Electric Zoo Music Festival Every year in August and September

Electric Zoo is an annual electronic music festival held over Labor Day Weekend on New York City’s Randall’s Island Park.

Started in 2009, the festival has grown to now feature more than 100 DJs, with hundreds of thousands of people in attendance over three days. Electric Zoo showcases all genres of electronic music, from trance and house to dubstep and techno.

Past performers at Electric Zoo include many of the biggest DJs in the entire world, such as Tiësto, deadmau5, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade, Above & Beyond, Skrillex, Laidback Luke, 12th Planet, Hardwell, Feed Me, and Knife Party.

In addition to all of the music, art installations and good vibes, Electric Zoo also features a large number of the gourmet food trucks that New York City is famous for. The festival is all ages and shuttles are available for festival-goers to get to and from Randall’s Island.

Single-day GA tickets for Electric Zoo cost around $160, while three-day GA passes cost around $300. Single-day VIP tickets are priced at around $280 and three-day VIP passes are around $650.

Official after-parties take place at various concert venues throughout New York City each night of the festival, typically from 11pm to 4am. All events are 18+ and feature the festival’s DJs with much smaller crowds. GA tickets for these shows are generally around $55-65, while VIP tickets are around $145-275.