We’ve covered the festivals to death – now it’s time to talk about what happens on the days in between. Europe’s beach club scene has quietly become as competitive as its festival circuit, with venues booking the same headliners, running the same production budgets, and in some cases outlasting the festivals themselves. From Sardinia’s granite cliffs to a stretch of English coastline that has no business being this good, here’s where the continent’s best beach clubs are taking bookings for 2027.
Phi Beach
Baja Sardinia, Costa Smeralda, Italy
If you only do one beach club in Europe next year, make it this one. Phi Beach is carved into the granite rocks above the water on the Costa Smeralda, and the sunset amphitheatre setting is genuinely one of the best in Europe – photos don’t really do it justice. The 2026 season ran 45 nights and brought in Black Coffee, Fisher and Peggy Gou, with the venue putting money into a full sound system upgrade to match the talent. Book ahead; this one fills up fast with the Milan and Rome crowd before international visitors even get a look in.
Blue Marlin
Cala Jondal, Ibiza
Every beach club on this list owes something to Blue Marlin, whether they’d admit it or not. It’s the original blueprint – day-to-night, seven days a week, with a genre for every day of the week: Balearic and deep house early on, AMAZONA’s Afro house on Thursdays, ELYSIUM’s melodic house on Fridays, and Showtime Sunday as the weekly peak with residents Saraga and Khenya.
If you’re new to Ibiza and don’t know where to start, start here.
Alemagou
Ftelia Beach, Mykonos
Most “beach clubs” are near the beach. Alemagou is on it. It’s become the island’s melodic house and techno anchor, and the 2026 booking list – CamelPhat, Adriatique, Artbat – reads like a who’s-who of the genre. Mykonos has no shortage of beach clubs chasing the same crowd, but this is the one the actual DJs go to on their days off.
Sa Trinxa
Ses Salines, Ibiza
The counterpoint to everything above. Sa Trinxa is the last of Ibiza’s true old-school chiringuitos – no production, no bottle service, no headline DJs flown in for the weekend. Local authorities have been putting pressure on beach bars across the island for years, and Sa Trinxa is still standing, still just sand and a soundtrack that’s been part of Ibiza’s identity since long before the superclubs arrived.
Go here when you need a break from everything Blue Marlin represents.
Movida Beach Club
Near Taormina, Sicily
Sicily doesn’t get talked about enough in this conversation, and Movida is the reason that needs to change. It’s one of Italy’s best-kept secrets – for now – and this year it landed a genuine coup: a world-exclusive back-to-back set from Carl Cox and Louie Vega. Get there before everyone else figures out what Sicily’s been sitting on.
King’s Club
Jesolo, near Venice
Technically on the river rather than the sea, but nobody’s complaining once they’re inside. King’s Club has been running since 1967, which makes it one of the longest-standing venues anywhere on this list, let alone in Europe. It’s not resting on that history either – 2026’s guest list included Bob Sinclar, Luciano, James Hype and Carl Cox.
The Sundeck
Margate, UK
Yes, Margate. The Sundeck sits right on the sand with a street food market next door and a Funktion One sound system that punches well above what you’d expect from an English seaside town. This summer’s line-up has included Jo Mills of Circoloco, X-Press 2’s Diesel and Ricky Cox, Heller and Farley, Hannah Holland and Rob Mellow – proof that you don’t need the Mediterranean to run a serious programme, just decent weather and a good booker.
The Garden Resort Beach Bar
Tisno, Croatia
The beach arm of The Garden Resort, and home to some of the best beach parties anywhere in Europe during Dekmantel Selectors, Hospitality on the Beach and Hideout. Croatia’s festival scene has had a breakout few years, and this is where a lot of that energy spills over once the main stages close for the night.
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Kristan Caryl is a freelance music and sports journalist and copywriter who contributes to multiple publications and websites in the UK.
