Billboard Pro Launches Comprehensive Music Industry Events Calendar
Billboard Pro has introduced a new music industry events calendar, designed to be a definitive resource for professionals and creators. The calendar offers a complete overview of major national and international industry events, encompassing conferences, festivals, and networking mixers. This initiative aims to serve as a central hub for business happenings across the music sector.
Billboard Pro has launched a new music industry events calendar, intended to support the music industry and its creators. This new feature aims to provide a comprehensive summary of significant national and international industry events.
The calendar covers a range of activities, including conferences, festivals, and networking mixers. Billboard Pro positions this resource as a key guide for business happenings within the music sector, complementing its existing offerings of news, charts, and analysis.
The newly introduced calendar for 2026 highlights various events across different global locations. In June, notable events include the Meltdown festival in London (June 11-21), Sónar Festival in Barcelona, Spain (June 18-20), and Summerfest in Milwaukee, with multiple weekends planned. Other June listings feature Hellfest in Clisson, France (June 18-21), and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (June 25-July 4).
July's schedule includes the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans (July 3-5), the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland (July 3-18), and the Mad Cool festival in Madrid (July 8-11). The month also features the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island (July 24-26) and Lollapalooza in Chicago (July 30-August 2).
For August, the calendar lists HARD Summer in Inglewood, California (August 1-2), the Boardmasters festival in Newquay, England (August 5-9), and Baja Beach Fest in Rosarito Beach, Mexico (August 7-9).
According to Billboard, this calendar is part of their ongoing efforts to serve the music community.
