You’re in luck =>
Oct 05 SynthFest UK - Sheffield
Oct 12-13 Machina Bristronica
Both in about a month, giving time to get ready.
Of course you could take a vacation in Rome before then and see Elektron at that show.
Of interest here :
Guitar Summit : 27 - 29 September 2024, Mannheim
One thing of particular interest is that Thingstone is scheduled to be there and show their Track 8. ( thread )
This is my three post limit.
Wanna start Namm 2025 topic?
Not sure i’ll do a Shows 2025 thread though.
2025
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| Jan 21-25 | NAMM |
| Jan 25-26 | Buchla & Friends |
| Feb 21-23 | Synth East - Norwich |
| Apr 11-13 | SynthFest France |
| May 08-10 | Superbooth |
| Jul 04-06 | SoundMiT - Turin |
| Sep 05-07 | Knobcon |
| Sep 06 | Dutch Modular Fest |
| Sep 27-28 | Machina Bristronica |
| Oct 22-25 | Music China - Shanghai |
| Nov 10-12 | Audio Developers Conference - Bristol |
| Nov 13-16 | Modular Commune - Beijing |
| Nov? ?? |
Assorted links :
namm.org
syntheast.com
synthfestfrance.com
superbooth.com
knobcon.com
machinabristronica.uk
Audio Developers Conference
synthfest.co.uk
music-china.hk.messefrankfurt.com
soundmit.com
tfom.info
Some specific dates are unknown, but it looks like these all are intended. These dates are the best info now available, and subject to change – right up to show date.
There is a much smaller series of retail shows run by delicious-audio dot com, called Synth and Pedal Expo
- London 2025: March 22-23
- Portland 2025: April 12-13
- Toronto 2025: May 3-4
- Los Angeles 2025: June 21-22 - tentative
- Montreal 2025: August 23-24 - tentative
- Brooklyn 2025: October 18-19 - tentative
EDIT :
Set date for Machina Bristronica
Set date for Knobcon, Dutch Modular, and Beijing Modular Commune.
SynthFest UK - Sheffield got cancelled, TY dshipp
Roma Modulare finally got scheduled, the date bounced around. Updated June 2nd.
Dropped Tokyo from Tokyo Festival of Music. The name has been changed and shortened to Festival of Music ( FOM ), as the event will be in Osaka this year. The date is still tenative as mid November. This is best info as of July 11th, and is still subject to change.
Roma Modulare has supposedly been postponed to 2026. There is some confusion about this, some places still list it, but the FB page says Postponed. Perhaps it is actually defunct now.
ADDED : Audio Developers Conference
Sadly, SynthFest UK - Sheffield isn’t happening in 2025. Their website has a statement confirming: https://www.synthfest.co.uk
Updated info on the Tokyo Festival of Music. The name now has been changed and shortened to just Festival of Music ( FOM ), as the event will be in Osaka this year. I had to dig for this info and rely of Google Translate, which is not the best for Japanese to English. The date as well as the event is still tenative as mid November. This is best info i have at the moment.
Any more details on this or any other event, please post.
Oh – and for fun here’s a promo video for the 2024 Modular Commune - Beijing
as well as a longer ( 49 minute ) more detailed video from the same show with many interviews with the artists ( in Chinese )
Good to see all the world wide enthusiasm for electronic music.
Gear fest is on today in London
For next year :
SUPERBOOTH26 announced to be happening from the 7th to the 9th of May 2026 at the FEZ-Berlin.
Also :
The 2026 NAMM Show is to be held in Anaheim, January 20-24, 2026. The show marks the 125th anniversary of the National Association of Music Merchants.
Also :
SynthFest France – 17 - 19 April 2026, at the Théâtre de La Fleuriaye, Carquefou, France.
Coming up soon this year :
Knobcon, Dutch Modular Fest, and a little after that Machina Bristronica.
Also in about two weeks Synth and Pedal Expo – Montreal.
Short notice :
Saturday, 9th of August in Ottawa.
Though Empress is doing this, there are a lot of other pedal and guitar makers a part of this, and lots of performers too, like for instance Cuckoo.
It is at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts.
To see more detail, and get tickets :
NOTE : This facility is not wheelchair accessible !
ADDED : Bumpity-Bump-Bump.
2026
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| Jan 20-24 | NAMM |
| Jan 24-25 | Buchla & Friends |
| Feb 20-22 | Synth East - Norwich |
| Apr 17-19 | SynthFest France |
| May 07-09 | Superbooth |
| Jun 27-28 | Modular Commune - Beijing |
| Aug 29 | Dutch Modular Fest |
| Sep 11-13 | Knobcon |
| Sep 18-19 | Roma Modulare |
| Oct ?? | Modular Commune - Beijing |
| Oct 02-04 | SoundMiT - Turin |
| Oct 24 | SynthFest UK - Sheffield |
| Oct 28-31 | Music China - Shanghai |
| Nov 09-11 | Audio Developers Conference - Bristol |
| Nov ?? | Festival of Modular |
Some Threads :
Buchla & Friends
Synth East - Norwich
Synthfest France
Machina Bristronica
Assorted links :
namm.org
syntheast.com
synthfestfrance.com
superbooth.com
knobcon.com
soundmit.com
machinabristronica.uk
Audio Developers Conference
synthfest.co.uk
music-china.hk.messefrankfurt.com
Modular Commune Beijing
tfom.info
Some specific dates are unknown, but it looks like these all are intended. These dates are the best info now available, and subject to change – right up to show date.
There is a much smaller series of retail shows run by delicious-audio dot com, called Synth and Pedal Expo
- NAMM, CA 2026: Jan 20-24
- London 2026: March ??
- Portland 2026: April ??
- Los Angeles 2026: In Spring
- Toronto 2026: ??
- Montreal 2026: August ??
- Brooklyn 2026: October ??
EDIT :
Made Synth and Pedal link more current.
Added link to Buchla & Friends thread.
Added dates for Dutch Modular, and SoundMIT Turin
Added Modular Commune Link
Added date for Music China, and Knobcon
Any guesses what would show up at NAMM 2026?
I put together a list a while back, and so in response to you, i started a thread for this years show.
