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
Mauritius
Nigerian
Kenya
- Shashamane International
- Sepetuka
- Reggae In the Sun
- Royal Reggae Fest
Mozambique
Uganda
North America
Antigua
Barbados
Canada
- Calgary International Reggae Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Montreal International Reggae Festival, Montreal, Quebec
- Ottawa Reggae Festival, Ottawa
- Victoria Ska Festival, Victoria, British Columbia
- Toronto's Caribana, Toronto, Ontario
- Afrofest, Toronto, Ontario
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, Phoenix, Arizona and Baltimore, Maryland
- Reggae on the Way, Tacoma, Washington
- Reggae in the Rockies, Alpine, Wyoming
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
One Love, Tauranga
South America
Paraguay
Brazil
Asia
India
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- Big Big Summer Reggae Party
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Lebanon
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
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
Gallery
See also
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References
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