Ibiza Opening Parties

Every year in April, Ibiza wakes up from its winter hibernation. Energised, fresh, and ready to take on the new summer season, workers and locals prepare for another 5 month adventure that always ends up being different to the last.

Ibiza had its longest season yet in 2023. The parties were bigger and better than ever – long may that continue!

Will you be ready for another season to remember in 2024?

If you just can’t wait for your Ibiza fix, then look no further than heading to the island for Opening Parties. It’s a period of acclimatisation before the season really gets into its rhythm, typically spanning a few weeks from April until early June.

Some, but not all clubs, host their own, one-off parties that aren’t affiliated with any specific promoter. With it being such a unique time on the island, you often find people coming to Ibiza purely for either opening or closing parties.

DJ Line ups are often amongst the strongest, and clubs may well extend opening hours or change the layout of the club for these one-off events.

We still have fond memories of Opening Parties at Space (now Hï). The entire car park at the back of the venue was opened up, creating an incredible festival-like atmosphere that completely changed the vibe of the whole club. Ah… memories.

Nowadays the first clubs to open their doors each year are Ushuaïa, Hï, Amnesia, and Pacha.

This page is regularly updated: lots of Ibiza Opening Parties get announced from January until April.

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When exactly do Ibiza Opening Parties take place? As with Ibiza’s Closing Parties, there’s no official time period for when the season starts or finishes.

In the past few years, many see the International Music Summit (IMS) as when the season gets underway. Its end-of-conference finale at Dalt Vila is often the same weekend when you’ll see a lot of other opening parties kicking off.

IMS typically takes place over a few days between the 20th and 24th of May. So in a normal year, most Opening Parties start in Ibiza by the 21st-23rd May.

However, after COVID-19, there was a significant change to the start of the clubbing season in Ibiza.

Nowadays we have seen IMS and Opening Parties taking place a whole month earlier, at the end of April. The Ibiza season window has become bigger, and it’s normally already started around the time of the early UK May Bank Holiday weekend.

In 2024 the early May UK Bank Holiday takes place on the 6th of May, and IMS takes place between the 24th – 26th of April. That means Ibiza’s Opening Parties in 2024 will start on the 26th of April 2024.

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Looking below, it’s easy to see the shift of when Opening Parties started when we compare 2019 and 2023’s Opening Parties:

Overall, we can comfortably predict plenty of parties will already be getting underway by the 21st of May each season.

However, there’s no doubt you’ll be able to find lots going on for a whole month before that. Some parties will start at the end of April, and some won’t start until June.

But what can you expect if you do decide to kickstart your summer early with a trip to Ibiza in May (or even the end of April)?

For us, May is one of the best times to visit the island.

With it not being peak season, you’ll be able to find some cheaper deals for getting to and staying on the island.

Flights can be found for under £100.

Accommodation in May is cheaper too. You will typically find hotel prices in May 30% cheaper than in the peak months of July and August. So there are lots of deals to be had. Check out our Ibiza Party Villa and Ibiza Party Hotel articles for some inspiration on where to stay on the island.

The Weather in May is definitely a factor if you decide to come for Opening Parties. May is not the hottest time of year to visit Ibiza, but you can still expect plenty of sunshine, with temperatures in the low 20s. In the last couple of seasons, the average temperature in May has been 23 degrees.

Finally, coming to Ibiza in May will be a more relaxed holiday than in peak months. With fewer tourists, and workers/locals energised from the winter break, it’s an exciting and non-stressful time to visit.

You may have heard mentions to IMS and wondered what it’s all about. IMS stands for the International Music Summit, an annual music industry conference that has taken place in Ibiza since 2008.

Often considered as the European version of Miami’s WMC (Winter Music Conference), it has hosted many of the world’s top music execs and artists alike: Seth Troxler, Nile Rodgers, Carl Cox, deadmau5 & Moby have all been amongst the guests to feature on panels and talks, with Pete Tong being one of the summit’s founders.

Check out the YouTube channel for some of the talks that cover all sorts of topics from music publishing, touring, mental health in the dance music industry, and of course the season ahead in Ibiza.

It’s all interesting stuff, but many associate IMS with one thing in particular: the “Grand Finale” parties in Ibiza Old Town’s Dalt Vila.

These special parties are the only time that the UNESCO Heritage site is permitted to be used as a music venue throughout the whole year, and they are a sight to behold.

With a wide range of artists typically on the line up for their Grand Finale parties, they are the perfect way to kickstart the Ibiza clubbing season, and many consider this weekend to be when the island really wakes up for the summer.

The conference was held virtually in 2020 & 2021 due to the pandemic. In 2022 the conference was finally able to move to its new home at Pacha‘s Destino Hotel Resort for the first time, where the conference also took place in 2023..

In 2024, IMS will take place between the 24th – 26th April at The Mondrian and Hyde hotels.

We mentioned already that some clubs host their own one-off opening parties, and next season will be no different. Once we know more about each club’s official opening party, we’ll update the information below.

What we know so far

Watch this space for more 2024 announcements!

• IMS Dalt Vila will take place on Friday the 26th April
• Ushuaïa and Hï will host a joint Opening Party on Saturday the 27th April
• Circoloco Opens on Monday 29th April
• O Beach’s 2024 Opening Party takes place on Friday the 3rd May
• ANTS returns to Ushuaïa, opening Saturday 4th May
• Glitterbox @ Hï sets off on Sunday May 5th
• Defected moves to Ushuaïa and opens on Tuesday 7th May
• Calvin Harris @ Ushuaïa begins on Friday 31st May
• David Guetta’s FMIF parties begin at Ushuaïa on Monday 3rd June
• David Guetta’s Future Rave party @ Hï will commence on Friday the 7th of June
• Eric Prydz returns to Hï on Monday June 24th
• Paul Van Dyk’s SHINE Ibiza returns to Eden from Thursday the 4th July
• Afterlife @ Hï has its Opening Party on Thursday 4th July
• The Swedish House Mafia return to Ushuaïa on Sunday the 21st July

View details about confirmed Ibiza Opening Parties 2024 below, and find the cheapest advance official online tickets.

More info and line ups will become available here and in our Ibiza Party Calendar as soon as clubs and parties have been confirmed.

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Ibiza 2024, we’re ready for you 🎉