Kaskade is returning to his SoCal roots as te eight-time GRAMMY-nominated DJ and producer has officially announced the return of Sun Soaked, bringing his beloved beachside festival back to Huntington State Beach on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Presented in partnership with Insomniac, the one-day event builds on the momentum of a sold-out 2025 edition and once again stakes its claim as one of Southern California’s most distinctive dance music experiences.
Sun Soaked has become synonymous with summer, enticing fans from all over the world to party on the beach with Kaskade at the helm. Debuting in 2017 and traveling both around Southern California and internationally, the event garnered attention as the ideal summer beach bash. After a seven-year hiatus, the festival returned last year for a sold-out edition — and clearly, the demand hasn’t slowed down.
This year’s bill features Cassian, Matroda, BUNT., D.O.D, Me N Ü, Lavern, Bobby Harvey, and Esse. But the real draw is Kaskade himself, who will perform not one but two exclusive sets throughout the day — a solo headline performance and a special back-to-back with BUNT. That B2B marks a rare live collaboration between two generations of electronic music, and it comes on the heels of their joint single “Comes Back Around,” which debuted during Kaskade’s landmark return to Coachella earlier this year as part of his ORIGIN // live concept…