Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026
May 14–17, 2026Columbus, OH, United States · Historic Crew Stadium
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is one of the largest rock and metal festivals in the United States, held annually at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, the festival features a massive lineup of over 100 bands across multiple stages, ranging from hard rock and heavy metal to punk and alternative. Beyond the music, the event is known for its immersive art installations, live mural painting, and a wide array of local food and beverage vendors, creating a comprehensive celebration of rock culture.
- Rock
- Metal
- Alternative
- Metalcore
- Pop
- Hard Rock
- Tickets from
- $405
- Ages
- 10–68
- Family friendly
- Yes
The festival partners with Clean Vibes for onsite recycling and waste management and provides complimentary water refill stations to reduce single-use plastic bottle waste.
Lineup
144 artists
The Offspring
Rock, Alternative
Simple Plan
Pop Punk, Pop
Also playing
- TOOL
- Apocalyptica
- Breaking Benjamin
- Good Charlotte
- Rise Against
- Lamb of God
- Sublime
- Godsmack
- P.O.D.
- All Time Low
- Black Veil Brides
- Pierce The Veil
- Shinedown
- Staind
- Amon Amarth
- Daughtry
- DragonForce
- In Flames
- Motionless In White
- Tom Morello
- Alter Bridge
- Black Label Society
- Bush
- Cradle Of Filth
- Halestorm
- Public Enemy
- Static-X
- Architects
- Yellowcard
- Behemoth
- Electric Callboy
- Kreator
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Saliva
- Sevendust
- Slaughter to Prevail
- The Used
- Alestorm
- All That Remains
- Atreyu
- August Burns Red
- blessthefall
- Carcass
- Hinder
- Lorna Shore
- Napalm Death
- New Found Glory
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- We Came As Romans
- Avatar
- Coheed and Cambria
- Dance Gavin Dance
- Mayday Parade
- Whitechapel
- Body Count
- Chelsea Grin
- DevilDriver
- Dying Fetus
- The Amity Affliction
- THRICE
- Anberlin
- Buckcherry
- Demon Hunter
- Mushroomhead
- Suffocation
- Thy Art Is Murder
- Attila
- Biohazard
- CKY
- Coal Chamber
- Crown The Empire
- Everclear
- Palaye Royale
- Powerman 5000
- The Ghost Inside
- The Word Alive
- Wind Rose
- Carnifex
- Cattle Decapitation
- Dayseeker
- From First To Last
- Hawthorne Heights
- The Story So Far
- A Skylit Drive
- Bloodywood
- Chiodos
- Dope
- Senses Fail
- Story Of The Year
- The Plot In You
- Fleshgod Apocalypse
- Fozzy
- Make Them Suffer
- Metalocalypse: Dethklok
- Motion City Soundtrack
- Butcher Babies
- Nekrogoblikon
- NOVELISTS
- Paleface Swiss
- The Wonder Years
- State Champs
- Thornhill
- Polaris
- Amira Elfeky
- Egypt Central
- Holding Absence
- L.S. Dunes
- Signs of the Swarm
- Alpha Wolf
- Catch Your Breath
- Citizen
- Conquer Divide
- Disembodied Tyrant
- Flaw
- Knuckle Puck
- Kublai Khan TX
- Magnolia Park
- Snot
- thrown
- Brand of Sacrifice
- Castle Rat
- Drop Dead, Gorgeous
- JILUKA
- The Pretty Wild
- Wind Walkers
- Woe, Is Me
- Allt
- Bodysnatcher
- Nerv
- Not Enough Space
- Spiritworld
- Windwaker
- Zakk Sabbath
- Lit
- Soil
- FLYLEAF W/ LACEY STURM
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