Festivals similar to Essence Music Festival 2026
Loved Essence Music Festival 2026 in New Orleans? Here are 12 festivals with close programming, mainly oriented around Alternative Pop, Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B.
5–6 juin 2026Neon
🇳🇴Bryggeribyen EC Dahls Arena, NorwayZARA LARSSONPopSinger-SongwriterHip-HopWest Coast Hip Hop
22–24 mai 2026Seoul Jazz Festival
🇰🇷Olympic Park, South KoreaLeisurePopPop MusicR&B / SoulRhythm 'N' Blues
5–7 juin 2026The Governors Ball Music Festival
🇺🇸Flushing Meadows Corona Park, United StatesLORDEAudrey HobertPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie
6–7 juin 2026All Things Go Music Festival
🇨🇦RBC Amphitheatre, CanadaLORDEZARA LARSSONPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie- 16–18 oct. 2026
Nola Funk Fest
🇱🇦New Orleans, LaosChali 2naAnders OsborneRockFunk RockR&B / SoulRhythm 'N' Blues 
22–24 mai 2026Radio 1 Big Weekend
🇬🇧Herrington Country Park, United KingdomZARA LARSSONLola YoungPopPop MusicElectroHouse
10–13 juin 2026Bergenfest
🇳🇴Bergenhus Festning, NorwaySienna SpiroPopSinger-SongwriterRockAlternative Rock / Indie
14–16 mai 2026Palomosa
🇨🇦Palomosa, CanadaSophia StelElectroHousePopPop Music
17 juin – 2 sept. 2026Roma Summer Fest
🇮🇹ItalyBen Harper & The Innocent CriminalsPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie
11 juin – 26 juil. 2026NIMES
🇫🇷ARENES DE NIMES, FranceLORDEPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie
22–24 mai 2026Bottlerock Napa Valley
🇺🇸Napa Valley Expo, United StatesLORDEAJRPopPop MusicRockAlternative Rock / Indie
4–6 juin 2026Northside
🇩🇰Eskelunden, DenmarkSienna SpiroRockAlternative Rock / IndiePopPop Music
Why these festivals?
These festivals share music sub-genres and a comparable programming style. The similarity score relies on the MusicBrainz genre taxonomy applied to lineups, favoring overlaps in precise sub-genres over super-categories.
Essence Music Festival 2026 — New Orleans, Laos