Guide to the Best Dance and Electronic Music Festivals of Winter 2016

Last year we published a list of our favorite electronic music festivals.  We’re updating our collection for 2016, bringing you our new list of the best electronic and dance festivals coming this winter.  Whether you’ll be here in the U.S. or traveling abroad, there’s an awesome winter electronic festival happening wherever you are.  Just make sure to get your tickets before they sell out!

5 Best Electronic Dance Music Festivals of November 2016: Tickets, Performers, Dates

Here are five of our favorite EDM festivals coming in November 2016.  Festivals are listed in chronological order by start date, with information about location, venue, ticket prices, performer lineups, and more.  Be sure to check each festival’s website for the most current information on ticket availability and other event updates.

  • Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival 2016 (BEMF)
    • Dates – November 4 – November 12
    • Location – New York, NY
    • Venue – Multiple (Analog BKNY, Bad Room/Good Room, Knockdown Center, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Output, The Panther Room, Trans-Pecos)
    • Tickets – $75
    • Lineup – Roisin Murphy, Ben Sims, Amtrac, Ben Vida, Honey Dijon, Jubilee, King Britt, DJ Qu, The Black Madonna, Asquith
    • Features – Art installations, panel discussions, film screenings
  • Electric Daisy Carnival India 2016  
    • Dates – November 12 – November 13
    • Location – Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Venue – Buddh International Circuit
    • Tickets – Rs. 2750 – 12000
    • Lineup – Afrojack, Steve Aoki, R3hab, Yellow Claw, Zaeden, Anish Sood
    • Features – Art installations, visual performers, Skydeck packages
  • House of Creatives Music Festival 2016  
    • Dates – November 18 – November 19
    • Location – Miami, FL
    • Venue – Bandshell Park
    • Tickets – $99
    • Lineup – Crystal Castles, Shigeto, Jean Tonique, Breakbot, Empress Of
    • Features – In addition to the electronic lineup, other headline performers at HOC include The Flaming Lips and Cold War Kids
  • Zen Awakening Festival 2016
    • Dates – November 18 – November 20
    • Location – Orlando, FL
    • Venue – Zen Fields North
    • Tickets – $89
    • Lineup – Yheti, The Russ Liquid Test, Psymbionic, Zoogma, Kaminanda
    • Features – Workshops, fire performers, camping, meditation, guest speakers
  • Capital Corona 2016 
    • Dates – November 19 – November 20
    • Location – Mexico City, Mexico
    • Venue – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
    • Tickets – $1,250 – $1,950
    • Lineup – LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Grimes, Fischerspooner
    • Features – Other headline acts at Capital Corona 2016 include The Killers, Lana Del Ray, Animal Collective, and Peter Bjorn and John

4 Top EDM and Techno Festivals of December 2016

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Too busy to attend a festival in November?  Don’t worry, December is full of great events, too.  Here are four of the best electronic festivals happening in the U.S. and abroad in December 2016.

  • Rise Festival 2016  
    • Dates – December 10 – December 17
    • Location – Les Deux Alpes, France
    • Venue – Multiple (W.A.R. Arena, Avalanche, Pano Bar, Le 3200, Brazilian Hut, Yetis Cabin Bar)
    • Tickets – €230
    • Lineup – Seth Troxler, Artwork, Bondax, Metrik, Jackmaster, My Nu Leng, Toyboy & Robin
    • Features – Snowshoeing, R-Games (winter sports tournaments), travel packages, Yoga sessions
  • Day for Night 2016  
    • Dates – December 16 – December 18
    • Location – Houston, TX
    • Venue – Barbara Jordan Post Office
    • Tickets – $150 – $700
    • Lineup – Aphex Twin, Björk Digital, Odesza, Squarepusher, Kaskade
    • Features – Other headline performers outside the electronic music genre include The Jesus and Mary Chain, Blonde Redhead, Ariel Pink, and Run the Jewels
  • Snowglobe 2016  
    • Dates – December 29 – December 31
    • Location – South Lake Tahoe, CA
    • Venue – Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC)
    • Tickets – $230 – $450
    • Lineup – Major Lazer, Odesza, Flume, The Chainsmokers, Rüfüs Du Sol
    • Features – Mobile charging lockers, free admission for children 10 and under
  • Decadence 2016 
    • Dates – December 30 – December 31
    • Location – Denver, CO
    • Venue – Colorado Convention Center
    • Tickets – $109 – $319
    • Lineup – Tiësto, Bassnectar, The Chainsmokers, Flume, Zeds Dead
    • Features – VIP tickets, Cabana feature, travel packages

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