So when Cole held the first Dreamville Festival, the Fayetteville native hopped in the car and headed for Raleigh. “I just remember being kind of in awe,” said Heath, 24.

The cultural phenomenon that is J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival returns to Raleigh, N.C. with hip-hop stars 21 Savage, Ludacris, Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox and more.

Raleigh City officials said that the 2023 Dreamville Festival brought over 100,000 people to Raleigh and had an economic impact of more than $145 million.

The mastermind behind Dreamville Festival finished out the event's final night at Dix Park in Raleigh on Sunday. Rapper and Fayetteville native J. Cole took the stage around 9:30 as headliner.

Raleigh signs a four-year deal for a new festival by Dreamville organizers, set to debut each spring at Dorothea Dix Park. J. Cole may remain involved.

Ahead of the 2025 Dreamville Fest in Raleigh, organizers confirmed to The News & Observer that J. Cole’s two-day event will not be livestreamed for free.

Bas performs during the fifth Dreamville Festival on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer The cultural phenomenon that is J. Cole’s ...

The third Dreamville we partnered with R&D Brewing in Raleigh and they made an orange creamsicle flavor. It was so delicious and everybody just loved it so much.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The time is almost here for one of Raleigh's biggest events of the year and weather could be the main act on Saturday for Dreamville Festival.