Impericon Festival 2026 - Merch Design Contest

Impericon Festival 2026 - Merch Design Contest

Want to design your own festival merch? Join our Impericon Festival 2026 Community Design Contest! Whether you’re a pro or just love designing, everyone’s welcome. Create and submit your merch design for the festival via Instagram DM to @impericonde by May 14. The best entries will be shortlisted by our jury and then go to a community vote.

The winning design will be sold as a limited T-shirt at the festival.

Prizes:

  • 1x2 VIP tickets for Impericon Festival 2026
  • 10 shirts with your design
  • €200 shop voucher
Press Accreditation – Impericon Festival 2026

Press Accreditation – Impericon Festival 2026

Are you a photographer, videographer, editor, creator, part of a TV team or from the radio and want to report on the Impericon Festival? Then use our official accreditation page here to become part of the Impericon Festival 2026.

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Impericon Festival 2026 Community Design Contest: Your T-Shirt at Our Merch Booth
Once again this year, you have the chance to create your very own Impericon Festival merch design and see it live at our merch booth. Find all the details right here!
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Impericon Festival Presents: The Death Dominion Tour 2026 with Despised Icon, Carnifex & More!
We are excited to present the Death Dominion Tour 2026 to you! Check out all the tour dates for the co-headline shows from Despised Icon and Carnifex with Suffocation and more.
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Band Contest for Impericon Festival 2026: Applications Open Now!
Do you want to perform at Impericon Festival with your own band? Applications for this year’s Band Contest are officially open starting now!

Impericon Festival

The Impericon Festival, which first debuted in 2011, has become an unmissable highlight for fans of hard music. As one of the largest indoor festivals in Europe, it now takes place in several cities. In the festival's home city, over 10,000 people now flock to the Leipzig halls every year to celebrate their favourite acts together.

Over 150 different bands have already found their slot on the Impericon Festival line-up as part of this impressive history. The most famous bands in this history include Bullet For My Valentine, Parkway Drive, Architects, A Day To Remember, Thy Art Is Murder, Heaven Shall Burn and August Burns Red.