One Big Reggae Weekend

Reggae may have Caribbean roots, but Texas has built a community around the music all its own. On September 19, that community is heading to Blanco with plenty of bass and an entire Saturday to use it for Remo Fest ’26 in Hill Country Caribbean Vybez.

Come for a full day of reggae, dancehall, roots music, DJs, and sound system culture. Doors open at noon, with live music scheduled from 12:30 to 11 p.m. What began as a birthday gathering for Sgt. Remo has grown into something broader: a meeting place for musicians, selectors, artists, vendors, and fans who make up Texas’ reggae scene.

Turn Up the Bass

This year’s lineup stretches well beyond state lines, bringing artists from Texas, Jamaica, Belize, and elsewhere together in the Hill Country. At the center is the King Remo Sound System, delivering the bass-heavy experience inspired by Jamaican sound system traditions that has become one of the festival’s signatures.

That connection matters. Remo Fest isn’t built around reggae as background music for a pleasant afternoon outdoors. The sound system, selectors, DJs, performers, and fans are all part of a musical culture with its own traditions, and the festival gives that culture room to gather in Texas.

The event is also closely tied to Sgt. Remo, whose birthday celebration provided the festival’s starting point. Five years later, the gathering has developed into an annual reason for the wider reggae community to meet face-to-face.

Settle In for the Day

This is an outdoor event with a nearly 11-hour music schedule, so preparation matters. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and shade, particularly useful for anyone planning to stay through the final set.

Caribbean food and cold drinks will be available, along with local vendors, while primitive on-site camping gives festival-goers the option of staying close to the action.

General admission tickets are $25, and children under 12 are admitted free. That makes the logistics fairly straightforward: pack a chair, figure out your shade situation, and arrive ready for a long day rather than a quick concert.

For Texas reggae fans, that’s really the appeal. Remo Fest gives the musicians, selectors, artists, and listeners who keep the scene moving a place to spend one big, bass-heavy day together.

Find more musicians and live entertainment across Texas in the Guide to Texas live music performers directory: https://www.guidetotx.com/live-music-performers