Summer is right around the corner. Which means, it’s time to get ready for festival season. Here is a list of the major events happening around the world during the month of June. Remember always wear sun screen, never forget your towel, and always bring enough to share. Be safe and celebrate summer the correct way!

Mutek Festival 2011 June 1 – 5 Montreal, Canada

The Mutek Festival puts Montreal on the Techno map. It features minimal techno artists from all over the world in a 5 day festival of beats and workshops. They’ve got about 40 performers and panels, workshops, and events at a variety of locations, all set to start on Wednesday and continue through Sunday. In 2009, Mutek launched DIGI_SECTION, a series of discussion sessions, panels, and workshops centered around artists, technology and media. They’ve just announced the DIGI_SECTION lineup for the 2011 show, which includes “Live Exchanges” with Amon Tobin, Emptyset, Akufen, Horror Inc, Sutekh and Traversable Wormhole. The Live Exchange is a one-on-one conversation with leading electronic musicians and Resident Advisor Editor-in-Chief Todd Burns. Get Tickets Here

Bonnaroo Festival 2011 June 9 – 12 Manchester, Tennessee, USA

In a few short years, Bonnaroo has quickly become one the US’s biggest and best festivals. Set on a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, it’s the playground of the cool kids and the hippies, at the same time, on the same field. It played home to one of the few Radiohead U.S. gigs in 2006.

Bonnaroo organizers ‘bought the farm’ in 2007. A statement on the Bonnaroo web site said “As you may have heard, we have purchased a major portion of the beautiful farm where Bonnaroo takes place each year. We are very excited about the opportunity it will provide us to improve the festival for years to come. We now have a permanent home in Manchester and look forward to seeing you there every year during Bonnaroo time!” The land is in Manchester in Coffee County, Tennessee. SOLD OUT!

Isle of Wight Festival 2011 June 10 – 12 Seaclose Park, Newport, UK

Starting out in the late 60′s as a british catalyst to the new music scene, the Isle of Wight Festival quickly grew in 1969 when they landed Bob Dylan as a headliner. Big names like Joe Cocker, The Who, and Jimi Hendrix followed. By 1970, the festival brought in over half a million people and was widely regarded as the British Woodstock, which was great, but the festival was a little out of control in terms of drugs and fighting. So much so that the British Parliament passed the Isle of Wight Act in 1970 banning all of festivals on that Island. The festival eventually made a comeback in 2002. The 2011 Isle of Wight has named its headliners: Kings of Leon, Pulp, Foo Fighters and Kasabian. More acts will be added to the lineup at a later time. Get Tickets Here

RockNess Festival 2011 Dores, Scotland  June 10 – 12

Renowned as being one of the most beautiful festival sites in the world, situated on an incredible backdrop of the loch, RockNess is quick becoming ‘The’ Festival to be at in 2011, that hidden gem in the festival calendar that is not to be missed! It takes place from the 10th -12th June, 2011 in the village of Dores, close to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands and with an undisputed atmosphere found nowhere else, it is set to be the festival of the year! Get Tickets Here

Sónar Festival 2011 June 16 – 18  Barcelona, Spain, Europe

Sónar is Spain’s mashup of music and film and video, all rolled into one big multimedia festival. The dates for the 2011 Sónar are June 16 – 18, in Barcelona, Spain. There’s a focus on Spanish acts this year, including Astrud, Downliners Sekt, Xesús Valle, the Barcelona Laptop Orchestra, Edredón, Shelby Grey, El Timbe, Chelis and Judah. You get installation art, audio visual concerts, and medialab presentations next to DJ sets, electonic music, film and more. It’s the new media jet set in the heart of Europe. Get Tickets Here