📅 July 26 - July 28, 2026
📍 Ottawa, ON, Canada

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A burst of summer energy arrives in late June as Escapade Music Festival transforms Ottawa’s RA Centre Grounds into one of Canada’s most powerful electronic music festival from June 26–28, 2026. Known as a defining moment of the North American EDM calendar, the festival stretches across three high-intensity days where multiple stages pulse with house, techno, bass, and melodic sounds, drawing a massive international crowd into a shared open-air celebration. Set in the heart of Ontario’s capital, the venue becomes a fully reimagined space where large-scale production, immersive lighting design, and deep sound engineering turn every corner into part of the experience.

This year’s edition marks the festival’s 16th anniversary and expands further with a lineup of around 70+ artists, blending global headliners with rising underground names. Major figures shaping the 2026 program include Tiësto, FISHER, GRiZ, SLANDER, Illenium, Alan Walker, Meduza, Nicky Romero, Oliver Heldens, Cosmic Gate, Eli Brown, Layton Giordani, Knock2, Sullivan King, Virtual Riot, SVDDEN DEATH, Loud Luxury, Dombresky, and Getter, alongside a wide spectrum of support acts representing both bass-heavy and groove-driven sounds. The result is a carefully balanced roster that moves between euphoric mainstage moments and darker, more experimental sets across the weekend.

Across the RA Centre Grounds layout, each stage is designed to deliver a distinct identity, from high-impact mainstage performances to more intimate areas dedicated to house and techno selections. As daylight fades over Ottawa’s skyline, the festival’s visual production takes over—massive LED structures, synchronized effects, and cinematic lighting transitions that amplify the emotional peaks of each set. The crowd energy builds continuously through the weekend, with each night escalating into a deeper, more unified dancefloor atmosphere.

Escapade Music Festival 2026 stands as more than a seasonal gathering; it is a concentrated snapshot of contemporary electronic music culture, where global headliners and emerging talent share the same space, shaping a continuous flow of sound, movement, and shared experience across three days in Ottawa.

Headliners

Highlights

Full Lineup

ALAN WALKER, ALLEYCVT, AVELLO, CHYL, COSMIC GATE, CRANKDAT, DANNY AVILA, DEVAULT, DISTANT MATTER, DISCO LINES, DOMBRESKY, DREYA V, ELI BROWN, FISHER, FOVOS, FRANK WALKER, GETTER, GRiZ, HEXXA, HEYZ, HI-LO, HOANG, ILLENIUM, JACKIE HOLLANDER, JAY PRYOR, KNOCK2, LAYTON GIORDANI, LOUD LUXURY, LUKE ALEXANDER, MADDIX, MAX STYLER, MC4D, MEDUZA, MICAH MARTIN, MPH, NICKY ROMERO, ODD MOB, OKAYVAL, OLIVER HELDENS, OSKAR MED K, RØZ, SAM LAMAR, SCRIPT, SKULL MACHINE, SLANDER, SULLIVAN KING, SVDDEN DEATH, TIESTO, VIPERACTIVE, VIRTUAL RIOT, WALKER & ROYCE

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Escapade Music Festival 2026 is set for June 26–28 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the RA Centre Grounds, a large outdoor space transformed into a multi-stage electronic music venue for the weekend.
The festival focuses on electronic music across house, techno, bass, and melodic styles, with massive stage production, immersive lighting design, and high-powered sound systems creating a full-scale open-air rave atmosphere.
The lineup includes major international names such as Tiësto, FISHER, Illenium, Alan Walker, GRiZ, Meduza, Nicky Romero, Oliver Heldens, Slander, SVDDEN DEATH, Loud Luxury, and Cosmic Gate, alongside many supporting acts across different electronic subgenres.
Escapade typically features multiple stages with distinct identities, ranging from a large mainstage for headline EDM sets to more focused spaces dedicated to underground house, techno, and bass-heavy performances.
Its combination of a diverse global lineup, large-scale production, and location in Canada’s capital creates a unique blend of city energy and festival culture, making it one of the key summer electronic music gatherings in North America.

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