Ember Shores — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

1–4 Dec 2026 (4 days)

Location

Maracas Resort, Mexico, Mexico

Sound

Electronic · House

Tickets

€138 · 1 tier tracked

Line-up announced

36 artists so far

The story

Ember Shores is a three-day electronic music festival that takes place from November 20-22, 2026, in Cancun, Mexico. The festival features multiple stages, including a main stage located directly on the beach, and is aimed specifically at the Illenial audience. Attendees can expect unique sets and a laid-back atmosphere.

Ember Shores is a 4-day electronic, house festival at Maracas Resort in Mexico, Mexico. The December 2026 edition runs 1–4 Dec 2026.

Announced so far: Subtronics, Sullivan King, Steve Aoki, Ian Asher, Level Up, Ray Volpe, Ship Wrek and Bonnie X Clyde and 28 more. Expect stages split between Electronic and House. The line-up is spread across the 4 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Maracas Resort, in Mexico. Mexico is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.

Ember Shores keeps the same calendar slot each year: December 2026 for this edition, opening on a Tuesday and closing on a Friday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Mexico are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Multiple stages including a main stage on the beach
• 18+ age restriction
• Held at Barceló Riviera Maya
• Part of a series of annual events since at least 2021
• Curated lineup specifically for Illenials

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Ember Shores works out at roughly €1,200 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 16h 7m each way, at €1,104 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Ember Shores are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 5 nights rather than 4: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Ember Shores on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Tuesday 1 December

  Subtronics, Level Up, Sabai, Brondo, DJ Spade, Hoang, Lost Kings, Project 26, Vedic

• Day 2 — Wednesday 2 December

  Sullivan King, Ray Volpe, Adventure Club, Caster, Ecotek, Illenium, Mport, Rico Aramis, Viperactive

• Day 3 — Thursday 3 December

  Steve Aoki, Ship Wrek, Aeon Mode, Dab the Sky, Faybl, James Egbert, Nurko, S/LA/SH, Vndetta

• Day 4 — Friday 4 December

  Ian Asher, Bonnie X Clyde, Afinity, Dillon Francis, Grabbitz, Kareem Martin, Paws, Telykast, William Black

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  1–4 Dec 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Subtronics, Sullivan King, Steve Aoki

• 2024

  1–4 Dec 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Sullivan King, Steve Aoki, Ian Asher

• 2023

  1–4 Dec 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: Steve Aoki, Ian Asher, Level Up

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Maracas Resort, in Mexico.
• Book a bed in Mexico early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air16h 7m · €1,104