Portola Festival 2026 Is Going To Be The Festival Of The Year
Four Tet. Fatboy Slim. Groove Armada. Chloé Caillet. KETTAMA. Mochakk. Portola Festival hits Pier 80 San Francisco September 26 and 27. Tickets on sale June 2.
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Goldenvoice has officially revealed the Portola Festival 2026 lineup and its everything the dance music world could have hoped for. San Francisco's crown jewel of dance music returns to Pier 80 on Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27 and the bill is stacked from top to bottom.
For house music fans specifically, Portola 2026 is one of the most compelling festival lineups in North America this year. Four Tet, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Cholé Caillet, KETTAMA, Mochakk, SG Lewis, Overmono, Daphni, Ben UFO, Beltran b2b Sterling.
All on a waterfront pier in San Francisco over two September days. This isn't a normal festival weekend.
What is The Portola Festival
Portola is the festival that San Francisco built for itself and then shared with the world. Set on the industrial waterfron of Pier 80 with the bay as the backdrop, it has established itself in just a few years as one of the most carefully curated and exciting festival events in North America. Public on sale begins June 2 at 12pm PT at portolamusicfestival.com.
What makes Portola different from every other festival in the US is the intentionality of the booking. There is no filler here. Every name on this poster is there because it belongs there. The house music section of the lineup is a masterclass in covering every corner of the genre, from the deep and textured sounds of Four Tet and Daphni to the peak-time energy of KETTAMA and Mochakk, to the classic big room euphoria of Fatboy Slim and Groove Armada.
The House Music Lineup
Here are the house music names you need to know about.
- Beltran b2b Ben Sterling
- Ben UFO
- Chloé Caillet
- Daphni
- Fatboy Slim
- Four Tet
- Groove Armada
- KETTAMA
- Max Styler
- Mochakk
- Overmono
- PROSPA
- SG Lewis
- Silva Bumpa
- Torren Foot
The Names That Stand Out
Every name on the house music section of this lineup deserves to be there. But a few demand their own moment.
Four Tet at Portola is one of those bookings that makes you stop scrolling immediately. Kieran Hebden is one of the most singular creative forces in electronic music and his live sets have been some of the most talked about performances at any festival he has played in the last five years. A Pier 80 waterfront set from Four Tet in September light is going to be something people talk about for a long time.
Fatboy Slim headlining is the festival moment that a certain generation has been waiting for. Norman Cook at a festival of this calibre, at a venue like Pier 80, doing what he does better than almost anyone alive, is the kind of booking that justifies the ticket price on its own.
Groove Armada returning to a festival stage together is still a moment every time it happens. Tom Findlay and Andy Cato have one of the greatest catalogs in house music history and their ability to move between the underground and the euphoric is exactly what Portola is built for.
Chloé Caillet is one of the most talked about names in the entire festival world right now. The French-born New York-based DJ has been on an extraordinary run in 2026. Deep, groove-forward, endlessly musical. If you aren't watching Chloé Caillet in 2026 you are missing the best thing happening in house music.
KETTAMA continues to be everywhere in 2026 and for good reason. The Galway producer's sledgehammer house sound has been turning up in every major festival lineup on both sides of the Atlantic and Portola confirms that North America has fully caught up with what the UK and Europe have known for two years.
Mochakk at Portola is the Brazilian takeover of San Francisco happening in real time. His 2026 schedule is one of the most impressive of any DJ in the world right now and adding Pier 80 to the list alongside Panorama Festival, OFFSonar Barcelona, and Ultra Japan is another statement of where his career is headed.
SG Lewis brings his Forever Days energy to the West Coast fresh off his newly independent chapter. His ability to sit between deep club music and emotional dancefloor moments makes him perfect for a festival that values both.
Beltran b2b Ben Sterling is the underground pick of the weekend. Two of the most respected names in deep tech house sharing a booth on the the San Francisco waterfront is the booking that the house heads will be talking about long after the weekend is over.
Why San Francisco In September
There is a specifc kind of energy that comes with an outdoor festival in San Francisco in late September. The summer heat ha softened, the bay light at golden hour is extraordinary, and the city wraps itself around the festival in a way that makes the whole weekend feel like one extended experience rather than just two days of shows.
Portola marks Robyn's only festival appearance of the year. The house music lineup sits alongside pop, electronic, and left-field bookings that made the overall festival one of the most eclectic and surprising experiences in American festival culture. But for house music fans, the section of the lineup above is the main event and its one of the strongest gatherings of house talent at a single North American festival in 2026.
Tickets go on public sale June 2 at 12pm PT at portolamusicfestival.com. Two days. One pier. The San Francisco waterfront. The most stacked house music lineup at North American festival this September.
