420 Music & Arts Festival 2025

420 Music & Arts Festival

The 420 Music & Arts Festival took place on April 19, 2025 at Waterline Brewing Co. in Wilmington, North Carolina, with gates opening at 2:00 pm.

Headlining performance: Etana, The Queen of Reggae, a two-time Grammy-nominated musician known for her stunning vocals.

The lineup

• Etana
• Joshua Barrett & Judah Tribe Band
• Illa-Noize
• Oc3ans
• Righteous Roots

Vendors offered art and products, with an after-party featuring DJ Dimention.

Gates: 2:00 pm.

A festival built around music and local creativity

Port City Daily’s April 2025 weekend preview identified Etana as the festival’s headliner and highlighted the art and handmade-product vendors planned for Waterline. The coverage described an all-day gathering with gates opening at 2pm, giving the show a broader festival format beyond the headline performance.

The supplied lineup paired Etana with Joshua Barrett & Judah Tribe Band, Illa-Noize, Oc3ans and Righteous Roots. An after-party with DJ Dimention extended the advertised programme beyond the live-band portion of the day.

Etana’s headline billing connected the festival with an internationally recognised Jamaican voice, while the supporting acts and vendor programme gave room to other musicians and creative businesses. The original poster remains the reference for the full bill; contemporary coverage provides additional context for how the event was presented to Wilmington.

Read Port City Daily’s original festival preview