BELGIUM is often overlooked as a summer festival destination but the country’s game has been becoming stronger and stronger in recent years. HORST (September 8 and 9) is a worthy addition to the roster, with the likes of Call Super, Shanti Celeste, Helena Hauff, Romare and Special Request set to appear at its 15th-century moated castle setting for its inaugural edition.

Morocco is another rising destination for quality festivals, though that reputation is largely built on two events: August’s Atlas Festival and September’s Oasis.

The third edition of the latter will take place at The Source Music Resort from September 15 to 17, and Kornel Kovacs, Young Marco and a Jackmaster b2b with Axel Boman are among the top draws.

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DGTL Festival has built a solid reputation for itself in Amsterdam, Barcelona and Sao Paolo in recent years, and has decided to try its luck in Tel Aviv next. Avalon Emerson, John Talabot and Vril are among the bookings for the one-dayer on October 5.

As essential as ever is Unsound in Krakow, Poland (October 8 to 15), which this year has the theme “Flower Power”, partly as a nod to the 50th anniversary of 1967. Always a cut above almost all other festivals, the 15th Unsound will include shows from acts as diverse as Inga Mauer, Lanark Artefax and Einstürzende Neubauten.

The truly adventurous among you might wish to consider Nuuk Nordisk Kulturfestival in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland (October 16 to 21). A bi-yearly “celebration of contemporary arts and co-creation in northern landscapes”, its music programme this year includes a healthy home contingent alongside artists from Canada, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, and, a little unexpectedly, South Korea.