List of reggae festivals
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Related genres | Reggae, roots reggae, reggae rock, jazz, ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion |
Location | Jamaica (origin), worldwide |
Related events | Category:Reggae festivals, list of music festivals, free festival, rock festival, electronic music festival, jam band festival |
This is a list of notable reggae festivals by country.
This list may have some overlap with list of jam band music festivals. Reggae festivals may include classic reggae and related or derivative genres such as ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion, and drum and bass.
Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, influenced by Rastafarian culture, Jamaican dance music, traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. By the 1970s, large festivals in Jamaica were being held featuring notable reggae bands, and the Wonder Dream Concert in 1975 in Jamaica was one of the first internationally noted festivals to focus on reggae. In 1979, Reggae Geel became the first reggae festival in Europe, and these concerts soon spread to other locales, becoming popular in regions such as Northern California. With the introduction of the electronic reggae genre ragga in the 1980s, reggae began to be featured at electronic music festivals as well.
Festivals by region[]
Africa[]
Gambia West Africa[]
- Gambia Cultural Reggae Festival,
South Africa[]
Mauritius[]
Nigerian[]
- Roaring thunder concert
Kenya[]
- Shashamane International
- Sepetuka
- Reggae In the Sun
- Royal Reggae Fest
Mozambique[]
- Maputo Reggae Slam
Uganda[]
- Reggae on the Nile
North America[]
Antigua[]
- Reggae in the Park, Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour
Barbados[]
Canada[]
- Calgary International Reggae Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Montreal International Reggae Festival, Montreal, Quebec
- Ottawa Reggae Festival, Ottawa
- , Victoria, British Columbia
Mexico[]
- Baja Beach Fest, Baja California, Mexico
United States[]
- California Roots Music and Arts Festival, Monterey, California ("Cali Roots")
- Chicago Reggae Festival, Chicago, Illinois
- JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA, Los Angeles, California
- Midwest Reggae Festival,
- Reggae on the River, Humboldt County, California
- Reggae Rising, Humboldt County, California
- Reggae Rise Up, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Las Vegas, Nevada and Baltimore, Maryland
- , Alpine, Wyoming[2]
Oceania[]
Australia[]
- East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay
- Raggamuffin Music Festival, also held in New Zealand
New Zealand[]
One Love, Tauranga
South America[]
Paraguay[]
- Reggae Fest, Rakiura Complex, Luque
Brazil[]
- ,
Asia[]
India[]
- , Goa
Japan[]
- , Yokohama
- , Tokyo
- , Osaka
Korea[]
- , Seoul
Indonesia[]
Philippines[]
- , Cebu
- , Boracay
- Cebu Reggae Festival, Cebu
- Fête de la Musique, Manila/international
- , Davao
- , Manila
- , Puerto Galera
- , Manila
Sri Lanka[]
- , Colombo
Europe[]
Austria[]
Belgium[]
- Reggae Geel, Geel
- , Landen
- , Kortemark
- , Zeebrugge
Bosnia and Herzegovina[]
- , Bihać
Bulgaria[]
- Big Big Summer Reggae Party
Croatia[]
- , Pula
Cyprus[]
Czech Republic[]
- Mighty Sounds
- Real Beat Festival
- Urban Rapublic
Denmark[]
- Silkeborg Reggae Festival, Silkeborg
France[]
Germany[]
- , Aschaffenburg
- , Bersenbrück
- , Mülheim/Dortmund
- Splash!
- Summerjam, Cologne
- ,
- Black Forest On Fire, Berghaupten
Italy[]
Lebanon[]
- , Amsheet
Montenegro[]
- , Petrovac, Budva
The Netherlands[]
- , Rotterdam
- , Amsterdam
- , Eersel
- , Amsterdam
- , Zoetermeer
Poland[]
- Afryka, Toruń
- Bass Camp, Rudawka Rymanowska
- , Ostróda
- , Bielawa
- , Płock
- , Kluczbork
- , Silesia
- , Wroclaw
Portugal[]
- , Lisbon
Serbia[]
- , Pančevo[3]
Slovakia[]
- Uprising, Bratislava
Slovenia[]
Spain[]
- Rototom Sunsplash, Bénicassim
- Reggaeboa Festival, Balboa
- Lagata Regge Festival, Zaragoza
- La Concha Reggae Festival, Cantabria
- Nowa Reggae, Barcelona
- IDG, Barcelona
- Bless Festival, Galicia
- Dub Yard Festival, Galicia
Sweden[]
- , Skärblacka
- Öland Roots, Öland
- Uppsala Reggae Festival, Uppsala
Switzerland[]
- Plein-les-Watts Festival, Geneva, GE
- , Twann, BE
- , Pfäffikon, ZH
- , Rote Fabrik, ZH
Turkey[]
- , Olympos
United Kingdom[]
- Notting Hill Carnival, London, England
- , Essex, England
- Positive Vibration, Liverpool, England
- , Birmingham, England
Middle East[]
Israel[]
Gallery[]
Sunsplash festival 2012
Nowa Reggae
Sunbeach
Train to Roots live
Ky-mani Marley
Chiemsee Reggae Summer
Stage at Chiemsee Reggae Summer '13
Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Max Herre & Afrob
Dub Brazil
Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Ska-P
See also[]
Related lists[]
- List of electronic music festivals
- List of jam band music festivals
- List of jazz festivals
- List of music festivals
Related categories[]
- Category:Jazz festivals
- Category:Music festivals
- Category:Reggae festivals
- Category:World music festivals
References[]
External links[]
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- California Roots Festival Official website
- One Love Cali Reggae Fest Official website
- Reggae in the Desert Official website
- Dry Diggings Festival Official website
- Reggae Rise Up Official website
- Field of Haze Official website
- Northwest Roots Festival Official website
- Northwest Freedom Festival Official website
- Northwest World Reggae Festival Official website
- The Mayjah Rayjah Music Festival Official website
- Hangout Music Fest Official website
- California Roots The Carolina Sessions Official website
- Shoreline Jam Official Website
- Springfield, MO Reggae Fest Facebook Page
- Bass Camp Official website
- Reggae festivals
- Lists of world music festivals
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- Lists of religious music festivals