The UKs Best House and Techno Festivals
Here are the best house and techno festivals in the UK where you can catch the likes of Ewan McVicar, Amelie Lens, Patrick Topping, Camelphat, and Hannah Laing.
Skiddle Staff
Last updated: 23rd Feb 2023
Daydreaming of gathering with all your best mates in a field and partying until the early hours and beyond?
Rest assured. If you're a lover of banging tunes and raving until your legs turn to jelly, we’ve got you covered with the best house tech festivals in the UK.
From Terminal V in Edinburgh down to We Are FSTVL in Upminster - here's where you can catch some of the biggest names on the scene, including Amelie Lens, I Hate Models, Ewan McVicar, Camelphat, Carl Cox, and many, many more.
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When: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th April 2023 (Easter weekend)
Where: Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland
2023 lineup: Amelie Lens, Ewan McVicar, Charlotte de Witte, Frazi.er, I Hate Models, 999999999, Folamour, Dan Shake, many more TBA
Terminal V has gained incredible respect from both audiences and artists alike. A Mecca for fans of thumping techno and house tunes, the fest goes down in Edinburgh every year and punters come from all over to worship the sounds spun by the globally-recognised talents on the decks. We’ve only had one artist announcement for the two-day bash so far, but the lineup is already looking stunning with some of the hottest names on the scene.
The production is next to none, the lineups are always stuffed with insanely skilled established and up-and-coming artists, and it’s rapidly becoming the go-to fest for fans of banging tunes. If you love cracking house tech festivals, you’d be daft not to keep an eye on this one.
Tickets for Terminal V Festival
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When: Friday 21st - Saturday 22nd July 2023
Where: Boston Manor Park in London, England
2023 lineup: Underworld, Adam Beyer, Charlotte de Witte, FJAAK, Ben UFO B2B Helena Hauff, Jeff Mills, DJ Stingray B2B Objekt, many more
Junction 2 has an underground cult following and welcomes around 25,000 ravers to its home, Boston Manor Park, each year. Now a globally-recognised brand, you’re always in safe hands with Junction 2. The festival shuns plastic tents and short sets, allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature with banging tunes at what is truly one of the UK’s best techno festivals.
Tickets for Junction 2
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When: Friday 2nd - Saturday 3rd June 2023
Where: Baltic Triangle in Liverpool, England
2023 lineup: TBA
Baltic Weekender is a huge celebration of various genres of music, including house, techno, drum and bass, disco, grime, and everything in between. Held in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, this fest will have you diving in and out of the city’s best venues, including Hangar 34 and 24 Kitchen Street, to check out big names and up-and-comers on the scene.
Keep your eyes peeled for announcements, but know you’re in safe hands. 2022’s party saw Ben UFO, Helena Hauff, and many others leading crowds in frenzied raves.
For 2023, they’ve promised high-quality headlines with a stronger focus on local talent. And as money might be a bit tight, they’ve put a cap on ticket prices. Act soon and secure early bird tickets for an absolute bargain before the price goes up.
Tickets for Baltic weekender Festival
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When: Saturday 8th July 2023
Where: Temple Newsam in Leeds, England
2023 lineup: TBA
Ah, Leeds! You can always rely on this mad city to show you what a proper party looks like. House and techno fest Newsam Park is brought to us by the team behind Cocoon in the Park, a huge festival that ended after eleven glorious editions. You can think of Newsam Park as Cocoon’s reincarnation.
In 2022, some mega talent hit the two stages including Marco Carola, Jayda G, and Jamie Jones. But 2023’s lineup is rumoured to be bigger than ever, complimented by jaw-dropping stage production. Keep your eyes peeled for announcements, or cop yours now to save a few quid before the price increases.
Photo: We Are FSTVL / Facebook.com
When: Friday 25th - Sunday 27th August 2023 (August Bank Holiday Weekend)
Where: Damyns Hall, Aerodrome Upminster in Essex, England
2023 lineup: The Prodigy, Honey Dijon, Andy C, Annie Mac, Ben Hemsley, FISHER, Interplanetary Criminal, Patrick Topping, Shy FX, and many more
We Are FSTVL unites a variety of genres, including house, techno, DnB, garage, and grime. The multiple-award-winning festival has been going since 2013, growing year on year, and blowing punters' minds with out-of-this-world stage design and production.
2023 will be the festival’s 10th anniversary. To honour its birthday, they’ve delivered an absolutely huge lineup that we can't stop drooling over. Bringing over 300 huge and underground names across its 30 arenas, it's going to be massive.
Tickets for We Are FSTVL
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When: Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th June 2023
Where: Heaton Park in Manchester, England
2023 lineup: TBA
To help you understand just how big Parklife is, their super early-bird tickets sold out in record time this year. And that's pretty typical. The fest breaks its own record with ticket sales just about every single year. The multi-genre bonanza of course has plenty of huge house and techno artists on its lineup alongside names from drum and bass, tech house, and other genres.
2022 saw Peggy Gou, Charlotte de Witte, Camelphat, The Blessed Madonna, Nina Kraviz, Patrick Topping, Fred Again.., Amelie Lens, Carl Cox, and many other house and techno acts hit the decks. So even if you aren’t a fan of the pop, hip hop, and the other genres represented on the lineup, there’ll be loads of smashing DJ sets to sink your teeth into.
Tickets for Parklife Festival
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When: Thursday 24th - Sunday 27th August 2023 (August Bank Holiday Weekend)
Where: Daresbury in Cheshire, England
2023 lineup: Swedish House Mafia, many more TBA
Easily the biggest electronic festival in the UK with a 70,000 capacity, Creamfields North was the original before we were blessed with Creamfields South.
One of the biggest electronic events in the world, Creamfields covers just about every electronic genre, including house, techno, EDM, trance, drum and bass, trance, hardstyle, and more. Annually blowing our minds with its heavy-weight lineups, Creamfields always has the hottest names on the scene and some of the craziest pyro you’ll ever witness.
If you love electronic music, you can always count on Creamfields to deliver. Last year's lineup featured Camelphat, Fatboy Slim, Tiesto, Peggy Gou, Eats Everything, Sonny Fodera, Hot Since 82, Bicep, Carl Cox, Patrick Topping, Solardo, and dozens of other super exciting names on the scene. We promise you 2023’s lineup will be equally amazing. It's mint every single year.
Tickets for Creamfields North Festival
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When: Friday 26th - Sunday 28th May 2023
Where: Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England
2023 lineup: Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, Camelphat, Carl Cox Hybrid Live, Patrick Topping, Sonny Fodera, Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, Gorgon City, Chase & Status, Andy C, Becky Hill, many more TBA
Back again in 2023 after a stunning first edition in 2022, Creamfields South is equally as momentous as its northern sister. 50,000 ravers will descend on the gorgeous Grade II listed Hylands Park with one thing in mind: enjoying banging tunes all weekend. The lineup is equally jaw-dropping as the northern fest, as is the production.
The lineup so far is already astonishing, and it’s only the first phase of announcements. Keep your finger on the pulse, as they’ll be dropping more names soon. Or secure your tickets and save a few quid because there’s simply no way you won’t enjoy some of the names on the lineup. And, hey, attending Creamfields as an electronic music fan is a bucketlist item.
Tickets for Creamfields South Festival
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When: TBC July 2023
Where: Orrell Hill Woods in Liverpool, England
2023 lineup: TBA
Now in its third year, The One In The Woods is a Liverpool festival in, you guessed it, the woods. Bringing incredible drum and bass, techno, and a splash of house music to a lovely woodland area, TOITW invites punters to escape the chaos of their day-to-day and head out into the trees to party to some banging tunes. Sounds good to us!
Alongside around 80 delicious techno and drum and bass artists, you can enjoy local food, drinks, and a killer crowd who just want to enjoy banging tunes and forget about the world for a few days. Lovely.
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When: TBA September 2023 (2 days)
Where: Newsam Green Farm in Leeds, England
2023 lineup: TBA
From the team behind Mint Warehouse, Mint Festival packs its lineups with an array of genres - house, techno, drum and bass, UKG, and more are showcased across four stages. As 2023 is the fest's 10th birthday, we suspect they might pull something special out of the bag, not that it needs any extras to be crowned one of the UK's best electronic fests. It earned that title long ago.
2022’s edition had Darius Syrossian, Eats Everything, Elliot Adamson, Enzo Siragusa, Patrick Topping, Rossko, and Seth Troxler, so you can expect some house and techno stars to get you on your feet this year. Great vibes, great people, great tunes - Mint Festival is a fantastic shout.
Tickets for MiNT Festival
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When: Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st May 2023
Where: Hopetoun House in Edinburgh, Scotland
2023 lineup: Ben Hemsley, Eliza Rose, Hannah Laing, Chaos in the CBD, Interplanetary Criminal, Hayley Zalassi, Job Jobse, Prospa, Sally C, Surusinghe, testpress, more TBA
We all love cracking tunes, so to hear the hottest names on the scene with a truly beautiful backdrop really seals the deal. Hopetoun House in Edinburgh is absolutely stunning, as much of the city tends to be. Even better, it’s not uncommon for a lush, fluffy clouded sunset to creep over the house as you’re raving.
FLY Open Air is all about bringing the biggest and best house and techno artists to charming Scottish locations. Returning for its tenth anniversary in 2023, the lineup, so far, includes international talent but promises to deliver some local talent too. The site holds over 8,000 people, so you can get the festival vibe without losing your mates too often... hopefully.
Tickets for FLY Open Air Festival
Cultivate Festival 2023: Summer Edition
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When: Friday 12th - Saturday 13th May 2023
Where: The Pier in Aberdeen, Scotland
2023 lineup: Charlie Sparks, Franck, Hannah Laing, Matt Guy, testpress, Tibasko, more TBA
Another big one in Scotland, Cultivate is the North East’s biggest electronic music festival bursting with techno, deep house, disco house, tech house, and bass music. The fest brings international artists across indoor and outdoor stages to over 2,500 ravers a day. Smaller than many other fests, it’s perfect for those wanting to rave who don’t like huge crowds that go on further than the eye can see. Because losing your friends in a sea of people while you’ve got double-vision really isn’t the vibe.
If the fest comes to a close and you aren’t ready to call it a night just yet, you can get tickets to their afterparties at Unit 51. The festival chooses the headliners for the afterparties, so if you love the lineup, you’ll love the afterparties too. Tickets for Cultivate tend to sell out pretty rapidly, so don’t delay if you fancy it.
Tickets for Cultivate
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When: Saturday 27th May 2023
Where: Nottingham Racecourse in Nottingham, England
2023 lineup: Richy Ahmed, SOSA, Prunk, Eddie Chitnis, and many more TBA
One of the best house festivals, Groovebox is a day fest in Nottingham with the best in the genre and smashing production. Perfect for those needing to save a few bob, this fest is on the cheaper side, with the final tier standard tickets costing £30. But if you’re quick enough, you can cop them for less. And at just twenty minutes from Nottingham city centre, it’s super easy to get to.
The 2022 lineup featured Jax Jones, Solardo, Idris Elba, Sosa, Nathan Dawe, Emily Nash, and more. 2023 will be similar, with 60 DJs across five arenas and 5,000 ravers all going mad together. It’s going to be beautiful.
Tickets for Groovebox Festival
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When: Saturday 10th June 2023
Where: Colwick Country Park in Nottingham, England
2023 lineup: Shy FX, Interplanetary Criminal, LF System, many more TBA
Another Nottingham day festival, Detonate is a mish-mash of genres, including house, UKG, drum and bass, and techno. Over 60 artists and DJs will lead 15,000 people in a huge party across floating stages and woodland highways. There’ll be global street food to keep you going strong, cocktails, fireworks, boat parties, live street art and a VIP island if you fancy treating yourself.
For 2023’s edition, we’ll be treated to a “reimagined” version of the festival. That could mean anything, and we’re absolutely buzzing to find out the deets. Watch this space for updates…
Tickets for Detonate Festival
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When: Saturday 24th June 2023
Where: Abbey Park in Leicester, England
2023 lineup: TBA
Beyond Festival is Leicester’s first dance music festival. Right in the heart of England, it’s easy to get to no matter where you’re travelling from. In the way of tunes, you can look forward to over 30 of the best international drum and bass, house, techno, UKG, disco, jungle, bass, disco, and R&B artists, and everything in between.
If you need a break from raving, there are fairground rides, dozens of local food trailers, and more to enjoy. Back again after its first edition in 2022, you can expect the next edition to be bigger and better, especially with the festival now on everyone’s radar.
Tickets for Beyond Festival
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When: Thursday 24th - Sunday 27th August 2023 (August Bank Holiday Weekend)
Where: Lost Village in Lincoln, England
2023 lineup: TBA
Discover winding paths with shadows cast by tall trees, dip your toes in the lake and feel the soil on your feet, explore the unknown, immerse yourself in new worlds… and then get to the front of the stage to rave all night long!
Lost Village isn’t your average festival. It’s an experience. A gateway into the unknown. A new way to enjoy the sounds you love. Head over for techno, house, and electronic tunes deep in the surreal woods. Taste global street food by the UK's best chefs, stumble upon secret performances, laugh until it hurts at comedy shows, and escape the world’s chaos in wood-fired hot tubs. Let go, free yourself, dance for four days and nights, and create, learn, and meet like-minded spirits.
Hang in there as we don’t have the lineup just yet, but as 2022 saw Tom Misch, Bonobo, Jamie XX, Honey Dijon, HAAi, Job Jobse, Logic1000, Octo Octa, Luke Solomon, Âme, and so many other cracking artists, know you’re in safe hands.
Watch this space for updates and tickets!
Check out our What's On Guide to discover even more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. For festivals, lifestyle events and more, head on over to our Things To Do page or be inspired by the event selections on our Inspire Me page.
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