Summer ain’t over yet, but Amsterdam is gearing towards our favorite week of the year. Amsterdam’s top EDM event producer, Awakenings, announced its Sugar Factory day-by-day event lineup for ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event). Each day, some of the biggest names in House and Techno take over the Sugar Factory, October 21-25, through eight shows.

Awakenings x ADE Takeover

The party begins as early as Wednesday evening for Opening Night. Yes, Awakenings’ social media post doesn’t reveal the full artist lineup. However, our favorite keyboard detectives have already made up the names we can expect for that magical week. Wednesday night, expect a high-octane opening with 999999999, Adrian Mills, FUMI x Serafina, Nurus, and Noyse.

Thursday night, Adam Beyer invites us into his Drumcode Takeover, with performances by the label head, Enrico Sangiuliano b2b Ilario Alicante, Kaufmann, Kevin de Vries b2b Konstantin Sibold, and Victor Ruiz. Starting up the weekend, Joseph Capriati presents Metamorfosi, an evening full of House music alongside AAT, Joseph Capriati x Cloone, Simon Kidzoo, and the Martinez Brothers.

On Friday night, the weekend turns hypnotic and groovy with the likes of Ben Klock, x Philippa Pacho, Amoral x Lobster, Chlaer and Alarico’s Funk Assault, JakoJako x Rodhad, and Yaruba Acosta. Day four begins with Joris Vorn pres. Trip to Galaxy. The Sugar Factory will resonate with the beats of Jeff Mills, Beste Hira X Grace Dahl, Bianca, Blasha x Allat, and of course, Joris Vorn. The night continues with Adriatique’s all-night-long, with guest Brina Knauss.

The weekend is complete with Benwal x DJ Heartstring, DJ Gigola x Pegassi, Helena Lauwaert, and Southstar during the day. Finally, Prospa will close out the weekend alongside Isabella x Traumar and two surprise guests.

Sugar Factory

The Halfweg venue is a multi-event complex that hosts everything from conferences and sports events to, of course, Awakenings ADE 2026. The official lineup release is June 30, while the priority sale opens July 1st, 16:00 CEST. The Regular sale starts July 2nd, 16:00 CEST.

Awakenings

After a successful Upclose event this past May, Awakenings is now walking into a sold-out festival in Hilvarenbeek, July 10-12th. Nonetheless, Awakenings will still hold it down during Amsterdam Music Event.