Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival Set to Welcome Regional and International Stars

Dominica: The 26th edition of the World Creole Music Festival is set to bring three nights of music to Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau from October 23 to 25, 2026.

This year marks the 26th anniversary of The World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) happening in Dominica. It is Dominica's premier music and cultural fest, enjoying and celebrating global Creole heritage and creole music and rhythms. This year's festival is being held at Windsor Park Sports Stadium located in the capital of the country Roseau.

The festival also serves as the closure to the island's Creole Heritage month and Independence season. Indulged in almost all types of Creole music, the festival proudly hosts a mix of varieties of music genres like Bouyon, Soca, Reggae, Dancehall, Kompa and Zouk.

Performing on the opening day of the festival October 23,2026 are the artists Capleton, Skillibeng, Klass, Maurane Voyer, TK International , Midnight Groovers, Pudaz, Ridge, DJ MJ and MV on the Keys, Coltont and EzraD’ Fun Machine.

On the second day of festival which is October 24,2026 the performances lined up are of Ne-Yo, Alkaline, 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.

For the closing day of The World Creole Music Festival, the artist performing are Machel Montano, Uncle Waffles, Friday, Maxi Priest, Diblo Dibala, Les Aiglons, Jean Marc Ferdinand, Shelly and the Signal Band, Gwada G, Unstoppable Shax, Nice and DJ Taffy.

The regular season passes for the three day weekend are available for $ 700 XCD ($269 USD) which can be purchased online either from the official portal of Dominica Festivals or physically in store at the Discover Dominica Authority, Roseau.

This year, the festival also aligns with the International Creole Day as a result of which , local cultural “fringe events” and pop-up street celebrations are organized the whole week, with visitors also taking a look at the iconic natural spots like hot springs, rainforests, hiking trails and cascading waterfalls.