The best way to experience country music instruments is to see them being played live by professionals! Check out our country music calendar list of events that may be occurring in your neck of the woods, or even better, might make a great holiday destination.
Carolina Country Music Fest 2025 | C2C: Country to Country 2025 | CMA Fest 2025 | Country Thunder Alberta 2025 | Country Thunder Arizona 2025 | Stagecoach Festival 2025 | Tortuga Music Festival 2025 | Tamworth Country Music Festival 2026
C2C: Country to Country 2025
London (England), Glasgow (Scotland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Official Website: C2C Country to Country Festival
The first occurrence of Europe’s largest country music festival was in London in 2013. C2C is more of a touring festival and this year it plays out over 3 days in 3 different locations. The Friday night is in London, the Saturday night in Belfast and the event wraps up on Sunday in Glasgow. Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Dierks Bentley, Dylan Gossett and The Castellows are just some of the headliners this year.
The dates of the C2C Festival are Friday 14 March to Sunday 16 March, 2025.
Tortuga Music Festival 2025
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, USA
Official Website: Tortuga Music Festival
Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival is held over 3 days in Fort Lauderdale Beach Park. The festival boasts popular artists from country, rock and roots styles of music. The line-up this year includes Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Ludacris, Megan Moroney, The Original Wailers and Yelawolf.
The dates of the Country Thunder Arizona event are Friday 4 April to Sunday 6 April, 2025.
Country Thunder Arizona 2025
Florence, Arizona, USA
Official Website: Country Thunder Arizona
Country Thunder country music festival has been running in various locations since the 1990’s. The Arizona event is held in Florence over 4 days and punters are able to choose between single day tickets, weekend tickets and camping tickets. The line-up this year includes Keith Urban, Dillon Carmichael, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman, Ashley Cooke and The Kentucky Headhunters.
The dates of the Country Thunder Arizona event are Thursday 10 April to Sunday 13 April, 2025.
Stagecoach Festival 2025
Indio, California, USA
Official Website: Stagecoach Festival
Held near the Joshua Tree National Pari in Indio, California, Stagecoach Country Festival is an all ages festival that’s been around since 2007. It is near where the famous Coachella festival is held and happens to occur on the following weekend.
Zach Bryan, Lana Del Ray, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Sammy Hagar, T-Pain, Backstreet Boys, Goo Goo Dolls and Brothers Osbourne are some of the big names that will be performing this year.
The dates of the Stagecoach Festival are April 25 to April 27, 2025.
CMA Fest 2025
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Official Website: CMA Fest
CMA Fest, previously known as CMA Music Festival, is one of the largest country music festivals globally. It attracts over 300 artists with the 2024 line-up including the likes of: Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Cody Johnson and many more.
The dates of the CMA festival in Nashville are June 5 to June 8, 2025.
Carolina Country Music Fest 2025
Myrtle Beach, North Carolina, USA
Official Website: Carolina Country Music Fest
This Country music festival, running since 2015, is held around the boardwalk area of Myrtle Beach in sunny North Carolina. The 3 day event will start in June and features Country stars likeJelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Kid Rock, Rascal Flatts, The Beach Boys, David Lee Murphy and many more.
The dates of the Carolina Country festival are June 5 to June 8, 2025.
Country Thunder Alberta 2025
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Official Website: Country Thunder Alberta
Country Thunder festival has been running in various locations since the 1990’s. The Alberta event is held in Calgary over 3 days and punters are able to choose between single day tickets or weekend tickets. The line-up this year includes Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman and Old Dominion.
The dates of the Country Thunder Calgary, Alberta event are Friday 15 August to Sunday 17 August, 2025
Tamworth Country Music Festival 2026
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Official Website: Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Tamworth Country Music Festival happens annually in January in the NSW country town of Tamworth.
Tamworth is considered to be the country music capital of Australia. The festival also presents the annual Golden Guitar Awards and whilst you’re in town, it’s really worth paying a visit to the Tamworth Country Music Hall of Fame. The main difference with this festival, compared to others, is that it is not confined to a single location but rather, held over 10 days in various locations around Tamworth’s CBD.
Performances can range from buskers on the side of the street to playing on a local outdoors stage.