Sunwaves Festival (Almeria, Spain) 2026

About

A shimmering horizon of sea and sky marks the scene when Sunwaves Festival 2026 brings its signature five-day seaside celebration of minimal, tech-house and underground rhythms to the Mediterranean coast of Almería from 4 to 8 September 2026. With its foundations in the famed Black Sea edition, Sunwaves now shifts its focus firmly to Spain’s Roquetas de Mar, where the music festival community, international and intimate, will converge once more beneath palm trees and across beach-front dancefloors. In the previous edition the roster boasted influential names like Dubfire, Franky Rizardo, Ilario Alicante, Margaret Dygas and a gathering of moody, deep-groove curators that define this festival’s ethos. The 2026 event promises to honour that lineage while expanding its palette with extended sets, curated spaces and bold daylight-to-sunrise transitions.

The festival’s layout invites dance-floor wanderings across beachfront platforms, late-night beach bars, open-air arenas and dusk-till-dawn sessions where seasoned heads and rising stars alike find their moment under the Med-sun. Sound-systems are tuned for clarity and depth, stage designs lean into a refined yet raw aesthetic, and the natural coastal canvas provides a backdrop that feels both expansive and emotionally open. Expect moments of whispering waves followed by urgent rhythm, ambient lounge zones tucked amongst dunes and the collective push of crowd energy building as night takes hold.

Sunwaves stands apart through its combination of beach-club ease and underground authenticity—there’s no spectacle for spectacle’s sake, but rather a focused devotion to groove, connection and communal rhythm. This is a place where the music takes precedence, the setting becomes a partner and every set feels like both a journey and a homecoming. Sunwaves Festival 2026 isn’t just five days of party—it’s a full-scale immersion in sound, sea-air, and the shared pulse of a global dance family.