Winter is here, but the techno world is only getting hotter. December 2025 is packed with festivals, warehouse raves, and winter parties across the globe. From Germany’s massive indoor events to outdoor festivals in Asia and Australia, this month brings some of the strongest lineups of the season. Here’s your global guide to the biggest techno events happening this December.
🇩🇪 Germany: Arena Rave and Contact Festival
1. Arena Rave - 5 December (HanseMesse, Rostock)
Hard techno energy to start the month strong.
Lineup: Holy Priest, Novah, Lee Ann Roberts, Levt, Nicolas Julian, Kyanu.
2. Contact Festival - 6 December (Munich)
One of Germany’s biggest winter techno gatherings.
Lineup: Nico Moreno, Holy Priest, I Hate Models, Kobosil, Carv, Oguz, Charlie Sparks, Deborah De Luca, Alignment, Prada2000, Sam Paganini, Azyr + more.
🇦🇹 Austria: Verknipt
3. Verknipt Vienna - 7 December (Pyramide Vösendorf, Vienna)
Verknipt launches in Austria with a strong hard-dance lineup.
Lineup: Novah, Onlynumbers, 6EJOU, SZG, DJ Guestlist, Tekknish, Stratera.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Verve Festival and Verknipt
4. Verve Festival - 5–6 December (Andermatt)
A winter rave in the Alps with more than 30 acts.
Lineup: Innellea, Kölsch, Kobosil, Callush, Luciid, Rebekah, Somewhen, Ueberrest + more.
5. Verknipt Zurich - 20 December (Halle 622, Zurich)
After a sold-out Bern debut, Verknipt returns to Switzerland.
Lineup: Fantasm, Novah, Onlynumbers, Shlømo, Danique, Palø, NHŪ.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Klangkuenstler at Kompass
6. Klangkuenstler - 5 December (Kompass Klub, Ghent)
A dark and powerful night inside Belgium’s iconic warehouse.
Lineup: Klangkuenstler, JKS, Yanamaste, Maharti.
🇫🇷 France: Welcome Back Devil
7. Welcome Back Devil - 6 December (Interference, Toulouse)
Shlømo’s signature hard-techno event returns.
Lineup: Shlømo, Novah, Omaks, Vido, Vieze Asbak.
🇲🇹 Malta: DALMA Festival
8. DALMA Festival - 6-7 December (MFCC, Ta’ Qali)
A two-day techno weekender curated by Glitch.
Lineup: Ben Klock, Daria Kolosova, Ellen Allien, Héctor Oaks, Klangkuenstler, Oscar Mulero, Patrick Mason + more.
🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Techmission Prague
9. Techmission - 13 December (Fortuna Hala, Prague)
Pure hard techno in the heart of the city.
Lineup: Byørn, Dyen, Fantasm, Holy Priest, Onlynumbers, T78.
🇪🇸 Spain: Duro Techno Festival and Blackworks x FACE 2 FACE
10. Duro Festival - 6-7 December (Black Hangar, Montmeló / Barcelona)
A two-day hard-techno weekender featuring Verknipt on Day 1 and FACE 2 FACE on Day 2.
6 December (Verknipt): Vendex (AV), 6EJOU, BIIA, Onlynumbers, Gaston Zani, Santøs, Winson.
7 December (FACE 2 FACE): Adrian Mills, Cloudy, Angerfist, CARV, Clara Cuvé, Serafina, Peterblue, Barbara Lago, Fumi + more.
11. Blackworks x FACE 2 FACE - 13 December (IFEMA, Madrid)
Massive warehouse energy in the capital.
Lineup: Adrian Mills, Serafina, Zwilling, Überkikz, Act of Rage, Dexphase + more.
🇭🇺 Hungary: Unreal
12. Unreal Budapest - 19 December (Arzenál, Budapest)
A high-pressure Budapest debut for the Unreal series.
Lineup: Adrián Mills, Onlynumbers, KUKO, Shlømo, Svetec, Johannes Schuster.
🇮🇳 India: Sunburn Festival and Goa Rave
13. Sunburn Festival - 19-21 December (Infinity Bay, Mumbai)
A huge festival with a strong techno presence.
Lineup: Sara Landry (India debut), Richie Hawtin, Layla Benitez, Mathame.
14. Klangkuenstler & Fatima Hajji - 27 December (Echo, Goa)
A night of fast and powerful techno.
Lineup: Klangkuenstler, Fatima Hajji.
🇹🇭 Thailand: 808 Festival
15. 808 Festival - 5-7 December (BITEC Bangna, Bangkok)
Three days of high-energy electronic music.
Lineup: Charlotte de Witte, Reinier Zonneveld (live), Indira Paganotto, Pan-Pot, Dom Dolla, Juliet Fox, Space 92, Maddix + more.
🇦🇺 Australia: Sara Landry Presents Eternalism
16. Sara Landry - 5 December (Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne)
A massive open-air techno night.
Lineup: Sara Landry, Anetha, SPFDJ, Ali James.
17. Sara Landry - 12 December (Munro Warehouse, Sydney)
Warehouse techno at its hardest.
Lineup: Sara Landry, Anetha, SPFDJ, Ali James.
🇺🇸 United States: Klangkuenstler and Mutate with Holy Priest
18. Klangkuenstler – 13 December (The Concourse Project, Austin)
A big night for Texas techno fans.
Lineup: Klangkuenstler, Grympho.
19. Mutate presents Holy Priest - 25-28 December (Los Angeles)
Four nights across three venues.
25 Dec – Academy LA
26 Dec – Exchange LA (360°)
27 Dec – Hollywood Palladium
28 Dec – Hollywood Palladium
Final Words
Of course, New Year’s Eve events can’t be missed, and we’ve put together a curated list of NYE raves happening around the world. And while December is full of strong techno lineups and big nights, we can only cover so much here.
For everything that’s coming up next, you can explore the full list of future events on Techno Music World Events.
