Festival Princess Aysha

7th Sunday Festival – May 24, 2026 | De Roost, Erp, The Netherlands

Two Sister Festivals

7th Sunday Festival remains one of my favorite festivals in the Netherlands, and after visiting for the fourth time this year, I already cannot wait to see what magic the 2027 edition will bring.

Held annually on Pinksterzondag at De Roost in Erp near Eindhoven, 7th Sunday has grown into one of the country’s biggest all-round electronic music festivals. What makes the event especially unique is its connection to its harder sister festival, Harmony of Hardcore (HOH), which takes place on the same grounds the day before.

Both festivals are organized by Par-T, the company that also owns the festival terrain itself. Overnight, the entire festival site transforms from the hardcore-focused world of Harmony of Hardcore into the colorful fantasy universe of 7th Sunday. Stage designs, branding, and decorations are completely rebuilt to match each festival’s identity.

Where Harmony of Hardcore is intense, explosive, and fully dedicated to the harder styles, 7th Sunday feels more playful, diverse, and accessible. With around 40,000 visitors attending each day, the twin festivals together welcome nearly 80,000 festivalgoers during the weekend, making it one of the biggest festival weekends in the Netherlands.

Since its first edition in 2009, 7th Sunday has built a strong reputation within Dutch festival culture. Only the pandemic years affected the festival’s regular editions, but in 2026 the event once again proved why it remains such a beloved name in the scene.

A Festival Theme That Truly Comes Alive

One of the things I personally love most about 7th Sunday is its dedication to themes. As someone who designs handmade festival outfits and accessories, themes instantly spark my creativity and help me fully immerse myself in the festival experience.

This year’s theme, “When Nature Comes to Life,” could be felt throughout the entire festival grounds, but especially at the breathtaking mainstage. The festival described the story as:

“The sun rises over the fields, nature awakens, music starts in the distance, friends reunite, and eventually everything blooms together into one magical festival world.”

And honestly, that perfectly captured the atmosphere of the day.

The Mainstage: Nature, Fantasy & Pure Spectacle

A week before the festival, I was lucky enough to be invited by 7th Sunday for an exclusive tour across the festival grounds while the stages were still under construction. Even then, it was already clear that the mainstage was going to be something special.

Once completed, the stage transformed into a gigantic fantasy world filled with LED visuals, massive nature-inspired decorations, living plants, pyro effects, lasers, CO2 cannons, and beautiful details everywhere you looked. Even the confetti matched the theme, with flower-shaped confetti raining down across the crowd during the biggest moments. As someone who already loves confetti way too much, this honestly made me ridiculously happy.

One of the best additions this year was that visitors no longer needed a VIP wristband to access the stage itself. Festivalgoers were allowed to dance directly on the mainstage platform behind the DJ booth, creating an even more immersive and unforgettable experience.

Mainstage Fun Facts

• 36 meters high
• 85 meters wide
• 285,000 kilograms of steel used
• 61 living plants incorporated into the stage design

A Line-Up That Truly Has Everything

What makes 7th Sunday stand out from many other Dutch festivals is its incredibly mixed line-up. Instead of focusing on just one genre, the festival brings together EDM, techno, hardstyle, hardcore, house, live acts, Dutch party music, and nostalgic throwback concepts across 16 stages.

The 2026 edition featured more than 100 artists and concepts, making it one of the festival’s most diverse editions so far.

At the mainstage, EDM fans were treated to performances from Afrojack, Oliver Heldens, and Nicky Romero, before Axwell closed the festival with a spectacular final set. Combined with the giant LED screens, fireworks, lasers, and pyro effects, the closing moments at the mainstage felt absolutely magical.

Fans of the harder styles could enjoy artists including D-Block & S-te-Fan, Sound Rush, Aversion, and Radical Redemption.

Meanwhile, house and techno lovers had plenty to explore across multiple stages, with names such as Funkerman, The Pitcher, and a special Benny Rodrigues b2b Kapuchon set — Kapuchon being Afrojack’s underground alias.

And because no Dutch festival is complete without singalongs and chaos, 7th Sunday also embraced the country’s unique party culture with stages like Kris Kross Amsterdam & Friends XXL, Kamping Kitsch Club World, Café de 7de Hemel, and Vroeg Pieken Feestclub.

The result is a festival that constantly surprises you. One moment you are dancing to emotional EDM melodies at the mainstage, and the next you find yourself singing Dutch guilty pleasures with complete strangers while confetti explodes through the air.

Festival Experience

What makes 7th Sunday Festival so magical is that it feels like stepping into a colorful fantasy world where every corner brings a new surprise. One moment you are dancing at an explosive EDM mainstage, the next you discover a hidden house stage, a disco singalong, or a bizarre Dutch party area filled with pure chaos and happiness.

For me as Festival Princess Aysha, 7th Sunday has that rare kind of energy where you completely lose yourself in the atmosphere. The festival combines fantasy, massive stage designs, immersive themes, fireworks, confetti, roaming performers, and dreamlike details into an experience that feels much bigger than just a one-day event.

It gives me a real “mini Tomorrowland” feeling, but with a uniquely Dutch twist. While the festival has the creativity, magical atmosphere, and impressive production that remind me of Tomorrowland, it still feels more playful, spontaneous, and accessible. Instead of taking itself too seriously, 7th Sunday fully embraces Dutch festival culture with singalongs, guilty pleasures, crazy concepts, and a warm social atmosphere where everyone simply comes together to celebrate life and music.

As the sun sets and the lights, lasers, and fireworks take over the festival grounds, the entire terrain transforms into a magical parallel universe where music, freedom, friendship, and fantasy all come together. That combination is exactly why 7th Sunday remains one of my favorite festival experiences every single year.

With love Aysha