List of hip hop festivals

The following is an incomplete list of hip hop festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on hip hop music or other elements of hip hop culture. Hip hop music, also called rap music,[1][2][3] is a music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.[1]

Main articles: Hip hop music and List of music festivals
List of hip hop festivals
General Information
Related genresHip hop music, funk, disco, dub, rhythm and blues, reggae, dancehall, toasting, performance poetry, neo soul, big beat, trap
LocationWorldwide
Related eventsConcert tour, music festival, jazz festivals, electronic music festivals, reggae festivals, blues festivals, block party

Festivals


The following is an incomplete list of both ongoing and defunct festivals.
Festival name Country Location Attendance Years
Essence Music FestivalNew Orleans, Louisiana5500001994–present
Urban Beach WeekMiami, Florida4000001990–present
Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, California 200000 2008–present
Longitude FestivalDublin, Ireland400002013–present
Pemberton Festival Pemberton, British Columbia 180000 2008–present
Royal Arena Festival Orpund, Bern 20000 1999–present
Openair FrauenfeldFrauenfeld, Thurgau1700001985–present
Governors Ball Festival New York City, New York 150000 2011–present
Made in America Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 140000 2012–present
Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, Tennessee 80000 2002–present
Couleur Café City of Brussels, Belgium 72000 1990–present
Afropunk Festival New York City, New York 70000 2005–present
Blockfest Helsinki, Finland 10000 2005–present
Parklife Prestwich, Manchester 70000 2010–present
Dour Festival Dour, Belgium 225000 1988–present
2x2 Hip Hop Festival Columbus, Ohio 2015–present
Summer Jam East Rutherford, New Jersey 50000 1994–present
Lovebox London, London 50000 2002–present
Garorock Festival Marmande, France 160000 1997–present
#Plugfest Silverton, Pretoria 45000 2018–present
Southside Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg 40000 1999–present
Big Day Out Australia 31000 1992-2014
The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival New York City, New York 30000

2005–present

Soundset Music Festival Minnesota 30000 2008–present
Hip Hop Kemp Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic 20000 2002-present
Rock the Bells United States 17000 2004-2013
Outlook Festival Pula, Istria 15000 2008–present
Lyricist LoungeNew York City, New York /

Miami, Florida

 80001991–present
Scribble Jam Cincinnati, Ohio 7000 1996-2008
Paid Dues United States 5000 2006-2013
FreaknikAtlanta, Georgia1982-2010
DMC World DJ ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Central Macedonia1985–present
Waga Hip Hop FestivalOuagadougou, Kadiogo 1997–present
Hiphopplaya FestivalSeoul, South Korea 250002016–present
Coast 2 Coast Music Conference Miami, Florida 1000 2008–present
B-Boy ParkTokyo, Kantō 1999–present
Thessaloniki Hip Hop FestivalThessaloniki, Central Macedonia2003–present
Jingle JamHartford, Connecticut2004-2008
Breakin' ConventionLondon, United Kingdom2004–present
Hip Hop goes TheatreSalzburg, Salzburg2004–present
Trinity International Hip Hop FestivalHartford, Connecticut2006–present
Young London into MusicLondon, United Kingdom2009–present
Urban Street JamCalifornia2010–present
No Major, No Problem[4]Los Angeles, California2015
SupafestAustralia 2010-2012
Fresh Island FestivalNovalja, Lika-Senj2011–present
Northern Touch Music Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba 2017–present
A3C Atlanta, Georgia 2005–present
WooHah Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands 32500 2014–present
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See also

The following lists have some or total overlap:

  • Music festivals
  • Blues festivals
  • Jazz festivals
  • Electronic music festivals
  • Reggae festivals
  • Hip hop festivals

References
  1. Encyclopædia Britannica article on rap, retrieved from britannica.com: Rap, musical style in which rhythmic and/or rhyming speech is chanted (“rapped”) to musical accompaniment. This backing music, which can include digital sampling (music and sounds extracted from other recordings), is also called hip-hop, the name used to refer to a broader cultural movement that includes rap, deejaying (turntable manipulation), graffiti painting, and break dancing.
  2. AllMusic article for rap, retrieved from AllMusic.com
  3. Harvard Dictionary of Music article for rap, retrieved from CredoReference
  4. Sherriffe, Mariah. ""No Major, No Problem" gathers musicians to showcase work in Hollywood". Sundial.
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