The event’s 15th anniversary will be held at Daytona International Speedway
Following a record-breaking event in 2025 with 230,000 music fans in attendance, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 7-10, 2026, for its biggest year yet. Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to unleash the full music lineup for the event’s 15th year.
Guns N’ Roses and Foo Fighters join previously announced headliners Bring Me The Horizon and My Chemical Romance for an incredible 4 days of music at the World Center of Rock.
Welcome To Rockville 2026 will feature 160+ bands spanning all rock genres on 5 stages, topped by Guns N’ Roses, Five Finger Death Punch, Godsmack, Staind, Foo Fighters, Trunstile, The Offspring, Parkway Drive, Bring Me The Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Motionless in White, Lamb of God, My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Rise Against, and Yellowcard.
In addition, the Welcome To Rockville Battle for the Big Stage competition has returned for the 2026 edition. Through November 30th, bands can enter the competition here. Then, leading up to the festival, viewers can vote on who they want to play Rockville during the Sunday episodes of the Space Zebra show at 6:30 pm ET on the DWP Twitch channel.
Fans will kick off the Welcome To Rockville celebration Wednesday night at the Welcome To Rockville Official Pre-Party at the festival site on May 6 with performances from Fuel, Local H, Adelitas Way, and Ashes Remain. Pre-party passes are included with all camping packages and available to the public as a standalone ticket for $15 all-in.
Earlier this year, Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP), one of the world’s premier independent live event producers, and Daytona International Speedway (DIS), the world-renowned motorsports facility, announced a landmark ten year agreement securing Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach through 2035.
All Welcome To Rockville passes—including Single-Day, 4-Day GA, VIP, and the exclusive Daytona Owners Club—are on sale now. Fans can secure their spot for as little as $1 down, with flexible layaway options available for over six months.
Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.
DWP has again partnered with GOVX to offer specially priced Welcome To Rockville passes—including 4-Day GA and Single Day GA—to military, nurses, firefighters, and police personnel who can verify their eligibility here.
A Welcome To Rockville student offer will be available in 2026, allowing those with a valid .edu address access to a $125 (all-in, fees included) Single Day GA Pass via FEVO. More details are here.
Fans can book an official Welcome To Rockville hotel package via Jampack starting as low as $10 down, offering access to nearby hotels, shuttle service and other exclusives. Jampack Hotel + Admission packages also allow festival re-entry each day. Additional perks vary depending on the hotel package.
An extremely limited number of Car + Tent camping passes are still available as an add-on to festival pass purchases and include festival re-entry access and free entry to the Wednesday night Welcome To Rockville Official Pre-Party at the festival site. RV camping passes are sold out, but a waitlist is available. Camping amenities include indoor restrooms and showers, in and out privileges, a general store for supplies and more. General and Premium Parking passes are also available. Find camping and parking details here.
Originally launched in Jacksonville, Florida in 2011, Welcome To Rockville found its permanent home at Daytona International Speedway in 2021. Since then, the festival has established itself as The World Center of Rock, welcoming record-breaking crowds and cementing itself as a flagship event on the global festival calendar. The 2025 edition drew more than 230,000 fans from all 50 states and 30 countries, bringing a worldwide audience to Daytona Beach and Volusia County. Each year, Rockville generates over $80 million in economic impact through tourism, hospitality, and local business engagement—making it not only a cultural powerhouse but also a major driver of regional growth.
On-site attractions will include the Ferris wheel and other amusement rides, plus The Pit Stop Shop featuring vintage Welcome To Rockville merch, the Salty Skeeters tiki bar, and more to be announced.
