RUNNING ORDER
The official running order for Ankea Festival 2026 is out (swipe for Saturday)!
2 open air stages within a short walk, no overlapping, no nonsense. See you there? 🤝
LEPROUS, TEXTURES, SYLVAINE, ROYAL SORROW AND DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE COMPLETE THE ANKEA FESTIVAL 2026 LINE-UP
- 1-day tickets on sale now for 99,90€ & 2-day tickets for 169,90€ at /tickets
- Day split announced: Leprous to headline Friday, Katatonia’s anniversary show to close the main stage on Saturday
The first edition of Ankea Festival will be held in a post-industrial lakeside setting in Tampere on the 5th and 6th of June 2026. The running order and further details on the festival site and its services will be announced during the spring.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO FAR!
Ankea Festival 2026, full line-up:
Friday, 5th June 2026
Leprous (NO), Ihsahn (NO), This Will Destroy You (US), God Is An Astronaut (IE), SLIFT (FR), Kælan Mikla (IS), CIRCLE (FI), Earthside (US), VIRTA (FI), Demonic Death Judge (FI)
Saturday, 6th June 2026
Katatonia – The Great Cold Distance 20th Anniversary Show (SE), Oranssi Pazuzu (FI), Textures (NL), Green Carnation (NO), Sylvaine (NO), A.A. Williams (UK), Bruce Soord (UK), Ihlo (UK), Vermilia (FI), Rioghan (FI), Royal Sorrow (FI)
66% SOLD 🩶
That’s right: 2-day tickets for Ankea Festival 2026 are moving fast! We’re thrilled to see both Friday and Saturday filling up. Most of you are spending the whole weekend with us!
Thank you for your support. It means the world to the two independent companies behind Ankea 🩶
So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket now at: /tickets
ANKEA x VÄST!
Care for a bite of something very local at Ankea? If the answer is YES, you’re in luck, because we’re thrilled to welcome Restaurant Väst’s pop-up to our food court!
Väst serves Nordic Midsummer magic on a plate. With their main restaurant situated in Hiedanranta (100m from the festival), Väst aims to celebrate the diverse history of the neighborhood in their dishes. Make sure to try it out!
Tickets & info:
www.ravintolavast.fi
ANKEA IPA by CoolHead Brew
We’re proud to introduce ANKEA IPA 2026, which is CoolHead Brew’s iconically hazy ”Juiciness IPA”, wrapped in Ankea Festival’s nearly as iconically grim colors. It’s tropical, it’s fruity, it’s everything the festival lineup is not. But it might be exactly what you need to keep your motor running through the 2 days of Ankea Festival 2026.
ANKEA <3 JUICINESS HAZY IPA, 6,5%
Available at Ankea Festival 2026 only.
/tickets
Friends of Ankea Festival! May we have your attention, please! ⚡
Our brothers from Be Prog My Friend Festival 🇪🇸 are ready to deliver one of the most unique and forward-thinking experiences of the late summer season 🌞🎶, with a lineup that celebrates the very best of progressive music! 🤯
Taking place in the vibrant city of Barcelona 🏙️, on September 25th and 26th at La Carpa del Poble Espanyol, this festival blends world-class artists with an unbeatable atmosphere, right by the Mediterranean 🌊. A perfect mix of music, culture and community, just the way we love it at Ankea too!
If you’re into the spirit of Ankea Festival, you’re going to feel right at home at Be Prog! My Friend 🤘
🎟️ Find all the information and get your tickets for this essential progressive gathering in Southern Europe 🌍, Be Prog! My Friend Festival, here 👉 /en/
FESTIVAL AREA MAP
Here it is, the first version of the Ankea Festival 2026 area map! Below you’ll find some key points:
👉 Entrance via Tehdaskartanonkatu 46 (for Google Maps etc)
👉 All tickets exchanged to wristbands (incl. 1-day tickets)
👉 Free drinking water (bring your own empty 0,5L plastic bottle)
👉 Wheelchair ramps for both stages
👉 Cocktail bar, wine bar, Lonkero bar, craft beer bar... We’ve got it all in ”the street art park bar zone” between the two stages. More info on drinks & food to follow
👉 Sauna. We have a wood burning sauna open for all for no extra cost. That’s right: A FREE SAUNA.
Full festival info: /info
Any questions? Let us know in the comments 👇
It’s a sunny day in Tampere and our festival tickets are selling fast! In just over a month a once distant dream called ”Ankea Festival 2026” becomes reality.
Welcome, friends 🖤
The capacity is limited, so get your tickets now:
/tickets
📸 Pasi Oolas / Hiedanranta
‼️ ANKEA IS APPROACHING ‼️
With just 7 weeks to go, our tickets are currently selling really fast. We are humbled to see how our little festival is welcomed by the local community and prog fans the world over. This will certainly be one for the books 🖤
Wanna secure your place at Ankea 2026? Better act fast: ankeafestival.com/tickets
Ps. Our festival info has been updated: ankeafestival.com/info
📸 Pasi Oolas / Hiedanranta
