Nukranox (Salzburg, Austria) 2026

Nukranox returns to the Messezentrum Salzburg on Saturday 24 October 2026, ten hours of hard music from 5pm to 3am in the Austrian exhibition centre. The organisers are explicit about the remit: one night, hard music only, no crossover programming, which has made it the main hard dance date in the Austrian calendar outside the summer open airs.

The 2026 bill runs Big K, Elasy, Klofama, Lekkerfaces, Mish, Outlined, Project One, Van Hella, Vieze Asbak and Zelecter, with MC Novy hosting. That spread covers hardstyle, rawstyle and uptempo, and the festival’s official aftermovies have built a substantial following, with the 2023 film passing 73,000 views and the 2024 edition over 33,000.

Tickets run in phases. The first sold out, with phase two at 74 euros as an early bird, phase three at 79 as the regular price and a late phase at 89, all excluding service fees. The festival is produced by No Rain, based at Puch bei Hallein outside the city. The Messezentrum sits north of Salzburg with its own bus connections, and Salzburg airport is 15 minutes away with Munich two hours by road. It is the Austrian hard dance music festival that fills the hall.