Broccoli City Festival


Broccoli City Festival is an American music festival founded by Greensboro, North Carolina entrepreneur Brandon McEachern.

History

McEachern and longtime friend Marcus Allen hosted their first festival event in 2010, in Los Angeles, California to promote their clothing line and Earth Day. Kendrick Lamar performed. After partnering with Darryl Perkins and Jermon Williams, Broccoli City Festival was then founded Washington, D.C. in 2013, where Big K.R.I.T was the headliner. The festival moved to Washington, D.C. to promote environmental causes in the African-American community.
Rapper Jay-Z was interested in the festival, the year singer and sister-in-law Solange was the headliner.
Previous headliners have included Miguel, Migos, Cardi B, Cam'ron, Future, Jhené Aiko, BJ the Chicago Kid, The Internet, and Anderson.Paak. In 2019, rappers Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne, with performances by singers Ella Mai and Teyana Taylor, and rappers including City Girls, Trippie Redd, and Lil Baby performed at the festival.