Reykjavík, Iceland – Secret Solstice 2019:

Where else would you want to be on the longest day of the year other than a place where the sun never sets?

Secret Solstice is five hours north of London … what does that tell you? It tells you the party goes for 96 hours straight … only the DJs and sets change…>

An island in the Danube outside Budapest, Hungary – Sziget: We checked with our Hungarian connection and Sziget is the festival they rate as the top festival in Hungary, Romania and the whole of Eastern Europe.

We looked at the lineup and you know what? They’re right.

For 2019, Sziget runs from 7 thru 13 Aug…>

Want to see the future? Then head to Barcelona in July with your MacBook, but leave your sailboard at home.

Since 2013, this Sónar+D (no, we have no idea what that stands for) attracts creative types including artists, creative technologists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, thinkers, scientists, entrepreneurs,…>

Waking Life: This festival 14 thru 19 August in the wilds of Portugal is one of the most popular with people who like the more intimate settings, camping and outdoor activities. There are at least 150 performers lined up, you can get tickets here starting at 125 euros.

If you’re bored on the beach, this could be just the ticket. Flow Festival is a celebration of music and all the performing arts from street art to light installations. Oh, and there’s an opera. Contemporary dance, electronic music and audiovisual art take over the Finnish National Opera’s Almi Hall Wednesday, 7 Aug…>

We meant to post this earlier because this is the event that got the most positive reaction from our readers last year. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Meadows in the Mountains runs from 6 June thru 9 Junes in the bucolic mountains between Plovdiv and the Black Sea. This is another boutique event that’s not for everyone ……>

IT Arena is a tech event with a global outlook and scale, which takes place in Lviv, Ukraine on the last weekend of September. Productive networking, business matchmaking and festival spirit are IT Arena trademarks. Three intensive conference days catalyze exponential growth and inspire new solutions and business…>

From 3 July to 7 July, a huge lake in rural Hungary is the setting for what is arguably (we’re arguing with ourselves because we tend to call every big festival “the biggest”) the biggest festival of 2019.

We’ve hesitated to recommend Hungary this year because of the politics. But this 12-year-old festival has the…>

File this under “too good to be true” … though it’s totally legit. This is the second year econ-dev group Work Estonia is offering superstar tech talent a free 5-day VIP career trip to Tallinn, one of Europe’s most innovative cities

Here’s the deal: Work Estonia wants you to explore Estonia like a local and c…>

Another mega summer festival with Name acts, Garorock runs from 27 thru 20 June in Marmande southeast of Bordeaux.

Let’s get right to the Names (live acts and DJs), which are semi-huge in the 12th year for this festival: DIMA, Marshmello, Charlotte de Witte, Vici Vici, Ben Harper, Macklemore and DJ Snake, with s…>