Wire Festival 2026

About the experience

WIRE FESTIVAL returns to Knockdown Center for its 5 year anniversary, on May 14-15-16-17, 2026. The festival’s core principles have remained intact since day one: uncompromising curation that highlights the most exciting voices in the US and international techno/house underground, with an eye towards uniting the city’s exceptional local talent with their peers and forbears from across the globe. This mission is augmented by WIRE’s community-building initiatives, including panel discussions in collaboration with Resident Advisor, industry meetups and the festival’s infamous stage takeovers by specially-invited collectives. Individual tickets are now on sale for standalone day/night programming: * Thursday Night with MUTEK, 5pm - 1am * Friday Night, 8pm - 8am: Stage 1, Stage 2 with Herrensauna and Ambient Stage * Saturday Day, 8am - 10pm: WHOLE Festival outdoor stage in the Ruins * Saturday Night, 8pm - 8am: Stage 1, Stage 2 with FOLD, Ambient Stage * Sunday Day, 8am - 10pm: Outdoor stage in the Ruins and Stage 2 with FOLD The now-sold-out Weekend Pass holders will have access to the entire program, start-to-finish. 2 TICKET PER SESSION ALLOWED