What is Tomorrowland? The festival in Boom explained

Tomorrowland at a glance

Tomorrowland Belgium is an electronic dance music festival in the town of Boom, in the province of Antwerp. It started as a one-day party in 2005 and is now a three-day festival that runs on two weekends in a row every July. This guide is about the festival, not the 2015 Disney film with the same name.

The numbers come from Tomorrowland’s own pages and press releases. 2026 was the 20th edition in Belgium.

What makes Tomorrowland unique?

Tomorrowland differs from other big festivals because everything is built around a story. Every year has its own theme and the Mainstage is rebuilt from scratch to match it: LIFE in 2024, Orbyz in 2025 and Consciencia in 2026. Themes, stages and decor are designed together, so the site feels more like a set than a field with stages.

What stands out once you are there:

• The stages. There were 16 in 2026, from the Mainstage and Freedom Stage to The Great Library, Melodia, CORE and The Rose Garden. Our Tomorrowland history guide covers how stages and themes have changed over the years.
• The crowd. Visitors come from over 200 countries, so you share the dance floor with people from everywhere.
• Pearls. You do not pay with cash or cards at the bars. Everything runs on Pearls loaded onto your bracelet. In 2026 the rate was EUR 20 for 10.5 Pearls.
• DreamVille. The campsite is a world of its own, with The Gathering opening party on Thursday and options from your own tent to rooms with made-up beds.
• The livestream. Tomorrowland’s livestream drew 233 million views in 2026, according to the festival’s own wrap-up.

When the Mainstage burned down on 16 July 2025, ahead of the first weekend, the organisers built a replacement stage and went ahead under the message UNITE. That says a lot about the size of the operation behind the festival.

Is Tomorrowland a rave?

Yes and no. The music is electronic dance music from midday until after midnight, so in that sense it is a rave. But Tomorrowland Belgium is a large, licensed festival with clear rules:

• You must be 18. For 2027 that means born in 2009 or earlier.
• Tickets are personal and the name must match your ID. Copies of ID are not accepted.
• Belgian law applies, and the festival runs a zero-tolerance drug policy with on-the-spot fines and removal.
• First aid, doctors and psychologists are on site during all opening hours, with free earplugs and sunscreen.

What happens during a Tomorrowland weekend?

A Tomorrowland weekend is three festival days, but campers get five days. This is how 2026 worked:

1. Thursday: DreamVille check-in opens at 11:00. The Gathering, the opening party for campers, starts at 13:30.
2. Friday and Saturday: the festival site is open 12:00-01:00, last entry 22:00.
3. Sunday: open 12:00-00:00, last entry 21:00.
4. Monday: everyone must have left DreamVille by 12:00.

There is no re-entry to the festival site on the same day. Plan your day before you go in, especially if you stay in a hotel in Antwerp or Brussels.

Is Tomorrowland only once a year?

In Belgium there is one festival a year, split over two weekends in July. In 2022 it ran for three weekends. The brand also travels, and these are separate festivals with their own tickets:

TomorrowWorld ran in the United States from 2013 to 2015. In 2020 and 2021, when there was no festival in Boom, Tomorrowland streamed the digital festival Around the World instead.

Where is Tomorrowland and how do you get there?

The festival is held at the De Schorre recreation area in Boom, about 14.5 km in a straight line from Antwerp Central station and 27 km from the Grand-Place in Brussels. For entrances, distances and the layout, see Where is Tomorrowland?.

From Scandinavia there are three common routes:

• Fly from Stockholm (ARN), Gothenburg (GOT), Copenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL) or Bergen (BGO) to Brussels Airport (BRU), about 22 km from Boom. Trains run from the airport to Boom station, about a 20-minute walk from the festival.
• Train through Denmark and Germany, if you would rather not fly.
• Coach all the way. Coretours is one of the operators running coaches with a festival pass and DreamVille accommodation from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen (see Coretours).

How much does Tomorrowland cost and how do you get tickets?

A weekend ticket, the Full Madness Pass, cost EUR 327 in the pre-sale and EUR 400 in the main sale (2026 prices). That is about SEK 3,650 and 4,450, or NOK 3,450 and 4,250, at the ECB rate of 14 October 2026. On top of that, there is the Treasure Case fee for the ticket box with your bracelet: EUR 22 per person within the EU in 2026.

Tickets are only sold through your Tomorrowland account, and pre-registration is required. In 2026 the weekends sold out on the evening the main sale opened, 31 January. The full process is in our tickets guide. Camping is sold as a DreamVille package together with a Full Madness Pass, never on its own. Compare the options on the DreamVille page.

For how many people actually attend and how the crowd has grown since 2005, read How many people go to Tomorrowland?.

Tomorrowland 2027: what do we know?

The dates and theme for Tomorrowland Belgium 2027 have not been announced (as of 9 November 2026). Tomorrowland’s FAQ says information about 2027 will come at the end of this year. Previous years point the same way: the 2025 dates came on 28 November 2024 and the 2026 dates on 4 December 2025, with pre-registration a few days later. We update the Tomorrowland 2027 page as soon as anything is official.

Practical tips for Scandinavian visitors

• Money: Belgium uses the euro. On the festival site only Pearls work, loaded by card in advance or on site.
• ID: within Schengen, a passport or national ID card is enough to travel. Bring the same ID your ticket is registered to.
• Phone: Belgium is in the EU, and Swedish, Norwegian and Danish plans fall under EU/EEA roaming rules. Check how much data your plan includes.
• Time: Belgium is in the same time zone as Scandinavia.
• Weather: the KMI climate normal for July is an average daily high of 23.2 °C, with rain on 14.3 days out of 31. Pack a rain jacket even if the forecast looks good.