Left Romania after its 35th edition at Mamaia (1 to 5 May 2025). Now held abroad.
In the room
The experience
Sunwaves grew up on the sand at Mamaia, on Romania's Black Sea coast, and made its name as the home of Romanian minimal techno: Raresh, Petre Inspirescu, Rhadoo, Praslea. Sets routinely ran to 12 hours, with the sea as the back wall. That chapter is over. The 35th edition, held from 1 to 5 May 2025 at Mamaia's Sunwaves Beach, was the last in Romania. The festival now travels: the official site lists SW39, a spring edition at PR Beach in Golden Sands, Bulgaria, marking the festival's twentieth anniversary in 2027, and a Wednesday residency at Playa Soleil in Ibiza. The atlas keeps Mamaia because the room mattered. Check the official site before you plan a trip.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Do not plan a trip to Mamaia for Sunwaves: the festival left Romania after May 2025. Follow the official site for where the next edition lands.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
The Romanian minimal techno canon's home festival, which spent its Romanian years on the sand at Mamaia.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
No edition is scheduled at Mamaia. The Romanian editions ran in spring and autumn; the last, SW35, ran 1 to 5 May 2025.
Hours
Left Romania after SW35 (1 to 5 May 2025). Current editions are listed on the official site, including SW39 at Golden Sands, Bulgaria.
Getting there
The festival no longer runs at Mamaia. For the current edition, follow the official site for the location and plan your travel from there. Mamaia itself is a sand spit on the Black Sea, 250 km east of Bucharest, reached via Constanța (CND) or Bucharest (OTP).
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is Sunwaves Festival?
Sunwaves Festival is in Mamaia, Black Sea coast, Romania. Coordinates: 44.2410, 28.6347.
Is Sunwaves Festival open?
Left Romania after its 35th edition at Mamaia (1 to 5 May 2025). Now held abroad.
What kind of music is at Sunwaves Festival?
Sunwaves Festival programmes Minimal Techno, Romanian Minimal, House. Sunwaves grew up on the sand at Mamaia on Romania's Black Sea coast. The Romanian editions ended in May 2025 and the festival now runs abroad.
When is the best time to visit Sunwaves Festival?
No edition is scheduled at Mamaia. The Romanian editions ran in spring and autumn; the last, SW35, ran 1 to 5 May 2025.
How do I get to Sunwaves Festival?
The festival no longer runs at Mamaia. For the current edition, follow the official site for the location and plan your travel from there. Mamaia itself is a sand spit on the Black Sea, 250 km east of Bucharest, reached via Constanța (CND) or Bucharest (OTP).
On the atlas
Where it sits
44.24° N
28.63° EMamaia, Black Sea coast, Romania
44.2410, 28.6347 · Open in OpenStreetMap
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