Psytrance Festivals offer some of the most unique sensory experiences, from captivating light shows, memorizing decorations, the encapsulating sounds of Psytrance music and of course the amazing weird and wonderful people that you meet on the dance floor.
When it comes to finding Psy Parties, the world really is limitless in potential. With so many countries hosting hidden Psytrance gems, it can be hard to find and choose the right rave to attend.
We created this comprehensive list of Global Psytrance Festivals to help showcase the wonderful world of psychedelic gatherings.
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Where: São José, Brazil When:Mar 14 – Mar 15
The world is in the hands of those who have the courage to dream and take the risk of living their dreams. Dreaming about the impossible is the first step in making it possible. Whatever your dream, get started! Boldness has geniality, power and magic! Get bold and visit PsyFly Festival!
Previous Lineup: Neelix, Fabio Fusco, Billx, Ghost Rider, Sonic Entity, Whiptongue, Sajanka
Where: Cape Town, South Africa When: 31 Jan – 02 Feb 2020
For over 15 years South Africa has seen thousands of beautiful Psy lovers grace it's lands, each one on a quest to experience Origin Festival in full glory.
As one of the largest Psytrance Festivals in Africa, the event hosts multiple stages with the main focus being Psy, there's also the chance to take a break and enjoy a deeper techno set or chill out to the soothing sound-waves of ambient vibes.
Like most Psy Parties there's plenty of activities to participate in, from body painting to meditating or simply watch and indulge in acrobatics.
Previous Lineup: Circuit Breakers • Guy J • Burn in Noise • Dickster / Dick Trevor • Mandala • Pete Bones • DJ Wegha • Josephine Wedekind • Ayjo • DALA • HEADROOM • Regan
Where: Victoria, Australia When: 24 Jan – 27 Jan 2020
Rainbow Serpent Festival's music has significantly evolved over the years. Starting out as a mainly Psytrance festival over two decades ago, these days over 15,000 patrons can expect to submerge themselves in a melting pot of musicality over the long weekend.
With well over 100 producers, bands and DJ’s across a number of separate stages Rainbow showcases an eclectic mix of grooves, atmospheres and rhythms.
World class décor, roving artistic performances, crazy activities you cant imagine a more exotic sensory mix spread over four days.
Previous Lineup: Bayawaka • Day.Din • Infected Mushroom • Metronome • Freedom Fighters • Victor Ruiz • Grouch in Dub • Ed Solo • Whiptongue
Where: Thailand When: 30 Dec – 02 Jan
This annual NYE festival takes place on the magnificent island of Koh Tao. The island is famous for it's crystal clear waters and stunning natural beauty, and is therefor a popular holidays destination for thousands of people travelling to Thailand from every corner of the planet.
If you're looking to celebrate the New Year with amazing people, the best hypnotic and psychedelic music, and are looking to escape the cold weather back home? Look no further than Experience Festival, it's captivating atmosphere will make you come back year after to year to celebrate the New Year in style!
Where: Brazil When: 27 Dec – 03 Jan 2020
After 20 years of being one of the smaller Psytrance Festivals, sprouted in the mountains of Chapada dos Veadeiros, the concept “Universo Paralello” has never been so current, and so indispensable …
This dive into a parallel reality, where the ritual of Peace, Love, Unity and Respect produces an atmosphere that surrounds everyone and is, more and more, a rare and special experience.
In Bahia, in the warm waters of Pratigi, 20 years of the gathering will be celebrated and, from now on, you are invited.
Previous Lineup: Zyce • Waio • Virtual Light • DJ Lucas • Labirinto • Vegas • James Monro • Hypogeo • Headroom • Grouch • Fungus Funk • Dust • Rinkadink • Burn In Noise • Astrix
Where: Queensland, Australia When: 14 Feb – 17 Feb 2020
Follow a series of dusty roads and winding trails leading from Australia's major cities and coasts, and you'll come upon Earth Frequency Festival, a four-day transformation event set deep within Queensland's natural surroundings, encased by mountains and its lush, rolling plains perforated by deep canyons and forests.
There's often more to Psytrance Festivals than just music alone and Earth Frequency brings together various elements of the eclectic world of the arts in all its spectacularly giddy glory. Watch a dance troupe perform gravity-defying moves, learn and participate in the spiritual nature of the “visionary art” scene and witness the devilishly delicious performance of the Creatrix Matrix temptresses. It's a festival that prides itself on encouraging expression, whatever form that may take and you'll come across a myriad different outlets for self expression while there.
Previous Lineup: Ryanosaurus • Zen Mechanics • Kaya • E-clip • Talpa • Menog • Ozzy • Smoke Sign • Terrafractyl • Paracozm • Fraktal Faerie • Skwid • Gumnut • Logman N Pstump • Aya • Aes Sedai • Smiggle • Purple Hayes • Tesseract Studio • Twisted Sibling
Where: Goa, India When: 07 Feb – 09 Feb 2020
Hands down one of the MUST visit Psytrance Festivals in the Eastern side of the world. You WILL NOT be disappointed.
With its neon palm grove of glow-in-dark coconut trees, psychedelic art of luminous designs depicting mandalas, aliens to dieties, and its vast open playground for Goa's diverse party goers, HillTop Festival is Goa's most revered fixture of its still prevalent trance scene. The weekly Sunday parties (despite the strictly enforced 10pm curfew), and Christmas and New Year marathon draw crowds from across the globe, to share what remains of Goa’s subversive culture.
Apart from covering the best of Psychedelic Trance, this festival is truly going the distance by introducing the Techno stage that'll virtually sparkle with the super gods of the mentioned genre.
Previous Lineup: Astrix • Avalon • Ajja • Space Tribe • Astral Projection • Kox Box • Martian Arts • Ace Ventura • Outsiders • Tristan • Burn In Noise • Ajja • Vertical Mode • Voodoo • Gaudi • Hilight Tribe • Raja Ram • NITIN • Shpongle • Eye-D • Imagine Mars • Faders • DJ Starling • Sunglider
Where: South Africa When: 10 Apr – 13 Apr 2020
A 3 day psychedelic trance party where star travelers, truth seekers and rainbow explorers come to fling open the doors of perception and to join us in a colourful psychedelic paradise. A journey to a paradigm of connectedness, boundlessness and limitlessness.
Become entranced and experience an alternative reality where we connect through play, love and dance. A place where we come to find sacred space together… the refuge of love and understanding and peace and joy, through psychedelic culture and friendship. A space where the magic and strength of our personal experience on the dancefloor or in social connection forces us to rethink our own individual existence. An arena for consciousness expansion, positive vibrations, inspiration, fun, spiritual paths, geometric art, dancing, smiling, laughing, loving and sharing.
Previous Lineup: Luna • Animato • Dynamic • Deliriant • Tune Raider • Killawatt • Dala • Rubix Qube • Geometric Flux • Absynth • JEST3R • Bernz • Abra • Saai • Nicci • Gryphon X • Range • Mark • Psychaos • Joti Sidhu • Plasmotek • Itone
Where: Mexico When: 03 Apr – 05 Apr 2020
The annual festival of Ometeotl takes place in Morelos, Mexico and arguably one of the best in the country! The word Ometeotl refers to the Aztec God, creator and higher power; with ancient practices and ceremonies being integrated into the festivals decor and visual experience giving a totally unique Psy atmosphere to party in.
Although a variety of styles of music can be heard throughout the day, by night, the focus is hardcore Psytrance.
Previous Lineup: Giuseppe • Arjuna • Merkaba • Looney • Govinda • Val Vashar • Audiopathik • Jossie Telch • Symbolico • Jumpstreet • Goatika • Sumiruna • Melt • Moon • parvati in dub • Vlastur
Where: Brazil When: 30 Apr – 03 May 2020
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Previous Lineup: Atmos • Earthling • Element, Ital • Justin Chaos • Dirty Saffi • Laughing • Buddha • Parasense • S.P.H.E.R.E • Kabayun • KinDzaDza • Drip Drop • Shotu • Necropsycho • Psymmetrix • Kashyyyk • Dj Nuky • Digoa • Chromatec • Tweakers • Janczur • Everblast
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Where: Germany When:28 May – 31 May 2020
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Previous Lineup: Astrix • Ace Ventura • Outsiders • Avalon • Captain Hook • Atmos • Ritmo • Merkaba • Rinkadink • Sonic Species • Zyce • Talpa • Mandragora • Sinerider • Audiomatic • Egorythmia • Brainiac • Oxidaksi • Crazy Astronaut • Deliriant • Day Din
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Where: Brazil When:20 Jun – 21 Jun 2020
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Previous Lineup: Storm • Fábio Leal • Rica Amaral • Vegas • Dj Steph • Pragmatix • Kobot • Azys • Ancient Tribe • Anginha • Babagoon • Kadum • Smoke Ship • Baphomet Engine • Alan Keven • Groove Control • Arkhos • Life Style
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Where: Switzerland When: 25 Jun – 28 Jun 2020
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Where: Austria When: 09 Jul – 12 Jul 2020
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Where: Germany When: 03 Jul – 06 Jul 2020
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Where: Spain When: July 2020
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Where: United Kingdom When: 09 Jul – 12 Jul 2020
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Where: Hungary When: 06 Jul – 14 Jul 2020
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Where: Switzerland When: 08 Jul – 12 Jul 2020
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Where: Germany When: 17 Jul – 20 Jul 2020
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Where: Switzerland When: July 2020
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Where: Hungary When: 20 Jul – 26 Jul 2020
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Where: Canada When: 23 Jul – 27 Jul 2020
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Where: Portugal When: 28 Jul 2020 – 04 Aug 2020
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Where: Croatia When: 03 Aug – 09 Aug 2020
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Where: Portugal When: Aug 2021
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Where: Greece When: 20 Aug – 26 Aug 2020
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Where: Netherlands When: 19 Aug – 23 Aug 2020
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Where: France When:27 Aug – 30 Aug 2020
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Where: Germany When: 27 Aug – 31 Aug 2020
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Where: Portugal When: Aug 2021 TBC
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Where: Portugal When: 04 Sept – 06 Sept 2020
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Where: Andradas, MG, Brazil When: Oct 12 – Oct 13
For over a decade, Brazil has seen Mandalla Festival host one of the best Psytrance Festivals that South America has to offer. More recently the town of Andradas, also known as “Land of Wine” by locals, has seen thousands migrate to the town for a Psy Rave offering intense visual productions, pyro dancers, acrobatics and a lineup of top Psytrance artists.
As one of South Americas largest Psytrance Festivals, some argue that Mandalla has become a little commercial over it's decade of hosting the event; others argue it's just moved with the times and is everything you'd expect and want from a large Psy Rave.
Previous Lineup: Astrix • Ace Ventura • Infected Mushroom • Avalon • Captain Hook • Upgrade • Perfect Stranger • Ritmo, Element • Freedom Fighters • Morten Granau • Rinkadink • 1200 Micrograms
Where: Cape Town, South Africa When: Oct 18 – Oct 20
Set within the historic city of Cape Town, South Africa; Gaian Dream Festival has sat quietly growing over the years in to a paradise of hidden beauty. This is a Psy Rave that connects you with the music AND the outdoors!
Lush green fields surrounded by towering mountainous terrain and glorious forestation. Organik Gaian Dream is not just about the music, the entire atmosphere of the festival has been carefully structured to give Psy ravers a warming, comfortable and higher quality of raving life. Where else can you get a hot shower at other Psytrance Festivals?
Previous Lineup: Dave Mac • Deliriant • DJ Mark • Geometric Flux • Headroom • iTone • Josh Mac • Kabi • Nordic • Plusminus • Profound • Psydewise • Sadhu Sensi • Silo vs Humerous • Sonic Druid • Switchcache • Tersius • Tune Raider • Tystix
Where: Australia When: 02 Oct – 04 Oct 2020
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Where: Cape Town, South Africa When: 12 Dec – 16 Dec
A musical journey that tantalises your soul with artists from all over Mother Earth, synergised in nature for five days over three music arenas creating a mesmerising musical mosaic of “One energy, one heartbeat, one love!”.
Step into a Vortex of love, a kaleidoscope of colour and spiral into a world of psychedelic music, art and dance. For five days, Let the bass move your feet, connect through the beat. Vortex Open Source celebrates the summer solstice with an all-encompassing psychedelic experience.
Three dance floors bring you mind-blowing psytrance, soul-shifting chill-out and foot-grooving techno and prog under brilliant shaded dancefloors. Kick back near the river with yoga, massage, workshops and flow arts between the trees. Enter the Vortex at South Africa’s only 5 day outdoor music festival and be transformed.
Previous Lineup: Voodoo • Merkaba • Kalya Scintilla • Headroom • Raider • Killawatt • Jester • Spekta • Kai Mathesdorf • Driss HADRA • Geometric Flux • Absynth • Nukleall • Chabunk • Scamantrix • Groovity • Sadhu Sensei • psyOPs • Conscious Chaos • Spliff Politix • Roommush • Gyrosonik