Can’t Miss EDM & House Music Festivals 2025: Fall & Winter Lineup
- By: Julianne Elise Beffa
Dom Dolla, John Summit, Peggy Gou, Tiësto…
Summer may be winding down, but the party is far from over. Between now and New Year’s Eve, the U.S. is packed with can’t-miss electronic music festivals that promise to keep the BPM high and the vibes even higher. From the dust-covered expanses of Burning Man in Black Rock City to the neon-soaked streets of San Bernardino, the fall and winter festival season is shaping up to be unforgettable for house and EDM fans alike.
Whether you’re chasing thumping basslines, euphoric drops, or world-class DJ sets, consider this your ultimate LOOP Mag cheat sheet to the rest of 2025’s U.S. electronic music, house, and EDM festival calendar. We’ve broken it down state by state, so you can plan your next epic weekend getaway, from multi-day desert escapes to intimate warehouse-style raves.
Get ready for legendary lineups featuring the biggest names in techno, house, progressive house, and electronic dance music, plus secret sets, immersive art installations, and late-night parties that stretch until sunrise. No matter where you live-or where your travel plans take you- there’s a festival to match your vibe.
From massive festival grounds to boutique underground experiences, this is your guide to the best U.S. EDM festivals 2025, ensuring you never miss a beat, or a drop. So pack your festival gear, round up your crew, and get ready to dance your way through the ultimate house and EDM season.
California
Nocturnal Wonderland (San Bernardino) – Sept 13–14
The longest-running rave in North America still knows how to throw down. Expect enchanted forest vibes, sprawling light installations, and sets that slide from progressive to psytrance to bass house. Get tickets here.
Portola Music Festival (San Francisco) – Sept 20–21
The Bay’s coolest waterfront flex. Think Peggy Gou, Dom Dolla, The Chemical Brothers and a crowd that’s equal parts vinyl snob and cocktail connoisseur. Get tickets here.
CRSSD Festival (San Diego) – Sept 27–28
The biannual pilgrimage for house and techno heads. Sleek, coastal, and never short on underground talent. Get tickets here.
Escape Halloween (San Bernardino) – Oct 31–Nov 1
Insomniac’s spooky spectacular. Haunted stages, neon ghouls, and pyrotechnics for days. Get tickets here. Get tickets here.
Dreamstate SoCal (Long Beach) – Nov 21–22
Trance fans unite. Euphoric melodies and marathon sets define this annual reunion, with Tiësto headlining. Get tickets here.
Apocalypse Festival (Long Beach) – Nov 28–29
Warehouse energy blown up to stadium scale. Dark, pounding house and techno rule this one. Get tickets here.
Tahoe Live (Olympic Valley) – Dec 12–14
Snow, slopes, and basslines collide. Think Alison Wonderland, CloZee, and après-ski dancefloors. Get tickets here.
Nevada
Burning Man (Black Rock Desert) – Aug 24–Sept 1
More than a festival, Burning Man is a week-long cultural phenomenon set in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Get tickets here.
RISE Festival (Sloan) – Oct 3–5
Lanterns light up the desert sky while RÜFÜS DU SOL and Calvin Harris soundtrack the cinematic moment. Get tickets here.
Florida
Dirtybird CampINN (Orlando) – Aug 30–Sept 1
Claude VonStroke’s adult summer camp. Expect poolside debauchery, quirky basslines, and a community vibe that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Get tickets here.
Arizona
Goldrush (Chandler) – Sept 12–13
Cowboy hats meet confetti cannons. The desert wild west reimagined for the rave generation. Get tickets here.
Ohio
Lost Lands (Thornville) – Sept 19–21
Excision’s Jurassic playground. Giant dinos, massive bass, and just enough house to surprise you. Get tickets here.
New York
Experts Only Festival (New York City) – Sept 20–21
John Summit’s label expands into its own NYC takeover. Expect big-room headliners with gritty after-hours edge. Get tickets here.
CircoLoco Halloween NYC (Teksupport, Oct 31)
Ten years deep, ten years strong. Job Jobse, Palms Trax, Konstantin, Seth Troxler, Chloe Caillet and more take over NYC for a night of tight beats, tight crowd, and the kind of insider energy only CircoLoco can deliver. Get tickets here.
Time Warp NYC 2025 (Teksupport, Nov 20-21)
The legendary German techno brand finally lands stateside with a lineup that’s pure fire: Sven Väth, Sara Landry, Dennis Ferrer b2b Kerri Chandler, Deborah de Luca, Nico Moreno. A night of marathon sets, hypnotic grooves, and floor-shaking moments—NYC techno heads, this is your pilgrimage. Get tickets here.
Arkansas
Wakaan Festival (Ozark) – Oct 2–4
Experimental bass meets community vibes. Picture Burning Man energy- minus the dust storms. Get tickets here.
The Loop Take
If 2024 was about big reunions and nostalgia sets, 2025 is about expansion. More cities, more niche festivals, more ways to plug into the culture you actually care about. The U.S. circuit has everything this fall: dust-filled art moments at Burning Man, San Diego’s polished CRSSD afternoons, New York’s sweaty warehouse flex with John Summit, CircoLoco Halloween, and Time Warp, and even snow-dusted bass drops in Tahoe.
Bottom line: Your weekends are booked. See you on the dancefloor.
