Ometeotl Festival at a glance
Ometeotl returned to Morelos in March 2026, continuing its blend of psychedelic music, art, spirituality and community culture. Ometeotl is a Mexican music, art, ecology and spirituality gathering whose programme includes a substantial Psytrance component within a broader transformational-festival structure. The festival has deep associations with the Tepoztlán/Morelos region and presents music alongside workshops, traditional practices, visual art and ecological projects.
How Ometeotl Festival evolved
The event continued through the 2010s, released festival compilations and later returned after interruptions. Ometeotl is active again in 2026 in Morelos.
Music, programming & dancefloors
Psytrance is a recurring major strand , not the festival’s sole genre. Progressive psychedelic music, downtempo, dub, live and world-influenced forms have also appeared across its programme.
Role in psytrance festival culture
Ometeotl is significant as a Mexican gathering that connects Psytrance with a broader local transformational culture rather than copying a European festival format wholesale. Its emphasis on art, ecology, ceremony and community gives it a distinct regional identity within the North American psychedelic circuit.
Place, setting & atmosphere
Natural outdoor setting in Morelos, historically associated with the Tepoztlán area, with camping, river/nature access and workshop spaces.
What sets Ometeotl Festival apart
Third edition documented in 2011, placing the origin around 2009; strong Morelos/Tepoztlán identity; music, spirit, earth and art programme; active 2026 return.
Artists connected to the festival
Grouch
New Zealand producer Oscar Allison’s bass-heavy psychedelic project, connecting progressive psytrance, dub, glitch and psychedelic bass through a distinctly organic production style.
Festivals with related scenes or programming
Eclipse Festival
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Hadra Trance Festival
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Kosmos Festival
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Adhana Festival
Adhana Festival is a Brazilian New Year psychedelic gathering founded in 2016, combining a major Psytrance programme with alternative electronic stages, workshops and nature-based festival culture.
Burning Mountain Festival
Burning Mountain is a four-day Swiss Alpine Psytrance festival held at Zernez, known for progressive and psychedelic trance, large-scale fire installations and its high-altitude valley setting.
Dimension Festival
Dimension is a Northland psychedelic trance festival founded in 2017, focused on multi-day outdoor Psytrance and a deliberately intimate New Zealand community experience.
Continue exploring festival culture
Continue with the Psytrance Festival Culture guide or explore the genres linked above.