It’s official: J. Cole’s 2025 Dreamville Festival will be the fifth and final edition of the event according to an announcement made on Instagram.
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"April 5 & 6, 2025 will be the Fifth & Final Dreamville Fest. What a ride it’s been… We can’t thank y’all enough for all the memories we’ve shared,” the statement started. “From the very beginning, the idea behind the fest was creating a place where our fans, the Dreamville community, could spend time together, a place where they could see themselves reflected, a place to share in experiences. Let’s run it back one more time in April.”
Following the news that the April 5-6 show in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Dorothea Dix Park will be the event’s swan song, Cole celebrated the festival’s accomplishments throughout its half-decade run with a second post, a short video showing the magnitude of the fest’s previous crowd.
“From the moment the idea of a festival took shape, we couldn’t help but wonder: were we in over our heads? Would people come to our home in Raleigh? What would that even look like?” Cole expressed in the post's caption. “We took a leap of faith — breaking ground, making announcements, and even navigating reschedules due to the elements and a world that seemed to be falling apart. Through every challenge and milestone, our community stood by us.”
“Watching people from all over the world and all walks of life gather here each year has been one of the most fulfilling chapters of our journey,” the message continued. “Whether it’s the day-one fans or the newcomers, each reunion has been unforgettable. As we approach our 5th and final year, we want to invite our alumni and new pledges to come together one last time—to break bread, share fellowship, and celebrate this thing of ours.”
Pre-sales tickets for the Fifth & Final Fest are officially available, offering two-day GA, GA+, and various VIP packages — (text 68624 for access). According to the event's official press release — “these will be the least expensive tickets available to the general public with prices increasing as the event date approaches. If any presale tickets remain, a general ticket on-sale will follow.”
As of now, no lineup announcements have been released, and if last year’s announcement rollout timeline is any indication, there most likely won’t be any news on that front until around early March next year.