandel, Arcángel, Lunay, and Alexis & Fido
Sauce Boyz Fest
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date: May 20 (second date)
Standout Acts: Eladio Carrión, Wiz Khalifa, Bizarrap, Duki, and paopao
Corona Capital Guadalajara
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Date: May 20 to 21
Standout Acts: Helado Negro, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Last Dinosaurs, Bloc Party, and M83
Cali Roots 2023
Location: Monterey, CA
Date: May 25 to 28
Standout Acts: Cypress Hill, Thievery Corporation, Ozomatli, SOJA, and Rebelution
BottleRock Napa Valley
Location: Napa Valley, CA
Date: May 26 to 28
Standout Acts: Jean Dawson, Álvaro Díaz, Cimafunk, Los Lobos, and Duran Duran
Fuego Fuego Festival
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: May 27 to 28
Standout Acts: Wisin y Yandel, Feid, Becky G, El Alfa, and Tokischa
Sueños Festival
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: May 27 to 28
Standout Acts: Becky G, Grupo Firme, Wisin y Yandel, Ivy Queen, and Feid
Primavera Sound Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Date: June 1 to 3
Standout Acts: DJ Playero, Tokischa, Villano Antillano, Isabella Lovestory, and The Mars Volta
OUTLOUD @ WeHo Pride
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Date: June 2 to 4
Standout Acts: Princess Nokia, Rubio, Eduardo Togi, and Jessica Wild
HOT 97 Summer Jam
Location: Belmont Park, NY
Date: June 4
Standout Acts: Cardi B, Ice Spice, GloRilla, French Montana, and Coi Leray
Primavera Sound Porto
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date: June 7 to 10
Standout Acts: The Mars Volta, Tokischa, Isabella Lovestory, Mora, and Rosalía
Primavera Sound Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Date: June 8 to 10
Standout Acts: DJ Playero, Tokischa, Villano Antillano, Isabella Lovestory, and The Mars Volta
The Governors Ball Music Festival
Location: New York City, NY
Date: June 9 to 11
Standout Acts: Omar Apollo, Eladio Carrión, Tems, Sabrina Claudio, and PinkPantheress
Boombastic Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Date: June 17
Standout Acts: Bizarrap, Ysy A, Dani Ribba, Jaime Lorente, and Ptazeta
Boombastic Canarias
Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Date: June 23 to 24
Standout Acts: Villano Antillano, Bizarrap, Duki, Tokischa, and Emilia
Miche Fest
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jun. 24 to 25
Standout Acts: Prince Royce, Natti Natasha, Elvis Crespo, Gerardo Ortiz, and Alex Lora y El Tri
Machaca
Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Date: June 24
Standout Acts: Magneto, Sech, Siddhartha, Caloncho, and Porter
Festival Selvamonos
Location: Oxampa, Peru
Date: June 30 to July 1
Standout Acts: TBA
Summer Fest
Location: Mexico City, MX
Date: July 1
Standout Acts: Danna Paola, Kenia Os, Tainy, Paloma Mami, and Cumbia Cartel
Bilbao BBK Live 2023
Location: Biscay, Spain
Date: July 6 to 8
Standout Acts: Arctic Monkeys, Duki, Love of Lesbian, M83, and Jamie XX
Viva! Pomona
Location: Pomona, CA
Date: July 15 to 16
Standout Acts: The Red Pears, Los Aptos, Isabella Lovestory, Usted Señalemelo, and Los Eclipses
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)/SummerStage, Central Park Show
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 12
Standout Acts: Juanes and Conexión Divina
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)/SummerStage, Central Park Show
Location: New York, NY
Date: July 15
Standout Acts: Trueno, Villano Antillano, and Dawer x Damper
Boombastic Asturias
Location: Asturias, Spain
Date: July 20 to 22
Standout Acts: Villano Antillano, Bizarrap, Eladio Carrión, Danny Ocean, and Lali
El Sonido Live
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: July 21
Standout Acts: Rubio, Pahua, Usted Señalemelo, and Carolina Durante
Rolling Loud Miami 2023
Location: Miami, FL
Date: July 21 to 23
Standout Acts: El Alfa, Anuel AA, Ice Spice, YOVNGCHIMI, and Latto
Lollapalooza
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Aug. 3 to 6
Standout Acts: Karol G, Jessie Reyez, Ivan Cornejo, Jean Dawson, and Los Aptos
Bleached Fest
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Aug. 5 to 6
Standout Acts: Omar Apollo, Riovaz, Inner Wave, PinkPantheress, and Aluna
HARD Summer Music Festival
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Aug. 5 to 6
Standout Acts: Deorro, Fat Joe, The Martinez Brothers, Skillex B2B Four Tet, and Ludacris
Reggaetonlandia
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Aug. 5
Standout Acts: 2DEEP, Kiko El Crazy, Mariah Angeliq, DJ Dynamiq, and Nina Sky
Baja Beach Fest
Location: Rosarito, Mexico
Date: Aug. 11 to 13
Standout Acts: Wisin y Yandel, Feid, Becky G, Young Miko, and Tego Calderón
Outside Lands
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: Aug. 11 to 13
Standout Acts: Cigarettes After Sex, La Doña, Eddie Zuko, and Coco & Breezy
Boombastic Costa Del Sol
Location: Fuengirola, Spain
Date: Aug. 12
Standout Acts: TBA
Boombastic Alicante
Location: Alicante, Spain
Date: Aug. 17 to 19
Standout Acts: Bizarrap, Duki, Trueno, Danny Ocean, Villano Antillano
AFROPUNK Brooklyn
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Date: Aug. 26 to 27
Standout Acts: Dawer x Damper, Bembona, Flying Lotus, Baby Tate, and Cleo Reed
El Pum Pum Festival
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: Sep. 3
Standout Acts: El Alfa, Chencho Corleone, Zion & Lennox, Ryan Castro, and Nesi
ARRE HSBC
Location: Mexico City, MX
Date: Sep. 9 to 10
Standout Acts: Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano, Fuerza Regida, DannyLux, and Marca MP
Mucho Gusto Fest
Location: Riverside, CA
Date: Sep. 23
Standout Acts: E. Arenas, La Perla, mediopicky, Quitapenas, and La Papaya Club
Miche Fest
Location: Denver, CO (Sep. 23); Austin, TX (Sep. 30); Dallas, TX (Oct. 1); Nashville, TN (Oct. 7); Salt Lake City, UT (Oct. 14); Phoenix, AZ (Oct. 15); Indio, CA (Oct. 21); and Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 22)
Date: Oct. 14 to Oct. 22
Standout Acts: Gabito Ballesteros, Adriel Favela, Chiquis, Belinda, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana (on selected dates)
Tecate Península
Location: Tijuana, Mexico
Date: Oct. 7
Standout Acts: Cartel de Santa, Santa Fe Klan, Vanessa Zamora, Yahritza y Su Esencia, and Jotdog
Austin City Limits
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Oct. 6 to 8 and Oct. 13 to 15
Standout Acts: Ivan Cornejo, Kali Uchis, Kevin Kaarl, Eddie Zuko, and Cigarettes After Sex
III Points
Location: Miami, FL
Date: Oct. 20 to 21
Standout Acts: MJ Nebreda, Tokischa, ¿Téo?, Nick León, and Jamie Jones
Heineken Silver Live Out
Location: Monterrey, MX
Date: Oct. 21
Standout Acts: Bizarrap, Buscabulla, Cigarettes After Sex, La Doña, and Nsqk