Plages Electroniques 2026: 20 years, DJ Snake and the wave
Summary
The Cannes sand stops breathing in early August. Three days, one beach, a human tide rising to the rhythm of sound systems and eventually overflowing onto the Croisette. From August 7 to 9, 2026, the Plages Electroniques celebrate their 20th anniversary with an oversized lineup.
Cannes, Palais des Festivals beach — the home of Plages Electroniques for 20 years.
The festival in numbers
- Dates: August 7, 8 and 9, 2026
- Location: Palais des Festivals beach, Cannes
- Edition: 20th anniversary
- Headliners: DJ Snake, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Amélie Lens, PLK
- Expected attendance: 60,000 festival-goers
Twenty years: the Cannes beach becomes an electro cathedral again
Twenty editions. Twenty summers. A beach that has never stopped welcoming the tide. Since 2006, the Plages Electroniques have transformed the sand of the Palais des Festivals every summer into a huge open-air dancefloor. The event has become one of the biggest electro festivals in France — a unique setting between sea, palm trees and sound systems.
The 2026 edition promises to be a turning point. Three full days, 60,000 festival-goers expected, and a clear ambition: to turn the anniversary into a major statement. The management talks about a crazy twentieth edition — and the revealed lineup does not contradict the promise.
The setting is anchored. Beach, sea as a backdrop, Croisette lighting up. The setting hasn’t changed; what changes is the ambition of the programming. Mark your calendar now — Plages tickets sell out fast every summer.
Why we never miss the Plages
At Project X Paris, we consider Plages Electroniques to be one of the most reliable barometers of the French electro scene. 20 years after its beginnings, the festival announces 60,000 festival-goers over three days, unprecedented immersive stages and a reinvented route between beach, sea and Palais des Festivals.
Vibe check: the official 2025 aftermovie to understand the scale of the Cannes setting.
Why is DJ Snake taking over Sunday?
DJ Snake is not coming to play a set — he’s coming to take the helm. On Sunday, August 9, the French producer will close the entire Mainstage: eight hours non-stop, 100% signed Pardon My French, his label-collective. Not a DJ set. A carte blanche.
William Grigahcine — aka DJ Snake — hadn’t done such a happening at a French festival for a long time. The format is rare: a headliner artist personally programming a whole day of an event of this size. The gesture shows Snake’s attachment to Cannes, and the stature the label has gained in the global electro ecosystem.
The home label promises a lineup reserved for its signings and closest guests. For the audience, it’s the guarantee of a fiery Sunday, structured by an artistic red thread held from start to finish. A statement that sets the bar high for the other nights.
Marshmello, Garrix, Amélie Lens: three days, three atmospheres
Friday, August 7 opens the ball with Martin Garrix headlining, accompanied notably by Mosimann and Mind Against. The Dutchman plays this time to shake a beach celebrating its 20th anniversary. The tide begins to rise.
Saturday, August 8, it’s Marshmello and Amélie Lens sharing the spotlight, with PLK as French support. Two opposite universes on the same sand: on one side, mainstream electro pop and its unbearable visual show; on the other, the burning Belgian techno of Lens, who has become one of the most listened to figures of the European scene.
And then comes Sunday. Snake and his stable. Vladimir Cauchemar, Salvatore Ganacci, Maceo Plex announced for the weekend. Anetha, Patrick Mason, Bunt. Three days that don’t resemble each other — and that’s the bet. The tide is not linear; it takes different currents, changes temperature, and ends up sweeping everything away by midnight Sunday.
20 YEARS, A WAVE
From August 7 to 9, the sand of Cannes will be overwhelmed by a tide rising for twenty years. For this anniversary edition, the festival does not close a cycle — it opens a new one, broader, more ambitious. The countdown is on.
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