Project Glow announces 5th anniversary lineup

GLOW returns to D.C. with a stacked genre-hopping lineup, heavyweight headliners, and a weekend built for nonstop raving in D.C.

Project GLOW once again continues to stay strong as the festival in the DMV kicks off the year of its ongoing love affair with EDM and collective dancing. The festival has announced its 2026 return to RFK Festival Grounds on May 30–31, and it has already been acting like a seasoned headliner that knows exactly when to hit the drop.

For the 5th edition, the festival has assembled what it has called its most musically diverse lineup yet, stacking a multitude of artists across three stages. Headlining duties have been handed to heavy hitters like Excision with Sullivan King, Mau P, Zeds Dead, Porter Robinson, and Eric Prydz, essentially promising house and bass grooves that’ll make the crowd go crazy.

Techno has officially entered the chat in a big way, with Sara Landry making her GLOW debut alongside Lilly Palmer. Meanwhile, beloved back-to-back sets have returned, including pairings like Riordan with Bullet Tooth, Discip b2b Roddy Lima, G Jones b2b Eprom, and Spencer Brown b2b QRION, because one DJ for every sub-genre apparently hasn’t felt chaotic enough.

Bass lovers have been fed generously with Wooli, Ray Volpe, Dimension, Porter Robinson, and Alleycvt, while house fans have been kept smiling by Cloonee, Max Styler, Cassian, and Coco & Breezy. Add sunset sets from Disco Lines and Gryffin, and the serotonin scheduling has felt very intentional.

Rounding things out, Project GLOW has delivered special moments with LP Giobbi, a live set from Hayla, and legendary pre- and after-parties all weekend by Echostage and Soundcheck, and more. Five years in, the festival has proven its reign within the East Coast dance music festival scene.

Project GLOW has confirmed that two-day passes go on sale this Thursday, January 15, at noon ET, with an all-in $139 price tag available for the first 12 hours only. Fans have been gently reminded (and not-so-gently by their group chats) to sign up early, because nothing hurts more than paying more because you “forgot.” And for East Coast natives, the festival is just a short plane ride or an Amtrak ride away.

Featured image courtesy of Project Glow

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