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.
Festival International Kreol in Mauritius, Indian Ocean (Sega, Seggae, Reggae)
Calgary International Reggae Festival in Calgary, Alberta
Montreal International Reggae Festival in Montreal, Quebec
Ottawa Reggae Festival, Ottawa
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
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
Yoga Reggae Festival, Washington, DC
Chesapeake Bay Reggae Festival, Hampton, VA
Field of Haze Music & Lifestyle Festival, Oroville, CA
Dry Diggings Festival, Placerville, CA
One Love Cali Reggae Fest, Long Beach, CA
Reggae in the Desert, Las Vegas, NV
Northwest Roots Festival, Enumclaw, WA
Northwest Freedom Festival, Ridgefield, WA
Northwest World Reggae Festival, Marcola, OR
The Mayjah Rayjah Music Festival, Honolulu, HI
Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL
California Roots - The Carolina Sessions, Mrytle Beach, SC
9 Mile Music Festival, Miami, FL
Shoreline Jam Reggae Festival, Long Beach, CA
Springfield, MO Reggae Fest, Springfield, MO
Charlemont Reggae Festival, Charlemont, MA
Byron Bay Reggaefest, Byron Bay
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay
Island Vibe Music Festival, Stradbroke Island
Kuranda Roots Festival, Kuranda
Raggamuffin Music Festival, also held in New Zealand
Reggae Carnival Market Day, Sydney
Reggaetown Music Festival, Cairns
Reggaetown World Music Festival, Kuranda
Reggae Fest, Rakiura Complex, Luque
Jamming Festival, Bogota, Cundinamarca
Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival, São luis, Maranhão
Rise Again, Seoul
Indonesia Reggae Festival, Jakarta
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
Rock meets Reggae, Colombo
Rise & Shine Festival, Falkenstein
Reggae Geel, Geel
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Una Riversplash, Bihać
Big Big Summer Reggae Party
Seasplash, Pula
GoodTown Reggae & Dub Festival
Mighty Sounds
Real Beat Festival
Urban Rapublic
Silkeborg Reggae Festival, Silkeborg
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
Afrika Karibik Festival, Aschaffenburg
Reggaejam, Bersenbrück
Ruhr Reggae Summer, Mülheim/Dortmund
Splash!
Summerjam, Cologne
Reggae In The Desert, Ramat HaNegev Regional Council
Kul=Cha Reggae Festival, Amchit
MontenegroSun ReggaeFest, Petrovac, Budva
The Netherlands
Reggea Sundance, Eersel
Two Sevens Splash, Amsterdam
Poland
Afryka, Toruń
Ostróda Reggae Festiwal, Ostróda
Reggae & Dub Festiwal, Bielawa
Reggaeland, Płock
Stolica Reggae Festiwal, Kluczbork
Winter Reggae, Silesia
Musa Cascais, Lisbon
Reggae Serbia Fest, Pancevo
Uprising, Bratislava
Overjam, Tolmin
Soča Reggae Riversplash
Rototom Sunsplash, Bénicassim
Reggaeboa Festival, Balboa
-Lagata Regge Festival, Zaragoza -La Concha Reggae Festival,Cantabria -Nowa Reggae, Barcelona -IDG,Barcelona -Minho Reggae , Galicia -
Bob Marley minneskonsert, Skärblacka
Öland Roots, Öland
Uppsala Reggae Festival, Uppsala
Switzerland
Lakesplash, Twann BE
Reeds Reggae Festival, Pfäffikon ZH
Enter the Dancehall Festival, Rote Fabrik, ZH
Unite in Paradise Reggae Festival, Olympos
Notting Hill Carnival, London
One Love Festival, Essex
Positive Vibration, Liverpool
