Ultra Europe

Most festivals would kill for a backdrop like Split. Ultra Europe sets up on the Dalmatian coast with the Adriatic glittering behind the stage and a 2,000-year-old Roman palace a short walk away. Three days of flagship Ultra production — the kind of mainstage that makes your jaw drop before the first beat drops — with a lineup that reads like a greatest hits of electronic music. Stay for the boat parties and island events the week after. Croatia in July is hard to leave.