The 19 Best Techno Festivals in France (2027)
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Discover our selection of the most anticipated techno festivals of the year, and get ready for total immersion in the French electro scene:
The 2027 techno festival calendar in France, in chronological order. The 19 festivals in this selection run from February to September. The biggest gatherings are Nuits Sonores in Lyon and Tomorrowland Winter in Alpe d'Huez. For a first festival on a small budget, Dystopia in Douai and Mulhouse, Insane in Apt and Millésime in La Réole start at around €40 to €50 per day.
- 18 to 21 February: Astropolis Winter, Brest
- 19 and 20 February: Dystopia Festival, Parc Expo de Rennes, ~€46 per night
- 5 and 6 March: POSITIV Winter, Arena du Pays d'Aix (Aix-en-Provence)
- 20 to 27 March: Tomorrowland Winter, Alpe d'Huez, ~€735 for the 7-day ticket with ski pass
- 25 to 29 March: Unlimited Festival, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- 26 to 28 March: Electronic Peak Festival in Les Arcs
- 26 to 28 March: Reperkusound, Lyon
- 16 and 17 April: Dystopia Festival, Douai and Mulhouse, ~€40 per night
- 5 to 9 May: Nuits Sonores, Lyon
- 6 to 8 May: Insane Festival, Plan d'eau d'Apt, ~€46 per night
- 15 and 16 May: Marvellous Island, Plage de Torcy, ~€47 per day
- 28 and 29 May: Millésime Festival, La Réole, ~€49 per day, camping included
- 11 and 12 June: Madame Loyal, Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux, ~€90 for the 2-day pass
- 25 and 26 June: Festival Plein Air, Parc Jacques Vernier in Douai
- 1st to 4 July: Ethereal Decibel, Savigny-le-Vieux, from ~€100 for the pass
- 2 to 4 July: Astropolis, Brest
- 23 and 24 July: Stereoparc, Rochefort, ~€45 for the 2-day pass
- 30 July to 1st August: Eskape Festival, Montilly-sur-Noireau, ~€70 per day
- 13 to 15 August: Positiv Festival, Théâtre Antique d'Orange, ~€120 for the 3-day pass
- 20 and 21 August: Electrolapse, Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire
- 11 and 12 September: Le Jardin Électronique in Lille-Lomme
Ethereal Decibel Festival 2027
If you're looking for a fully psychedelic experience, Normandy is the place to be. Ethereal Decibel isn't just a festival, it's an alternative village where Psytrance reigns supreme. Wildly over-the-top fluorescent decor, immersive chill-out zones and an ultra-welcoming community. Run by an independent non-profit association, the festival now stretches over four days, with more than 150 artists, decorators and performers every year.
🗓️ Date: 1 to 4 July 2027
📍 Location: La Besnardière, Savigny-le-Vieux (Normandy)
💵 Price: from ~€100 for the 2-day pass, ~€110 for the 3-day pass, ~€130 for the 4-day pass
🎧 Style: Psytrance, Trance, Techno, Acidcore, Downtempo
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Festival Plein Air 2027
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In a leafy park around a lake in Douai, Festival Plein Air proves you can party responsibly. The 7th edition brings together three stages and a lakeside campsite, with the first artists announced in December 2026. It's the perfect spot for anyone who wants good techno without the "factory" feel of the mega-festivals.
🗓️ Dates: 25 and 26 June 2027
📍 Location: Parc Jacques Vernier, Douai
💵 Price: presale by registration, prices announced on the official website
🎧 Style: Techno, House, Tech House, Electro
🎟️ Tickets: Presale registration.
Electronic Peak Festival 2027
Ski by day, rave by night. Electronic Peak is back in Les Arcs to close out the ski season in style. The organiser presents it as a one-of-a-kind winter event that mixes subtly programmed electronic music, winter sports and immersive festive experiences. The line-up, venues and 2027 theme have not been announced yet.
🗓️ Dates: 26 to 28 March 2027
📍 Location: Les Arcs (Savoie, France)
💵 Price: prices on the official website
🎧 Style: Minimal, House, Micro-house
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Astropolis Winter & Summer Festival 2027
The elder statesman of French electronic festivals hasn't aged a day. In 2027, Astropolis keeps Brest buzzing. The winter edition (February) turns the city into a giant club, while the summer edition (early July) runs for three days. It's raw and authentic: the festival was born in the summer of 1995 in northern Finistère.
🗓️ Winter date: 18 to 21 February 2027
🗓️ Summer date: 2 to 4 July 2027
📍 Location: Brest
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Techno, Hardcore, Bass, House, Trance, Electro
🎟️ Tickets See the official website
Reperkusound Festival 2027
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Lyon's own Reperkusound festival is back for three days. In 2026 it reinvented itself as "RE:BIRTH", with a monumental hybrid format split between the Transbordeur and the legendary Halle Tony Garnier. The 2027 venues and format have not been announced yet. It's the unmissable event for fans of hard techno, acid and hardcore who want to watch the history of Lyon's nightlife being written before their eyes.
🗓️ Date: 26, 27 and 28 March 2027
📍 Location: Lyon (2027 venues to be announced)
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Hard Techno, Hardcore, Acid, Techno, Dub
🎟️ Tickets: See the official website.
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Marvellous Island Festival 2027
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This is the official kick-off to the Paris summer. With your feet in the sand just 20 minutes from Paris, Marvellous Island turns the Torcy leisure park into a paradise island. The vibe is very much "Coachella, French-style", with carefully crafted set design. For its 15th edition, the festival brings together 80 artists on four stages, with a programme of house, techno, hard techno and trance. The 2027 line-up hasn't been revealed yet.
🗓️ Date: 15 and 16 May 2027
📍 Location: Plage de Torcy (77)
💵 Price: ~€47 for the 1-day pass / ~€89 for the 2-day pass
🎧 Style: House, Techno, Hard Techno, Trance
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Positiv Festival 2027
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This is arguably the most impressive setting in France to listen to techno. The Théâtre Antique d'Orange, a UNESCO World Heritage site, offers unique acoustics and Roman architecture. For 2027, the festival keeps its 3-day format in the heart of summer, with monumental set design and video mapping. The line-up hasn't been announced yet.
🗓️ Date: 13, 14 and 15 August 2027
📍 Location: Théâtre Antique d'Orange (Vaucluse)
💵 Price: ~€120 for the 3-day pass (first wave at ~€99 sold out)
🎧 Style: Electronic music
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Tomorrowland Winter 2027
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If your budget allows, this is the ultimate experience. Ski in the morning and dance in the afternoon on stages high up in the mountains, among more than 150 electronic music artists. The winter edition of Tomorrowland in Alpe d'Huez is a bubble outside time, with more than 30,000 festival-goers and 250 km of ski slopes on site. The 2027 line-up hasn't been announced yet.
- 🗓️ Date: 20 to 27 March 2027
- 📍 Location: Alpe d'Huez
- 💵 Price: ~€735 for the 7-day ticket, ski pass included (from ~€130 for the 1-day ticket)
- 🎧 Style: Electronic music
- 🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Insane Festival 2027
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Set at the Plan d'eau d'Apt lake in Provence, Insane has become a true legend for fans of extreme music. For its 11th edition, it runs from Thursday to Saturday. It's one of the only festivals to blend Techno, Trance and Hardcore so well on gigantic stages. The atmosphere is electric, very young and full of energy.
- 🗓️ Date: 6 to 8 May 2027
- 📍 Location: Plan d'eau d'Apt, 84400 Apt
- 💵 Price: from ~€46 per night (then ~€51 and ~€56 depending on the ticket wave)
- 🎧 Style: Hard Techno, Acid Techno, Techno, Trance, Uptempo
- 🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Dystopia Festival 2027
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The Dystopia phenomenon continues its tour across France in 2027 with three editions: Rennes in February, then Douai and Mulhouse in April. The concept stays the same: two stages (hard techno and hardcore), around forty artists and immersive decor, for total immersion in Hard Music with an apocalyptic set design. It's the festival that is soaring in popularity for fans of fast BPM.
🗓️ Rennes date: 19 and 20 February 2027
🗓️ Douai date: 16 and 17 April 2027
🗓️ Mulhouse date: 16 and 17 April 2027
📍 Location: Parc Expo de Rennes (Bruz), Gayant Expo in Douai, Parc Expo de Mulhouse
💵 Price: Rennes from ~€46 per night / ~€86 for the 2-day pass; Douai and Mulhouse from ~€40 per night / ~€74 for the 2-day pass
🎧 Style: Hard Techno, Hardcore
🎟️ Tickets: Rennes, Douai, Mulhouse.
POSITIV Winter 2027
Photo credit: POSITIV (positivfestival.fr)
POSITIV's winter event takes over the Arena du Pays d'Aix for its 2nd edition: two nights of electronic music that the organiser bills as 100% techno and hard techno, with immersive set design. Artists announced so far include Sara Landry, Nikolina, ALT8, Nicolas Cuer and PACT (Joachim Pastor, Joris Delacroix and Teho).
🗓️ Date: 5 and 6 March 2027
📍 Location: Arena du Pays d'Aix (Aix-en-Provence)
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Techno, Hard Techno
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Unlimited Festival Chamonix 2027
Photo credit: The Unlimited Festival (unlimited-festival.com)
The Unlimited Festival is an independent, non-profit project run by a collective of mountain and music lovers who have been organising events in the Alps since 2015 to celebrate electronic music in the heart of the mountains. In Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, it celebrates its 10th anniversary with five days of music, skiing and events, between valley and mountain. Some venues can only be reached by ski lift or cable car. Artists, venues and the full programme are still to be announced.
🗓️ Date: 25 to 29 March 2027
📍 Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie)
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Techno, House, Melodic House & Techno, Tech House
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Nuits Sonores 2027
Photo credit: Nuits sonores (nuits-sonores.com)
Nuits sonores takes over Lyon in May with a very broad electronic music line-up. In 2026, historic figures of acid house and house such as 808 State and The Sabres of Paradise rubbed shoulders with festival regulars like Four Tet, Amelie Lens, Ben Klock and Carl Craig. The 24th edition is announced for 5 to 9 May 2027; the venues and line-up have not been revealed yet, and only ticket pre-registration is open.
🗓️ Date: 5 to 9 May 2027
📍 Location: Lyon (venues to be announced)
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Electro, House, Acid house, Techno
🎟️ Tickets: See the official website.
Millésime Festival 2027
Photo credit: Millésime Festival (millesime-festival.com)
Millésime Festival bills itself as a "Tekno, HardMusic & Psytrance Festival" and celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2027. It takes place open-air in La Réole, on the banks of the Garonne, between Bordeaux and Toulouse, on two stages: the Rave Zone (tekno to hard) and the Mystic Area (acid, mental, tribe and bass music on Friday, psytrance on Saturday). Camping is free and included with every ticket, with eight food trucks, stalls and a prevention and harm-reduction stand.
🗓️ Date: 28 and 29 May 2027
📍 Location: La Réole (Gironde)
💵 Price: ~€49 for the 1-day pass / ~€83 for the 2-day pass, free camping included
🎧 Style: Tekno, Hard Music, Psytrance
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Madame Loyal Bordeaux 2027
Photo credit: Madame Loyal Festival (madameloyalfestival.com)
Madame Loyal bills itself as "the electronic funfair": a giant funfair, several indoor and outdoor stages, performers and entertainment, chill areas and a food court. The announced line-up mixes house, electro, techno, hard techno and hardcore. The Bordeaux edition is set up at the Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux, with a warm-up party the night before. The festival also runs in Rennes, Paris and Geneva.
🗓️ Date: 11 and 12 June 2027 (warm-up party on Thursday 10 June)
📍 Location: Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux
💵 Price: from ~€90 for the 2-day blind pass
🎧 Style: House, Electro, Techno, Hard Techno, Hardcore
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Stereoparc Festival 2027
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Stereoparc takes over the gardens of the Corderie Royale in Rochefort, on the banks of the Charente, between ramparts and palm trees. The festival brings together two days of electronic music, from techno and hard techno to EDM, house and tech house, with two nights named Waterfall and Cococoast. The 2026 edition was spread over four stages (Mainstage, The Island Stage, After Stage and Stereocamp Stage), and camping is offered with some passes.
🗓️ Date: 23 and 24 July 2027
📍 Location: Jardins de la Corderie Royale (Rochefort, Charente-Maritime)
💵 Price: from ~€45 for the 2-day pass (first wave sold out)
🎧 Style: Techno, Hard Techno, EDM, House, Tech House
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Eskape Festival 2027
Photo credit: Eskape Festival (eskapefestival.com)
Eskape Festival bills itself as the biggest Techno and Hard Music festival in France, set in Montilly-sur-Noireau, in the Orne, in Normandy. It brings together more than 70 artists over three days and three stages (techno, hard techno and hard music), in immersive sets, with pyrotechnics, lasers, performers and fireworks. The main campsite is included in the ticket price.
🗓️ Date: 30 July to 1 August 2027
📍 Location: Montilly-sur-Noireau (Orne, Normandy)
💵 Price: ~€70 per day / ~€113 for the 2-day pass / ~€149 for the 3-day pass
🎧 Style: Techno, Hard Techno, Hard Music
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
Electrolapse Festival 2027
Photo credit: Electrolapse (electrolapse.fr)
Electrolapse is an electronic music festival founded in 2021 in Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire, in the Drôme, about an hour from Lyon and Grenoble. It runs over two days and three stages: The Gate, billed as an open-air underground club, the Main Stage and the Oasis. The site offers camping, free parking nearby and shuttles from the TER train station. The festival has won three Heavent Festivals Awards between 2023 and 2025.
🗓️ Date: 20 and 21 August 2027
📍 Location: Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire (Drôme)
💵 Price: prices on the official ticketing site
🎧 Style: Techno, Melodic Techno, Trance, Hardstyle
🎟️ Tickets: See the official website.
Le Jardin Électronique 2027
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Le Jardin Électronique is the big electronic music gathering of the Hauts-de-France region, set in the Parc Naturel Urbain in Lille-Lomme. Techno, hard techno, hardcore, bass music and psytrance sit side by side over two days. The event also has two indoor versions in Lille, the Jardin d'Hiver and the Jardin d'Automne, with nights from 22:00 to 6:00 at the Grand Sud.
🗓️ Date: 11 and 12 September 2027
📍 Location: Parc Naturel Urbain, Lille-Lomme (Nord)
💵 Price: 2-day Pass Merci at ~€45 (sold out), other prices to come
🎧 Style: Techno, Hard Techno, Hardcore, Bass Music, Psytrance
🎟️ Tickets: Available here.
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