The winter season is upon us, and the winter festival season is in full swing. Break out the bathing suites for cruises and sunglasses for the getaway beaches and dance music. Experience festivals in a whole new light with these top destination festivals and anticipate debut festivals. It’s easy to catch your favorite DJ at any of these festivals celebrated. There’s a festival for everyone this winter season, from actual winter festivals in Canada to festival cruises and paradise destination festivals. There’s a festival for everyone this year as we get closer to the official festival opening weekend in March.
iGLOOFEST
JANUARY 16 - MARCH 8, 2025
MONTREAL, CANADA
Winter is coming, and the world’s coldest and iciest festival is set to return to the heart of the Old Port in Montreal Canada.Igloofest is gearing up for the biggest winter tour yet! The festival will shake Montreal for three different weekends, expanding across Canada from January 16 to February 8, then bring the heat to Gatineau from February 13 to 15, before ending with a bang in Quebec City on March 6, 7, and 8. The iconic winter festival presents a lineup of world-class DJs and unforgettable experiences.
Insomniac Events trance brand Dreamstate expands to downtown, Australia in two major cities Sydney and Melbourne. As trance artists expand their style of sound and infuse trance and techno together in their sets and music the brand has also expanded to invite techno artists on the balot. The 2025 edition of the festival will be set at the Sydney Showground on February 8 and the Flemington Racecourse on February 9. The lineup will include on both days in both cities, Above & Beyond, AVAO, Billy Gillies, BLK, Charlie Sparks, the top leading ladies in techno IndiraPaganotto, Juliet Fox, and Laura King. Special back-to-back performances from MaRLo and BEN NICKY. The ballot continues with MIYUKI, NIFRA, NWYR, REINIER ZONNEVELD live, RESTRICTED, and SUNSET BROS.
Insomniac’s Skyline Festival 2025 will return to Gloria Molina Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles for its fourth edition. In collaboration with Insomniac’s Factory 93 brand, the carefully curated all-star lineup boasts world-renowned talent and underground dance music tastemakers of house, techno, and beyond across two stages. This year, the two-day festival will start earlier than in years past, allowing attendees to maximize their time at this immersive celebration of electronic music, art, and culture. As both genres take over the dance music community the DJs within the genres will rise above and entertain Los Angeles. Headline acts include The Martinez Brothers, Marco Carola, and BLOND:ISH, alongside rising stars like Nico Moreno and Trym. Electrifying back-to-back sets from Honey Dijon and Seth Troxler, Airrica and Cole Knight, plusØTTAand Bad Boombox. The lineup also features genre-defining DJs like Cloonee, Matroda, Ben Sterling, and Gordo, former NBA star-turned-DJ Rony Seikaly, alongside unique performances from Max Dean, Daria Kolosova, MitaGami, and a member of Innervissions, Âme.
Friendship is the world’s premier music cruise founded by dance music icon Gary Richards (aka Destructo). Attendees can board the Norwegian Joy for the festival’s fifth edition, departing from Miami and landing at Harvest Caye island in Belize for a full twenty-four-hour private island party. Continuing to build upon its legacy as a tastemaking force, FriendShip 2025 offers a robust lineup filled with established stars and emerging acts alike. The impressive, meticulously crafted roster spans electronic music sounds ranging from house, disco, techno, bass, and more, further establishing the festival as a world-renowned platform of genre-crossing, left-of-center talent. The 2025 lineup features Boys Noize, AC Slater, Wax Motif, Justin Martin, Destructo (Gary Richards), Armand Van Helden (Solo Set), A-Trak (Solo Set), Adam Ten, Mita Gami, Klangphonics, Hamdi, Ben Sterling, Tape B, HAAi, andAhadadream. Headliners include Disclosure (DJ Set), and DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), and Duck Sauce.
When Electric Daisy Carnival descends upon Mexico City, the largest city in Mexico encounters one of the world's biggest EDM festivals. With six stages and over one hundred artists, EDC brings its signature carnival spirit to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The lineup includes some of the biggest names in the scene, such as Nico Moreno, Sara Landry, Amelie Lens, Mau P, Lilly Palmer, and more. Other legendary names are Tiesto, Boris Brejcha, Argy, Matroda, Excision, Zomboy, Martin Garrix, Cosmic Gate, Deadmau5, Deorro, Fisher, Gordo, and many more. EDC Mexico will include the signature Electric Daisy Carnival vibes with thrilling rides, creative performers, interactive activities, and jaw-dropping installations. Ticket options range from General Admission to enhanced experiences like the Comfort Pass and SkyDeck packages, all passes are still available for purchase. For more information on ticketing and the full lineup, visit the official EDC Mexico website.
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