Rotterdam Rave Festival 2026
- Date & time
Saturday 29 August 2026
13:00–23:00
- Location
- Rotterdam AhoyAhoyweg 10, 3084 BA RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsOpen location in Google Maps
- Event type
- Indoor
- Ticket prices
- Sold out
About the event
Rotterdam Rave takes over Ahoy for a full day of hard techno. The 2026 programme combines solo sets and B2B pairings, including Anetha, I Hate Models, Kobosil and the SLVL–USH pairing.
Opening hours
Rotterdam Rave Festival 2026 was open from 13:00 to 23:00 on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Ahoy, local time in Rotterdam (CEST). Last entry was 21:00, two hours before the festival ended.
| Festival day | Opens | Closes | Local timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 August 2026 | Europe/Amsterdam |
Timetable
Set times and stage allocations are not available here for Rotterdam Rave Festival 2026. The festival’s 13:00–23:00 opening window is separate from individual artist times.
Line-up
The complete published 2026 festival line-up contains 19 credits, including solo sets and B2B pairings. Original joint billing is preserved below.
- ANETHA
- BELLA CLAXTON B2B LAMMER
- BØĘRY
- CYNTHIA SPIERING B2B LISA KORVER
- DYEN
- FANTASM
- I HATE MODELS
- IN VERRUF
- IOSIO
- JESSIE DOLS
- KARAH B2B TOXIC MACHINERY
- KLOFAMA b2b ONLYNUMBERS
- KOBOSIL
- KUKO
- MISCHLUFT
- PEGASSI
- SLVL B2B USH
- SOMEWHEN B2B UEBERREST
- WINSON
Plan your visit
- Minimum age
- 18+. ID had to be shown on request.
- Last entry
- Doors closed at 21:00 for this edition.
- Re-entry
- Leaving invalidated the ticket; re-entry was not permitted.
- Payment
- Cashless: debit cards, credit cards and Apple Pay.
- Public transport
- Metro D or E connected Rotterdam Centraal with Zuidplein. From Zuidplein, the signed walk to the Ahoy festival entrance took about five minutes.
- Taxi and return journey
- Taxi drop-off used Jacob Kleiboerweg 80. For collection after the festival, visitors followed the Taxi’s / Besteld Vervoer signs. The festival ended at 23:00; this was not a last-metro departure time.
- Cycling and parking
- The bicycle stand was at P1/P2, reached via Ahoyweg 10. Rental bikes and scooters used Twentestraat 90. Cars needed an advance parking ticket and followed the Ahoyweg 10 route via Charlois/Oldegaarde.
- Lockers
- Lockers were available to pre-order in the ticketshop.
- Bags
- Bags larger than A4 or thicker than 10 cm were prohibited. The organiser’s house rules also restricted shoulder bags and belt bags; a small size alone did not guarantee admission.
- Medication
- Medication required an official doctor’s declaration and could be checked by security. It could be stored at First Aid.
- Venue accessibility
- Ahoy provides lifts, accessible toilets and parking near the main entrance. Festival access arrangements and the layout of individual areas are handled by the organiser.
- Tickets
- The organiser used sealed tickets, released shortly before the event through Weeztix. The 2026 ticket prices are not available here.