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J. Cole brought the curtain down on the fifth and final Dreamville Festival with an unforgettable weekend that drew over 104,000 fans to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. Held April 5–6, 2025, the ...

On Saturday and Sunday, rapper J. Cole hosted the fifth and final Dreamville music festival at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. Founded by the rapper in 2019, the festival features hip-hop, R&B and rap ...

The Dreamville Festival’s fifth and final edition marked a monumental conclusion to a five-year journey. Held from April 5-6 in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Dorothea Dix Park, this year’s festival had ...

Dreamville Festival is special for multiple reasons. First, it’s a massive showcase put on by one of the biggest names in hip-hop and music overall, J. Cole. Many stars in the music world have ...

When Grammy-award-winning emcee J. Cole launched the Dreamville Festival, it was more than a musical fete. The event was a passion project and love letter to North Carolina, where the rapper grew up.

J. Cole orchestrated an unforgettable finale at the Dreamville Fest, as fans saw a milestone moment filled with passion and cultural caché. There’s a significant reason J. Cole made this year’s ...

What was expected to be the final installment of J. Cole’s beloved Dreamville Festival turned out to be a new beginning. Just days before the two-day event kicked off at Dorothea Dix Park this past ...

J. Cole addressed the festival’s future after bringing out Erykah Badu for a surprise performance at the final Dreamville Fest. The moment unfolded on a stage designed to resemble Cole’s former Queens ...

J. Cole‘s annual Dreamville Festival will soldier on — just under a different name. Dreamville and Live Nation festival producer Sascha Stone Guttfreund confirmed the news via Billboard, disputing ...

The biggest narrative surrounding this year’s Dreamville Festival was that it’s the final installment, as J. Cole said in December 2024. But, it turns out that doesn’t mean Raleigh, North Carolina ...