- The festival takes place from Saturday 27 June to Saturday 4 July 2026.
- About 180 music acts and multiple artists, authors, performers, speakers, musicians, graffiti artists, architects, and more contribute to the overall program.
- There are seven stages.
- Other platforms are: Flokkr, Food is Now, Re:Act, and Stadion.
Roskilde Festival 2026 is the 54th festival, the first one took place in 1971. - With more than 130,000 participants, Roskilde Festival ranks as Denmark's fourth largest "city" in terms of population.
Participants
- The average age of participants is 24 years.
Tickets
- The festival has approximately 87.000 unique daily visitors.
- Tickster is the official ticketing provider for Roskilde Festival.
Areas
- The festival area covers approximately 2.500.000 square meters.
- The festival site itself measures approximately 420.000 square meters.
- Participants set up around 50.000 tents in the camping areas
- The camp site is open from Saturday 27 June at 16.00 until Sunday 5 July at noon.
- The festival site opens on Wednesday 1 July at 16:00.
The organization
- Roskilde Festival is organized by The Roskilde Festival Charity Society and created by approximately 27.000 volunteers.
- The festival is non-profit. All profit from the festival is donated to humanitarian and cultural work.
- Since 1972, Roskilde Festival has generated 457 million DKK for distribution.
- Anyone who has been a volunteer at Roskilde Festival, and contributed with an effort that generates a wristband, can become a member of The Roskilde Festival Charity Society in the following year, participate in the annual general meeting, and run for the board.
- The Roskilde Festival Charity Society is part of the Roskilde Festival Group along with the Roskilde Festival Foundation.
Volunteers
- Approximately 27.000 volunteers are involved during the festival.
- Roskilde Festival is created in collaboration with other associations and organizations. They contribute with food stalls and a wide range of hosting and service tasks. These actors enhance the festival experience, and their participation is also a way for the festival to contribute economically to the cultural life and the development of civil society.