When it comes to summer festivals, the European events from May through September cover all genres – including EDM. While some festivals encompass all genres, others are focused specifically toward electronic, including both live musicians and EDM. If you’re considering any of the festivals for this summer, here’s a guide from June to September, with a list of musical highlights.

Forbidden Fruit Festival 2012
Dublin, Ireland June 2
Notable electronic artists: Bloody Beatroots, Booka Shade, New Order

Optimus Primavera Sound 2012
Porto, Portugal June 7th
Notable electronic artists: M83, Neon Indian

Sónar Barcelona 2012
Barcelona, Spain June 14
Notable electronic artists: Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, Richie Hawtin, Jacques Lu Cont

Summerburst Festival Stockholm 2012
Stockholm, Sweden June 15
Notable electronic artists: Tiesto, Axwell, Calvin Harris

Hurricane Festival 2012
Scheeßel, Germany June 22
Notable electronic artists: New Order, Justice, M83

Hove Festival 2012
Tromøya, Arendal, Norway June 26
Notable electronic artists: Skrillex, M83

OpenAir St.Gallen 2012
St. Gallen, Switzerland June 28
Notable electronic artists: Deadmau5

Hideout Festival 2012
Zrce Beach, Croatia June 29
Notable electronic artists: Skrillex, Skream

Rock Werchter 2012
Werchter, Belgium June 30
Notable electronic artists: Deadmau5, Justice

Rock In Rio Madrid 2012
Madrid, Spain June 30
Notable electronic artists: David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Pete Tong, Calvin Harris, Afrojack, Luciano, Deadmau5

Rock For People 2012
Hradec Králové, Czech July 3
Notable electronic artists: Skrillex

Open’er Festival 2012
Gdynia, Poland July 4
Notable electronic artists: Justice, M83, New Order, Major Lazer

Urban Art Forms Festival 2012
Wien, Austria July 5
Notable electronic artists: Skrillex, Justice

EXIT Festival 2012
Novi Sad, Serbia July 12
Notable electronic artists: Avicii, New Order, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Knife Party, Felix Da Housecat

Festival Internacional de Benicassim (FIB) 2012
Benicassim, Spain July 12th
Notable electronic artists: David Guetta, New Order

Melt! Festival 2012
Ferropolis, Germany July 13th, 2012
Notable electronic artists: Benga, Jacques Lu Cont, Knife Party, M83, Justice, Nero

Ultra Music Festival Poland 2012
Warsaw, Poland July 13th
Notable electronic artists: Tiesto, Avicii, Afrojack, Above & Beyond

Sunrise Festival 2012
Kołobrzeg, Poland July 20
Notable electronic artists: David Guetta

Tomorrowland 2012
Boom, BelgiumJuly 27
Notable electronic artists: David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, John Digweed, Alesso, Carl Cox, Calvin Harris, Avicii, Skrillex

Audioriver 2012
Plock, Poland July 27
Notable electronic artists: Luciano

Nature One 2012
Kastellaun, Germany August 3
Notable electronic artists: Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Deadmau5

Sziget Festival 2012
Budapest, Hungary August 6
Notable electronic artists: Axwell, Magnetic Man, Steve Aoki

House Clubbing 2012
Torhout, Belgium August 11
Notable electronic artists: TBA

Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2012
Katowice, Poland August 23
Notable electronic artists: TBA

Openair Zamba Loca 2012
Wohlen, Switzerland August 24
Notable electronic artists: TBA

Mystery Land Festival 2012
Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands August 25
Notable electronic artists: TBA

Outlook Festival 2012
Pula, Croatia August 30
Notable electronic artists: full lineup

Dimensions Festival 2012
Pula, Croatia September 6
Notable electronic artists: TBA

Ultra Music FestivalIbiza Fall 2012
Ibiza, Spain October 7
Notable electronic artists: TBA