Afro+ Plus Fest made its debut in Washington, D.C. in 2025 to a sold-out crowd with a bevy of music acts from throughout the African and Caribbean music scenes. Afro+ Fest will return to the DMV area this summer time, this time for 3 days with Davido, Alkaline, and Wizkid delivering headlining performances.
Billed because the world’s largest Afro-Caribbean Hip-Hop competition, Afro+ (Afro Plus) Fest is reimagining its largely profitable first run by including two days to the occasion for a weekend of revelry.
Whereas the primary competition came about in Washington, D.C., the competition organizers, working in partnership with the Prince George’s County Govt Workplace, are locking down Labor Day Weekend for an all-ages occasion on the Northwest Stadium Complicated.
With headliners Davido, Alkaline, and Wizkid, every night guarantees to ship yet one more stellar show of knowledgeable showmanship, African and Caribbean pleasure, and a celebratory environment, given how deep the diaspora is throughout the DMV. The occasion is anticipating as much as 40,000 guests every day all through the weekend, unfold throughout two phases.
With the tagline, “Africa, plus extra,” all respect is because of the musical contributions of the continent and the nations throughout the Caribbean that will likely be properly represented not solely from the artists, but additionally from the patrons as properly. These in attendance can count on to listen to flavors from the genres of Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Amapiano, Soca, R&B, and Hip-Hop.
Together with the aforementioned headliners, particular company embody Lil Child and Latto, and Hip-Hop stars Chief Keef and Sexyy Purple may also grace the phases. The inclusion of Latto is becoming for this 12 months’s occasion as she linked up with Wizkid and Odeal for the observe “Anxious” from Latto’s newest full-length, Large Mama.
There may also be appearances from Adekunle Gold, Olamide, Sarkodie, Tiwa Savage, the aforementioned Odeal, Spice, Dexta Daps, Bien, Ruger, Fridayy, Victony, Younger Jonn, Gabzy, Jada Kingdom, DJ Tunez, Ricky Platinum, No11, Poco Lee, Compozers, Kingsmen, and extra.
On condition that the occasion is held within the DMV, a particular phase will likely be carved out to have fun acts from the world, together with Mannywellz, Foggie Uncooked, New Impressionz Band, Yung Manny, and Move & Associates.
Final 12 months’s competition drew over 20,000 attendees and impacted the native financial system to the tune of tens of millions. The objective for Afro+ Fest this 12 months is to surpass these numbers, with a projected 120,000 followers over the weekend taking within the sights and sounds of the competition.
“With the assist of the Prince George’s County Govt Workplace and Northwest Stadium, Afro Plus Fest is bringing
the total diaspora dwelling to Prince George’s County,” stated Michael Awosanya, Founder and Govt Producer of
Afro+ Fest. “We had been raised on this county. This 12 months is greater as a result of the neighborhood demanded or not it’s larger.
This one’s for the individuals who raised us.”
“Afro Plus Fest displays the vibrancy, range, and international affect of Prince George’s County,” stated County
Govt Aisha Braveboy. “This partnership represents greater than leisure; it’s about financial development,
cultural pleasure, tourism, and creating alternatives for native companies, artists, and residents to profit from an
international-scale occasion hosted proper right here in our county. We’re proud to welcome hundreds of holiday makers from
throughout the nation and all over the world to expertise the vitality, excellence, and cultural richness that outline
Prince George’s County.”
We urge readers to rush and get their tickets now, as VIP and GA+ tickets had been offered out inside a day of final week’s announcement. The tiers which can be left are GA and Platinum.
Afro+ Fest, also referred to as Afro Plus Fest, will kick off on Friday, September 4, from 2 PM to 10 pm native time. Saturday, September 5, from 1 PM to 11 PM native time, and Sunday, September 6, from 1 PM to 10 PM native time. Doorways open one hour earlier than every day of the competition.
The Northwest Stadium Complicated is located close to WMATA’s Morgan Boulevard station at 1600 Ring Rd, Landover, Maryland, and there will likely be official competition parking, rideshare entry, and different choices all through the weekend. There will likely be native Black-owned meals and trend distributors onsite, together with different activations associated to the occasion.
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