August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2025! Tickets On Sale 12/19/24
In 2024 Reggae on the River made its triumphant return to Humboldt County. We are very grateful our festival community has spoken and its message has been heard loud & clear by the Mateel Community Center and Hot Milk Entertainment. We cannot wait to see you all again in 2025!
Reggae on the River was established in 1984 as a fundraiser to rebuild the Mateel Community Center after their original location, the old fireman’s hall, was burnt down.
This event created a merger of Northern California cannabis culture with Jamaican reggae music. And since then, Reggae on the River has evolved into one of the most recognized and iconic reggae festivals in the world!
Over the course of the last 40 years, over half a million people have made the pilgrimage to this unique setting in Humboldt County on the the Eel River. They’ve come to enjoy the arts, the river, the redwoods, the excitement, the ganja, the people, the unity, and the world renowned artists that only Reggae on the River can offer!
The Mateel Community Center
Reggae on the River is a benefit fundraiser for the Mateel Community Center. The MCC has fostered the arts in rural Northern, CA for over 40 years, serving as the cultural hub of the southern Humboldt Community. Here, the community has access to arts, educational, and social service programs. Additionally, MCC gained non profit status and international recognition for its offerings in multicultural musical genres, theatre, dance, comedy, film, and crafts. The MCC has hosted a lifetime of world renowned artists and continues doing their part to spread music and joy to multiple generations.
Hot Milk Entertainment
Hot Milk Entertainment was founded in 2022 by a few lifelong Mendocino County locals and deeply rooted supporters of Northern California festivals. The company was originally created to assist the MCC in bringing back the most iconic reggae festival in the United States. Its head founder is a member of the reggae based SoundSystem, Guerrilla Takeover, which has been producing and DJing their own reggae events in Northern California for 2 decades. Hot Milk successfully helped the MCC bring back Reggae on the River in 2024 and continue doing their own events all across Northern California and beyond!