🎤Lineup
Going? Plan your trip
Log in to discover your scores for this festival.
✈️How to get to Music Across the Border
Planning your trip to Music Across the Border? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Dresden Airport (DRS), about 77 km from the venue.
- Allow about 108 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Dresden or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Emil (Music Across the Border)
Accommodation near the Music Across the Border site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Dresden, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Dresden.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Music Across the Border 2026 weather
Weather in Emil in May 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 33% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 24° / 12° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Light rain | 21° / 14° | 1 rainy day |
| 2023 | Clear sky | 17° / 5° | no rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
Hour by hour
Tap a day to see how temperature and rain changed across 24 hours.
🗺️Things to do near Music Across the Border
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Music Across the Border. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Dresden and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
Bookings via our travel partners. Prices stay the same for you; festt may earn a commission.
📋About
Music Across the Border 2026: punk and electro in Löbau
Music Across the Border is a cross-border festival held annually at Emil in Löbau, Saxony, near the Czech-Polish border. This one-day event, scheduled for May 30, 2026, celebrates the diversity of European alternative music, from punk to techno through indie rock.
The 2026 edition brings together 6 bands from the Central European underground scene. On the bill: LOS FASTIDIOS, Italian street punk pioneers, Akne Kid Joe, wick bambix, Endlich Schlechte Akustik and Dÿse, representing the diversity of the alternative spectrum between experimental electro and melodic punk.
The lineup also explores noise rock, alternative rock and dance sonorities, with forays into Oi! and political punk. Antigen, Leniwiec and VSK complete a bill that emphasizes cultural exchange and discovery of lesser-known music scenes.
May 30, 2026, Löbau becomes a crossroads of European alternative music. Check out the lineup and book your tickets for Music Across the Border.
