Funk Festivals 2026-2027

89 upcoming festivals feature Funk, 17 where it dominates; 23 with tickets on sale.

Funk at festivals

Funk came out of African-American communities in the mid-1960s, when James Brown moved the emphasis onto the first beat of the bar, the one. It is dance music first, and it rarely gets a festival to itself: expect it next to jazz, soul and hip-hop, at summer open-air weekends or at autumn city jazz festivals.

In New Orleans, the Jazz & Heritage Festival, founded in 1970, books funk, R&B and gospel across late April and early May at the Fair Grounds Race Course. In England, Love Supreme has brought jazz, funk and soul to Glynde Place in East Sussex each July since 2013, and Gilles Peterson's We Out Here runs in August at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset, with camping on site. In northern France, Tourcoing Jazz Festival, founded in 1986, opens its October programme to funk, soul and blues.

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Text updated on September 29, 2026

The most Funk festivals

Ranked by the share of the lineup tagged Funk (at least 5 identified artists).

  1. 1
    Suwannee Amp Jam 2027
    43% Funk
  2. 2
    Sun, Sand, And Soul 2027
    29% Funk
  3. 3
    Whippersnap Festival 2027
    27% Funk
  4. 4
    Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2026
    25% Funk
  5. 5
    HEURES MUSICALES DE BINIC
    20% Funk
  6. 6
    JAZZ N KLEZMER
    20% Funk
  7. 7
    Specialized the Big One
    18% Funk
  8. 8
    Seabreeze Jazz Festival 2027
    16% Funk
  9. 9
    The Big Easy Cruise
    15% Funk
  10. 10
    Town Folk Festival 2026
    14% Funk

Full calendar of Funk festivals

The 17 upcoming festivals where Funk dominates (at least 20% of the identified lineup, or 3 artists of the genre), month by month. The percentage is the share of identified artists in the lineup tagged Funk.

October 2026 (5)

November 2026 (6)

February 2027 (2)

March 2027 (1)

April 2027 (3)

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🇺🇸 Funk festivals in the US

9 upcoming festivals in the US where Funk dominates the lineup; 6 with tickets on sale. Next up: Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2026, Clearwater, October 15, 2026.

Also featuring Funk (a minority of the bill) — 72

Funk festivals by country

Ticket prices

Entry from €3; median entry price €70 (across 48 festivals with a known price).