Sea Dance Festival
EXIT's award-winning beach festival — four free nights of electronic and pop on Bečići Beach.
This event has ended
It returns every year — dates for the next edition haven't been announced yet.
Bečići gives the festival a fitting new stage: a long sweep of sand backed by hotels and pines, with room for stages, crowds and the warm-up programme that precedes the main event. The Budva riviera at the end of August is still in full summer mode — warm sea, long evenings and a crowd looking for one more big night before the season turns.
The 2026 edition is headlined by Charlotte de Witte, Peggy Gou, Hugel and Enrico Sangiuliano, while John Newman presents his new live show. The main programme runs over four nights on the sand, preceded by warm-up events along the beach from 24 to 27 August — a full week of music for those who arrive early.
The festival day has its own arc: beach hours through the afternoon, the site coming alive as the sun drops, and the headline sets playing with the Adriatic a few steps from the stage, the crowd barefoot on the sand late into the night.
Sea Dance has real pedigree: it was named Best Medium-Sized European Festival at the 2015 European Festivals Awards, and at its peak in 2015 drew around 110,000 visitors. Its defining image has not changed — the party on the sand, one of the last big beach gatherings of the Mediterranean summer — and its 2026 homecoming is one of the season's headline stories.
The main festival takes place 28–31 August 2026 on Bečići Beach, with warm-up events from 24 to 27 August. Entry is free with advance registration through the official website, seadancefestival.me.
What to expect
Back after three years
The festival returns to Montenegro in 2026 after its last home edition in 2022 and a 2023 move to Croatia.
New home on Bečići
After Jaz and Buljarica, the 2026 edition moves to Bečići Beach near Budva.
Award-winning EXIT sibling
Part of the EXIT family since 2014 and named Best Medium-Sized European Festival in 2015.
Free with registration
Entry to all four nights is free for anyone who registers in advance at seadancefestival.me.
Big-league headliners
Charlotte de Witte, Peggy Gou, Hugel, Enrico Sangiuliano and John Newman's new live show top the bill.
Come for the warm-up week
Beach events from 24 to 27 August stretch the festival into a full week for early arrivals.
What happens when
August 28 – 31, 2026
- Mon24AugMonday, August 24Warm-up programme beginsWarm-up events run along Bečići Beach through 27 August.
- Fri28AugFriday, August 28Main festival opensThe first of four main nights on the beach stages.
- Mon31AugMonday, August 31Closing nightThe final night of the 2026 edition.
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Where it takes place
Plan your stay
Budva — where to stay and how to get around
Live offers from local hosts on our booking platform. Nothing is charged online — you pay the host on site.
- 14Rent-a-carCars from local rental agenciesSee all — Budva
- 1TransfersPrivate transfers with a fixed price per vehicleSee all — Budva
A few offers
Booking requests are confirmed by the host; payment on site. Offers come from the Travel to Montenegro booking platform.
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