Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

VELD Music Festival

Festival crowd at VELD Music Festival at Downsview Park in Toronto

VELD Music Festival returns to Downsview Park in Toronto July 31-August 2, 2026 — three days of EDM featuring Illenium, Fisher, Charlotte de Witte, Armin van Buuren, and 40+ acts.

NXNE (North by Northeast)

Live performance at NXNE music festival in Toronto Ontario

NXNE returns to Toronto June 10-14, 2026 — five days, 300+ acts across the city’s best venues. Canada’s premier indie music festival and conference.

Escapade Music Festival

Festival crowd at Escapade Music Festival in Ottawa Ontario

Escapade Music Festival returns to Ottawa June 26-28, 2026 — three days of electronic and EDM in Canada’s capital, accessible from the North Country.

IleSoniq

IleSoniq electronic music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal

IleSoniq returns to Parc Jean-Drapeau August 8-9, 2026 — two days of electronic and EDM on the same Montreal island that hosts Osheaga.

LUMA Festival

Colorful light projections on buildings during the LUMA Festival in downtown Binghamton NY

LUMA Festival transforms downtown Binghamton into an open-air gallery of light September 11-12, 2026. Free projection art, music, and immersive installations after dark.

Elements Music and Arts Festival

Elements Music and Arts Festival stage with pyrotechnics and crowd at Pocono Raceway

Excision, Chris Lake, and Charlotte de Witte at Pocono Raceway. Elements brings three days of bass, house, and techno with camping to Long Pond, PA — one of the Northeast’s premier electronic festivals.

FÊTE ADK

FETE ADK festival crowd at Fort William Henry Lake George

Lake George finally has its EDM weekend. FÊTE ADK brings three days of trance, house, and bass music to Fort William Henry — Jes, Wave Wave, Osheen, Holly T, and dozens more DJs. Memorial Day weekend, May 22–24, 2026.