City Splash

The world’s biggest independent one-day celebration of Caribbean and African culture takes place right here in London, with City Splash’s annual get together taking over Brockwell Park. For the 2025 edition, they’re pulling out the big names with dancehall legend Popcaan topping the bill. The rest of the line-up is just as stacked, with pioneers like Ms Dynamite and King Tubby slated to appear alongside emerging acts like Afrobeats star Qing Madi and Yeshie Renee. This year, City Splash is once again hosting its ‘Rise Up’ initiative, which champions emerging artists from the Caribbean and offers a one-week residency culminating at the festival, with Jaz Elise, Nesta, Raebel, Ras-I, ElevateToday and Savannah Dumetz all chosen for the programme.