Festivalen ble arrangert fra 03 Aug til 06 Aug 2016 (3 dag(er)).
Wacken finner sted i Wacken, Germany. Her er den fullstendige adressen til festivalen: Schenefelder Str. 17, 25596 Wacken, Germany
Iron Maiden, Foreigner, Arch Enemy, Parkway Drive, Bullet for My Valentine, Steel Panther, DragonForce, The Black Dahlia Murder, Eluveitie, Testament, Ministry, Whitesnake, Clutch, Saxon, Michael Monroe.
De mest populære sjangrene og undersjangrene i den siste utgaven var:
rock
heavy metal
folk
metal
death metal
black metal
hard rock
thrash metal
melodic death metal
metalcore
power metal
hardcore
folk metal
progressive metal
punk rock
speed metal
symphonic metal
thrash
classic rock