One Earth Reggae Festival,<\/a>\u00a0presented\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0Movement Moves\u00a0Media,\u00a0returns for\u00a0a\u00a05th year on Saturday, July 11, 2026, according to a news release from ArtsQuest.<\/p>\nThe\u00a0event starts at noon and\u00a0has performances across three different stages (Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks\u00a0presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health,\u00a0the Highmark Blue\u00a0Shield Community Stage on the\u00a0Air Products Town Square and Williams Brew Stage) until 1:30 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year’s One Earth Reggae Festival poster artwork was created by Adam Viola of Space Kamp.<\/p>\n
ArtsQuest says Viola\u2019s design captures the energy and inclusivity of the festival and was Inspired by artist Keith Haring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One Earth Reggae Festival poster artist and musician, Viola, will be playing a set at the festival as well.<\/p>\n
Space Kamp is a genre-bending duo blending alternative hip-hop, reggae and psychedelic influences to create a sound they call Rebel Hippies music, ArtsQuest said in its news release.<\/p>\n
ArtsQuest says their music inspires listeners to live in the moment and embrace life to the fullest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jesse Royal, a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica, will headline the festival.<\/p>\n
ArtsQuest says Royal is known for blending traditional roots reggae with modern influences and socially conscious lyrics.<\/p>\n
Royal has released acclaimed projects such as Lily of Da Valley (2017) and Royal (2021), earning a nomination for Best Reggae Album at the Grammy Awards, according to the news release.<\/p>\n
Other national acts performing at One Earth Reggae Festival include Latino reggae-rock Fayuca and Jamaican pop band The Big Takeover, ArtsQuest said.<\/p>\n
Based in Phoenix, Ariz. Fayuca is a reggae-rock\/ Latino group, fronted by founding member, Gabo Fayuca, ArtsQuest said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
ArtsQuest says the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady and ska. Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie fronts the group.<\/p>\n
The festival kicks off at noon with a screening of \u201cThe Harder They Come\u201d starring Jimmy Cliff, in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, or people can start the afternoon off with a calming all-levels yoga session on the Levitt Lawn, led by Sophie Hami of Hanna Chakra.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The festival is not a ticketed event.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust bring\u00a0positive\u00a0vibes and be ready to celebrate with community and great music!\u201c ArtsQuest says.<\/p>\n
People can view the full\u00a0One Earth Reggae Festival lineup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A festival featuring performances by globally recognized headliners alongside regional and local artists, as well…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,1137,69771,15425,69770,29775,69772],"class_list":["post-153588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-festival","tag-jesse-royal","tag-live-music","tag-reggae","tag-space-kamp","tag-the-big-takeover"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}