What you need to know about new Bristol festival celebrating African and Caribbean cuisine and culture
Learn about Bristol's latest festival that brings a vibrant celebration of African and Caribbean culture, featuring music, food, and family fun.
Power Town Festival is coming to kicking off Bristol’s 2026 festival season on February 15 from 1pm to 11pm.
The family friendly all-day event is set to feature daytime attractions, including dance, music, food and fun activities, and grassroots local talent, and will be a celebration of African and Caribbean cuisine and culture.
Headliners will include Kenny Allstar - host of Radio 1 Xtra’s Rap Shows, and whose Mixtape Madness series Mad About Bars has had over 30 million views on YouTube - and singer-songwriter and rapper Donae’o, who has worked with The Streets and Calvin Harris among others .
The line-up will also include grassroot talent from Bristol as well as artists from organisers Creative Power Town’s artist development programme – a free 12-week initiative where singers, rappers and producers can hone their skills.
Bristol based grassroots artists will include Rising soul/DnB vocalist Marns; RNB pop fusion artist Oliva Rose and soul and hip-hop fusion artist Xyzelle.
The Bristol Community Interest Company was founded and is CEO by Caribbean Omari Cato, who’s focused on uniting and celebrating Bristol’s community through creativity, collaboration and culture, with particular emphasis on African and Caribbean history and heritage.
Omari Cato said: “This is a festival for all ages with fun activities for students and families throughout the day with amazing food, an exciting music line-up and DJ sets so everyone can relax, make friends and enjoy themselves.”
The event will also feature a DJ clash between Bristol and Birmingham with four DJs from each city competing for a trophy.
To book tickets, click here.