Best Hip-Hop & R&B Festivals 2026

The most talked-about Hip-Hop & R&B festivals

The hip-hop & r&b events generating the most public discussion in our records, and what makes each one land.

1. 1AFRAM (Baltimore's Afro-American Festival) · MD

   AFRAM (Baltimore's Afro-American Festival) is a free, three-day celebration of African American culture and heritage held every Juneteenth weekend at Druid Hill Park, organized by

2. 2Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival · CA

   Camp Flog Gnaw is Tyler, the Creator's curated two-day carnival-meets-music-festival in Los Angeles, combining a genre-spanning, tightly branded lineup with free carnival rides and

3. 3Broccoli City Festival · DC

   A Washington, D.C.

4. 4Essence Festival of Culture · LA

   Essence Festival of Culture is the largest annual celebration of Black culture, music and community in the United States, held over Fourth-of-July weekend in New Orleans since 1995

5. 5HARD Summer · CA

   HARD Summer is one of Los Angeles's biggest electronic-music festivals, a genre-blending, bass- and hip-hop-leaning weekend that in recent years has settled at Hollywood Park next

Hip-Hop & R&B festivals by month

When the 41 US hip-hop & r&b festivals happen across the year

Hip-Hop & R&B season peaks in June, with 6 festivals that month. Tap a month for the full calendar.

Where the Hip-Hop & R&B scene clusters

The states with the most hip-hop & r&b festivals

It clusters hardest in California (10 festivals), then Maryland (3) and Louisiana (3). Tap a state for its full list.

This week in Hip-Hop & R&B

From the Froligo Desk: what the hip-hop & r&b scene is talking about right now.

Hip-Hop & R&B festivals 2026: quick answers

The questions people ask most, answered from our data

How many hip-hop & r&b festivals are there in the US?

We track 41 US hip-hop & r&b festivals, 19 of them live or upcoming for 2026.

When is hip-hop & r&b festival season?

It peaks in June, with 6 hip-hop & r&b festivals that month.

Where are the most hip-hop & r&b festivals?

California leads with 10, then Maryland (3) and Louisiana (3).

Stay up to date

Dates move, lineups shift, prices climb. Froligo Pulse is built to tell you the moment a festival you care about changes. For what the hip-hop & r&b scene is talking about this week, read the Froligo Desk.

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