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 ,
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
Mozambique
- Maputo Reggae Slam
Uganda
- Reggae on the Nile
North America
Canada
- Calgary International Reggae Festival in Calgary, Alberta
- Montreal International Reggae Festival in Montreal, Quebec
- Ottawa Reggae Festival, Ottawa
- Victoria Ska Festival in Victoria, British Columbia
Caribbean
Jamaica
- One Love Peace Concert
- Rebel Salute, Priory, St. Ann
- Reggae Film Festival, Kingston
- Reggae Sumfest, Montego Bay
- Reggae Sunsplash
- Smile Jamaica Concert
- Wonder Dream Concert
Antigua
- , Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour
Barbados
- Reggae On The Hill,
United States
- California Roots Music and Arts Festival, Monterey, California
- Chicago Reggae Festival, Chicago, Illinois
- JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA, California
- Midwest Reggae Festival, Nelson, Ohio
- Reggae on the River, Humboldt County, California
- Reggae Rising, Humboldt County, California
- Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Mendocino County, California
Oceania
Australia
- East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay
- Raggamuffin Music Festival, also held in New Zealand
New Zealand
South America
Paraguay
- Reggae Fest, Rakiura Complex, Luque
Colombia
- Jamming Festival, Bogota, Cundinamarca
Brazil
- Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival, São luis, Maranhão
Asia
India
- Goa SunSplash, Goa
Japan
- ,
Korea
- Rise Again, Seoul
Indonesia
- Indonesia Reggae Festival, Jakarta
- Bali Reggae Star Festival, Bali
- Mari Berdanska Festival, Bandung
Philippines
- Bob Marley Fest, Cebu
- Boracay Reggae Festival, Boracay
- Cebu Reggae Festival, cebu
- 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
- Dubyard, Blanden
- Irie Vibes Roots Festival, Kortemark
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
Italy
Lebanon
- Kul=Cha Reggae Festival, Amsheet
Montenegro
- MontenegroSun ReggaeFest, Petrovac, Budva
The Netherlands
- Reggae Rotterdam Festival, Rotterdam
- Reggae Lake Festival, Amsterdam
- Reggae Sundance, Eersel
- Two Sevens Splash, Amsterdam
- Rastaplas, Zoetermeer
Poland
- Afryka, Toruń
- Bass Camp, Rudawka Rymanowska
- Ostróda Reggae Festiwal, Ostróda
- Reggae & Dub Festiwal, Bielawa
- Reggaeland, Płock
- Stolica Reggae Festiwal, Kluczbork
- Winter Reggae, Silesia
- Independent Dub Day, Wroclaw
Portugal
- Musa Cascais, Lisbon
Serbia
- Reggae Serbia Fest, Pančevo
Slovakia
- , Bratislava
Slovenia
- Overjam, Tolmin
- Soča Reggae Riversplash
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
- Bob Marley minneskonsert, Skärblacka
- Öland Roots, Öland
- Uppsala Reggae Festival, Uppsala
Switzerland
- , Geneva, GE
- Lakesplash, Twann BE
- Reeds Reggae Festival, Pfäffikon ZH
- Enter the Dancehall Festival, Rote Fabrik, ZH
Turkey
- Unite in Paradise Reggae Festival, Olympos
United Kingdom
- Notting Hill Carnival, London
- One Love Festival, Essex
- Positive Vibration, Liverpool
- Simmer Down Festival, Birmingham
Middle East
Israel
Related lists
- List of music festivals in Jamaica
- List of electronic music festivals
- List of jam band music festivals
- List of jazz festivals
- List of music festivals
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