Defqon.1 Festival

Defqon.1 Weekend Festival
Main stage in 2023
Genre	Electronic Dance music, hard dance, hardstyle, hardcore, hard house, Freestyle, hard trance, psychedelic trance, Hardtechno, Speedcore and Frenchcore
Dates	Netherlands (since 14 June 2003) Australia (19 September 2009-September 16, 2018) Chile (12 December 2015 & 10 December 2016)
Location(s)	Netherlands (since 14 June 2003) Australia (19 September 2009- 16 September 2018) Chile (12 December 2015 & 10 December 2016)
Years active	2003–Present (Netherlands) 2009–2018 (Australia) 2015–2016 (Chile)
Founders	Q-dance
Attendance	100,000 (2022)[1]
Website	Defqon.1 Weekend Festival Defqon.1 Festival Australia Defqon.1 Festival Chile

Defqon.1 Weekend Festival is an annual music festival held in the Netherlands. In the past, it was also held in Chile and Australia. Founded in 2003 by festival organizer Q-dance, the festival plays mostly hardstyle and related genres such as hardcore, early and classic.