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Rototom Sunsplash

Reggae, dub, dancehall · Benicàssim, Spain

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The festival

The Rototom Sunsplash is the largest reggae festival in Europe. Founded in 1994 in Italy, it moved to Benicàssim, on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, where it gathers the reggae family for one week each month: Main Stage, Dancehall, Dub Academy, African Village, Reggae University and Social Forum. Recognized by UNESCO as the flagship event of the International Decade for the Culture of Peace, it makes reggae an art of living as much as music. The edition 2026, the 31st, is held from 16 to 22 August 2026.

Video — filmed by festivals

Yaniss Odua & Artikal Band at the 2014 Rototom Sunsplash — the artist's official channel. Find this concert in the media library Filmed by the Festivals.

To see around the festival

• Plage d'Heliòpolis — the large beach of Benicàssim, along the Marítime promenade and its Belle Époque villas.
• Palm Desert — the nature park above Benicàssim, its hermitages and views of the Mediterranean.
• Peñíscola — the fortified town and its Templar Castle, half an hour north.

Liens officiels

Official website of the festival Go to this festival — book from Festival TV