The Governors Ball 2026

Governors Ball is an annual multi-stage, multi-day music festival held in New York City. It was started in 2011 on Governors Island, which is where it gets its name, and quickly became a major festival in the region. It attracts a number of major bands and artists, and maintains a familiar balance between major, well-established, popular acts as the headliners while also including mid level acts and relative newcomers. The focus is distributed between indie rock/pop and hip-hop, electronic, and some country/Americana.