List of reggae festivals


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 The Hamlet, Gunjur, Medina Salam

    South Africa

  • Reggae Ark Festival, Mamelodi, Pretoria

    Mauritius

  • Festival Reggae Donn Sa

    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

Australia

One Love, Tauranga

South America

Paraguay

  • Reggae Fest, Rakiura Complex, Luque

    Brazil

  • Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival, São luis, Maranhão
  • República do Reggae. Salvador, Bahia
  • Juriti Rasta, Limoeiro do Norte - Ceará

    Asia

India

  • Goa Sunsplash, Goa

    Japan

  • Yokohama Reggae sai, Yokohama
  • Shibuya Reggae sai, Tokyo
  • HIGHEST MOUNTAIN, Osaka

    Korea

  • Rise Again, Seoul

    Philippines

  • Bob Marley Fest, Cebu
  • Boracay Reggae Festival, Boracay
  • Fête de la Musique, Manila/international
  • Kadayawan Roots, Arts and Reggae Festival, Davao
  • Manila Reggae Summit, Manila
  • Puerto Galera Reggae Festival, Puerto Galera
  • SunSplash Pilipinas!, Manila

    Sri Lanka

  • Rock meets Reggae, Colombo

    Europe

Austria

  • Rise & Shine Festival, Falkenstein

    Belgium

  • Reggae Geel, Geel
  • Wadada Festival, Geel
  • Dubyard, Landen
  • Irie Vibes Roots Festival, Kortemark
  • Bomboclat Festival, Zeebrugge
  • Humble Festival, Wijtschate

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Una Riversplash, Bihać

    Bulgaria

  • Big Big Summer Reggae Party

    Croatia

  • Seasplash, Pula

    Cyprus

  • Reggae Sunjam

    Czech Republic

  • GoodTown Reggae & Dub Festival
  • Mighty Sounds
  • Real Beat Festival
  • Urban Rapublic

    Denmark

  • Silkeborg Reggae Festival, Silkeborg

    France

  • Garance Reggae Festival, Bagnols-Sur-Cèze
  • No Logo Festival
  • Reggae Sun Ska, Pauillac
  • Verjux Saone System, Verjux
  • Ida y vuelta - festival, Perpignan
  • LA FEE ESTIVAL - festival, Chatelneuf Jura

    Germany

  • Afrika Karibik Festival, Aschaffenburg
  • Reggaejam, Bersenbrück
  • Ruhr Reggae Summer, Mülheim/Dortmund
  • Splash!
  • Summerjam, Cologne
  • Chiemsee Summer, Übersee/ Grabenstätt
  • Black Forest On Fire, Berghaupten
  • Reggae im Herzen Open Air, Radolfzell am Bodensee

    Hungary

  • LB27 Reggae Camp

    Italy

Lebanon

Israel

  • Reggae In The Desert, Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

    Related lists

  • List of electronic music festivals
  • List of jam band music festivals
  • List of jazz festivals
  • List of music festivals

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