THE AGENDA: where to be in August

With the heat dialled up and the vibes in overdrive, August is where the Dutch festival season goes full throttle. From sweat-soaked dancefloors to immersive art retreats, this month is your golden window to go all in before autumn calls time. Whether you’re all about the bass, the beats or the blissed-out extras, there’s a stage (or ten) with your name on it.

TicketSwap’s monthly event highlights series THE AGENDA has you covered on the spiciest events across Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Eindhoven, and beyond.

Loveland Festival 2025 | 30YRS

9–10 aug • Sloterpark, NL

Loveland

Thirty years deep and still tearing it up, Loveland is Amsterdam’s high-octane house and techno playground. This anniversary edition brings Amelie Lens, Joris Voorn, DJ Seinfeld and more to Sloterpark for two sun-drenched, bass-heavy days. Expect boutique vibes, aquatic stages, lakeside cool-downs and that sweet, sweet Loveland euphoria. Glitter? Encouraged. Sleep? Overrated.

Rotterdam Rave Festival 2025

za 30 aug 13:00 • Rotterdam Ahoy, NL

Rotterdam Rave Festival

This one’s not for the faint-hearted. Rotterdam Rave takes over Ahoy with a lineup that slaps: I Hate Models, Nico Moreno, Cynthia Spiering, DYEN, 999999999, and plenty more. It’s pure, unfiltered techno chaos across every corner. Industrial energy, feral basslines and a crowd that comes to move. Bring earplugs. And your toughest sneakers.

Het Landjuweel 2025

7–10 aug • Ruigoord, NL

Het Landjuweel

Amsterdam’s most enchanting escape. Het Landjuweel transforms the Ruigoord artist commune into a surreal, off-the-grid micro-utopia. Expect fire-lit sets, masquerade parades, poetry under willow trees and sunrise epiphanies. The line-up? A mystery. The vibe? Pure magic. No phones, no pressure, just connection.

ZeeZout Festival 2025

za 30 aug 13:00 • Tuinen van West, NL

ZeeZout Festival

Open-air energy meets underground edge. ZeeZout lands at Tuinen van West with a sun-soaked lineup stacked with scene leaders: Partiboi69, DJ Fuckoff, Carista, DJ Mell G, Amor Satyr, Tjade and more. No frills, no fluff – just grooves that go deep and a crowd that gets it. Your digger friend’s favourite festival, for good reason.

REBELLiON Outdoor Festival 2025

za 2 aug 11:00 • Almeerderstrand, NL

REBELLiON Outdoor Festival

Five stages. 85+ acts. Rawstyle at its most unrelenting. REBELLiON Outdoor at Almeerderstrand hits like a thunderclap, with lasers slicing through daylight and drops that shake the ground. It’s high-voltage chaos with a kickdrum soul. Come correct, leave changed. BYO neck brace.

Solar Weekend 2025

31 jul – 3 aug • Maasplassen, NL

Solar Weekend

Paint-splattered, bass-blasted madness on the water. Solar Weekend is a riot of colour and chaos with stages built from scrap, inflatable art, and a genre-hopping lineup: Netsky, Jungle by Night, MCR-T, David Vunk, Ronnie Flex, Kraantje Pappie and more. Expect the unexpected: cardboard chapels, karaoke carnage, and boatloads of bliss.

Ground Zero Festival 2025 - Europe's hardest night festival

za 30 aug 21:00 • Recreatiegebied Bussloo, NL

Ground Zero

The final night. The ultimate blowout. Ground Zero wraps its legacy with an apocalyptic hard dance marathon at Bussloo. Angerfist, Dr. Peacock, Promo, DRS, Dano, Radium, Tripped, The Darkraver and more take the reins of the night. Hardcore, uptempo, terror and pure BPM insanity under the stars. One last ride into the dark.

Lowlands Festival 2025

15–17 aug • Evenemententerrein Walibi, NL

Lowlands

From Chappell Roan and Queens of the Stone Age to Jamie xx, RAYE, and London Grammar, Lowlands is coming in heavy. Expect three days of genre-bending madness with art, theatre and pure mayhem on the side. 10 stages, endless discovery, and a vibe that hits harder than your first festival crush.

Dekmantel Festival 2025

30 jul – 3 aug • Amsterdamse Bos, NL

Dekmantel

Techno’s most revered institution returns with over 150 electronic trailblazers across forest stages and sacred city spots. Think Jeff Mills scoring Metropolis, Four Tet in the trees, Avalon Emerson, Richie Hawtin, Honey Dijon, Floating Points × Palms Trax (10-hour B2B on Sunflower Sound System), and a debut show from The Sabres of Paradise. Add experimental Radar stage drops from Eris Drew, DJ Nobu, Shed, Om Unit and more. For heads hungry for history and future, this is your sonic cathedral.

Feeling the FOMO? Don’t. List your extras or scoop up last-minute tickets on TicketSwap. See you in the crowd.