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List of reggae festivals
General Information

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

Main page: Category:Reggae festivals

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

Reggae in the Park, Nelson's Dockyard, English Harbour

Barbados

The Barbados Reggae Festival

Canada

Mexico

United States

California Roots Music and Arts Festival, Monterey, California ("Cali Roots")
Cali Vibes, Marina Green Park, Long Beach, California
Chicago Reggae Festival, Chicago, Illinois
JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Midwest Reggae Festival, Nelson, Ohio
Reggae on the River, Humboldt County, California
Reggae Rising, Humboldt County, California
Reggae Rise Up, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Las Vegas, Nevada and Baltimore, Maryland
Reggae on the Way, Tacoma, Washington
Reggae in the Rockies, Alpine, Wyoming

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

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

Asia

India

Goa SunSplash, Goa

Japan

Europe

Austria

Rise & Shine Festival, Falkenstein

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Una Riversplash, Bihać

Bulgaria

Big Big Summer Reggae Party

Croatia

Seasplash, Pula

Cyprus

Reggae Sunjam

Czech Republic

Denmark

Silkeborg Reggae Festival, Silkeborg

France

Germany

Italy

Lebanon

Kul=Cha Reggae Festival, Amsheet

Montenegro

MontenegroSun ReggaeFest, Petrovac, Budva

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Serbia

Reggae Serbia Fest, Pančevo

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

Switzerland

Plein-les-Watts Festival, Geneva, GE
Pachamama Connexion Festival, Lancy, 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, England
One Love Festival, Essex, England
Positive Vibration, Liverpool, England
Reggae Land, Milton Keynes, England
Simmer Down Festival, Birmingham, England

Middle East

Israel

Reggae In The Desert, Ramat HaNegev Regional Council

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

References

"Home | South Gambia Reggae & Cultural Festival 2021 | Gunjur". Musicfestgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
"Events | The Gambia 2019 Cultural, Reggae Festival". Hamletgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
"Barbados Reggae Festival". Barbados.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
"HOME". ReggaeintheRockies. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
"Best dating worldwide <3". Reggaeserbia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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