Wacken Open Air Festival Dates

Wacken Open Air — Wacken, Germany. The world's largest heavy metal festival. Curated by SmartCalendars.

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Wacken Open Air Festival Dates tracks the annual Wacken Open Air cycle in Wacken, Germany, following the core festival timetable and closely related access milestones around the metal gathering. The feed is specific to the Wacken event environment rather than to general touring activity, so it reflects the rhythm of one established festival site with its own camping, entry, and programme logistics. That makes it more useful than a generic music-events list for anyone planning around the festival grounds and the village-based setting in Schleswig-Holstein. The site's camping culture gives preparatory access notices unusual practical importance. Entries can include the main festival dates as well as operational items such as campground access when those are published as distinct calendar events. The bundled sample already shows that mix, combining an access-related listing with the principal Wacken Open Air event itself. That structure fits the reality of a destination festival where arrival timing, campsite opening, and on-site movement matter alongside the performance schedule. Because Wacken is built around a temporary festival city rather than a single indoor venue, preparation milestones are part of the real event timeline and deserve calendar treatment in their own right. The feed also helps distinguish the core festival window from the surrounding logistics that make attendance possible. For metal fans, crew members, photographers, and travel planners, this Smart Calendar Feed is free to subscribe and works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. It keeps festival timing, access windows, and travel planning in one calendar view without manual entry. That is particularly useful for an event where accommodation, transport, and campsite logistics can matter as much as the live programme itself. The calendar updates regularly so date changes, added access information, and other festival-related scheduling revisions appear automatically. That makes it a practical reference for a recurring open-air event whose planning extends beyond stage times to include the wider operational rhythm of arrival, entry, and site use.

Upcoming events

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9:00 AM – 12:00 PMGMT+28 days

⛺️ W:O:A Campground Access

Wacken Open Air grounds (Itzehoe area), Germany

in 9 weeks

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AUG1

Wed → Sat4 days

🤘 Wacken Open Air 2026

Wacken Festivalplatz, Wacken, Germany

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AUG1

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Wacken Open Air 2026

Wacken, Germany

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