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✈️How to get to South of Heaven
Planning your trip to South of Heaven? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), about 9 km from the venue.
- Allow about 13 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Maastricht 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 Vrijthof (South of Heaven)
Accommodation near the South of Heaven 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️South of Heaven 2026 weather
Weather in Vrijthof in June 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 33% of days
| 2025 | Light rain | 17° / 12° | 3 rainy days |
| 2024 | Overcast | 19° / 8° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Mainly clear | 21° / 10° | no rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near South of Heaven
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around South of Heaven. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Maastricht and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
South of Heaven 2026: Maastricht's Metal Deluge
South of Heaven transforms Maastricht's Vrijthof square into a temple of extreme metal from June 5-7, 2026. This leading Dutch festival brings together 19 legendary and emerging bands from thrash, death metal, and power metal, offering headbangers three days of sonic assault in the historic setting of one of Europe's most beautiful medieval squares.
The 2026 lineup features a dream cast with legendary MEGADETH, California thrash pioneers led by Dave Mustaine, ANTHRAX, New York Big Four pillars, and SEPULTURA, Brazilian legends of tribal groove metal. The DEATH TO ALL project will pay tribute to Chuck Schuldiner's genius, while Black Label Society will deliver Zakk Wylde's heavy blues.
The lineup explores the full diversity of extreme metal with SEPTICFLESH and their epic symphonic death metal, Dismember for old-school Swedish death, SEVERE TORTURE with their Dutch brutality, and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY with their Southern sludge. The festival also welcomes ALESTORM pirates, WIND ROSE epic dwarves, and Gloryhammer fantasy warriors.
The underground scene is represented by HELLRIPPER, Flotsam and Jetsam, Becoming A.D., Boneripper, Haywire, and Nephylim. Between doom, black metal, and progressive metal, South of Heaven celebrates four decades of extreme metal evolution in a fraternal atmosphere that honors the genre's heritage while embracing its future.
