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✦ Five editions
Five years, two cities, one home for the last four · Halifax’s Citadel Hill.
Magnetic World began in 2022 in Moncton, New Brunswick with one idea · that Atlantic Canada was being skipped by the touring circuit that mattered to the people who live here. In 2023 we moved to Halifax's Citadel Hill, and we've been there every September since. 2026 is the fifth edition · the fourth on the hill.
Year by year
Sullivan King · Killy · Bijou · Dzeko
The first Magnetic World, in the city where the idea began. A single-day proof that the East Coast wanted this · bass, hip-hop, and the kind of artists Atlantic Canada was usually skipped for.
NLE Choppa · DVBBS
The move to Halifax's Citadel Hill · the natural amphitheatre that's been the festival's home ever since. A bigger stage, a broader lineup, the first time it felt like the venue and the festival belonged to each other.
deadmau5 · Don Toliver
Second year at the Garrison Grounds. The format clicked · genre-spanning weekend, touring acts, travellers from across the Maritimes and beyond. The crowd grew, and the city showed up.
Dom Dolla · 21 Savage · The Kid LAROI
Third year on the hill. A weekend of global headliners across EDM, hip-hop, and pop · the year the festival's scale caught up to its ambition. The springboard into 2026.
Sept 25–26, 2026. Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill. Two days, multi-genre · EDM, hip-hop and more. The fourth year on the hill, the biggest edition yet.