Experts Only Festival — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

19–20 Sept 2026 (2 days)

Location

Randall’s Island, New York, United States

Sound

EDM

Line-up announced

30 artists so far

The story

Experts Only Festival is a two-day music festival taking place from September 19 to 20, 2026, in New York, NY, specifically on Randall's Island. This festival features a diverse lineup of artists and is designed to showcase acts across various electronic music genres. It is known for its energetic atmosphere and broad appeal, making it a prominent event on the music festival calendar.

Experts Only Festival is a 2-day edm festival at Randall’s Island in New York, United States. The September 2026 edition runs 19–20 Sept 2026.

Announced so far: Adam Ten, Airrica, B/AN/K, Broken Hill, Dansyn, Devault, Dreya V and Gabss and 22 more. The line-up is spread across the 2 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Randall’s Island, in New York. New York 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.

Experts Only Festival keeps the same calendar slot each year: September 2026 for this edition, opening on a Saturday and closing on a Sunday. It falls in autumn, after the summer circuit closes, when flights and rooms come back down in price. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in New York 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.

• Headliners include John Summit, GRiZ, and Subtronics
• Venue: Randall’s Island, New York, NY
• Event duration: 2 days
• Dates: September 19-20, 2026
• Notable lineup of artists

What the trip costs from Paris

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.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Experts Only Festival 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 3 nights rather than 2: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Experts Only Festival on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Saturday 19 September

  Adam Ten, B/AN/K, Dansyn, Dreya V, GRiZ, Jackie Hollander, Josie., LYNY, Max Styler, No Static, Partiboi69, Rohaan, Soraya, Subtronics, Will Clarke

• Day 2 — Sunday 20 September

  Airrica, Broken Hill, Devault, Gabss, Innellea, John Summit, Korolova, Madi, Mishell, Omri., Philou, rSun, Stello, Taiki Nulight, Yetti

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

  19–20 Sept 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Adam Ten, Airrica, B/AN/K

• 2024

  19–20 Sept 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Airrica, B/AN/K, Broken Hill

• 2023

  19–20 Sept 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: B/AN/K, Broken Hill, Dansyn

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Randall’s Island, in New York.
• Book a bed in New York early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.