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Dominica World Creole Music Festival 2026 unveils three-night lineup

The World Creole Music Festival returns to Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau from October 23–25, featuring Ne-Yo, Machel Montano, Capleton and dozens of regional and Dominican artists.

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Dominica: The Dominica World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) 2026 is going to take place from October 23 to 25. The event will be conducted at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau. It will bring together a wide range of international, regional and local performers on the island for three nights.

The festival is scheduled under the theme “Pulsating Rhythms” and it will feature artists representing reggae, dancehall, soca, bouyon, konpa, Afrobeats and other Caribbean and international music styles. The announcement was made through a social media post which highlighted the performers who are going to join the three-night schedule.

The opening night on Friday, October 23, will feature Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Capleton with Skillibeng, Haitian band Klass and Maurane Voyer. The night will also include TK International, Midnight Groovers, Pudaz, Ridge, DJ MJ and MV on the Keys, ColtonT and Ezra D’ Fun Machine.

On the second night, October 24, a second group of performers will take the stage. The key performers of the night will be American singer Ne-Yo and Jamaican dancehall artist Alkaline. Other artists include Tabou Combo, Asa Bantan, V’ghn, Trilla G, Full Blown, Extasy Band, Reo, Edday, DYP, Imran Nerdy, Sedale, Shemmy J, Tally Boy, Hollywood HP and Andrew.

On the concluding day, that is on Sunday, October 25, the stage would be lit up by Machel Montano, Uncle Waffles, Fridayy and Maxi Priest. Other scheduled performers on the final day will be Diblo Dibala, Les Aiglons, Jean Marc Ferdinand, Shelly & The Signal Band, Gwada G, Unstoppable Shax, Nice and DJ Taffy.

The WCMF is a major celebration of Creole music with contemporary Caribbean and international sounds. The people would be able to experience a mix of established international artists, regional acts and performers from Dominica during the three-night festival.

The people who wish to attend the festival can find the details about the ticket through the official Dominica Festivals website.

WCMF 2026 which will be spread across three nights will bring together a broad selection of musical genres and artists at Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau.