Number of music festivals

We counted events that call themselves festivals and where music is the main focus. Each festival counts once, however many days it runs. Only large festivals are scored: those at outdoor sites, in arenas, stadiums or halls, or across several venues. Festivals held in a single club or venue are counted but not scored.

A higher number of festivals does not mean a healthier nightlife culture.

The São Paulo metropolitan region had 70 music festivals. Of these, 45 were large festivals and 37 of the large festivals were in the city itself, many of them in parks and at the racetrack: Lollapalooza Brasil and The Town at Interlagos, and C6 Fest and Popload in Ibirapuera Park. May was the busiest month, with 8 festivals.

A participant said festivals take resources from the small spaces where the city’s nightlife identity is made.