❤️🇯🇲🦁Kansas City Reggae Music & Jerk Festival 2026!🦁🇯🇲❤️

💚💛💖 3 DAYS | 2 STAGES | ONE LOVE 💖💛💚

Kansas City Reggae Music & Jerk Festival Sept 18-20, 2026 | Berkley Riverfront Park

Over 30 Years of Music, Culture & Community- Celebrate a KC legacy that began in 1989, when Friends of Reggae International hosted the city's first Reggae & World Music Festival at Volker Park. 

That historic event drew 30,000+ people and featured icons like Lucky Dube, Fela Kuti, Jimmy Cliff, and Richie Havens. Since then, over 500,000 attendees have joined in the rhythm of love, pride, and unity.

This year, experience three unforgettable days of music, flavor, and cultural celebration—right on the banks of the Missouri River.

🎶 2026 Festival Line-Up 

FRIDAY, SEPT 18— WORLD MUSIC NIGHT Gates: 5:00 PM | Music: 5:30–11:00 PM SATURDAY, SEPT 19 — DANCE HALL NIGHT Gates: 12:00 PM | Music: 1:00–11:00 PM SUNDAY, SEPT 20 — ROOTS & CULTURE Gates: 12:00 PM | Music: 1:00–9:00 PM

🌴 All Weekend Long:🍗 Authentic Caribbean Food Court🎨 Local + Global Artists & Handmade Goods (Curated by Art Garden KC)🎠 Kids Zone & Family Activities🌿 Canna Village & Marijuana Karna (Green Stage, hosted by DJ E of KKFI’s Energy & Jams)🌍 Cultural Vendors from Around the World Powered by Friends of Reggae International and partners like Art Garden KC, Island Spice, Equally Yoked, Energy & Jams Studios, KKFI, and Port KC, this celebration continues to unite communities through rhythm, culture, and connection.

Join us. Bring your people. Let’s vibe.🔗 friendsofreggae.com📲 Follow @FriendsofReggaeKC#ReggaeFestKC #OneLoveKC