By CLTure
March 31, 2024
Photo: Dameon Morris / Dreamville Fest
Dreamville Fest returns to Raleigh’s historic Dorothea Dix Park April 6-7 for its fourth year. Since the inaugural event in 2019, the festival has grown into a city-wide affair growing from 40,000 attendees, now expanded to two full days with over 100,000 attendees from all over the world in 2023. In addition to the weekend festival filled with music, art, and food at Dorothea Dix Park’s 308-acre site, Dreamville continues to expand their footprint in Raleigh with parties, panels, activations, and pop-up shops leading up to the festival.
With events led by Dreamville artists during the week, there will be plenty of free activities to attend including a new stand-up comedy showcase featuring Doctur Dot (EarthGang), an adult game night hosted by rapper Omen, yoga with OLU (EarthGang), an afternoon block party and car show with Lute, a creative networking event hosted by Bas, and an educational panel with industry legends at CAM Raleigh.
A lot of information has been unveiled, but expect more details and surprises to be announced leading up to the festival this week. We’ll be sure to keep this guide updated to help make sure your 2024 Dreamville Fest experience is your most memorable one.
Dreamville Pop-Up Shop
Wednesday, April 3 – Friday, April 5 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
207 S. West Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Fans can explore a Dreamville apparel pop-up shop from Wednesday through Friday in downtown Raleigh offering exclusive new merch as well as Dreamville classics.
Punchanella Comedy Clash with Doctur Dot and Friends
Wednesday, April 3 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Goodnights Comedy Club
401 Woodburn Rd. Raleigh, NC 27605
Free (RSVP)
Hosted by Doctur Dot of Atlanta rap duo EarthGang, Dreamville is bringing their first comedy event to the festival week featuring comedians Tevin “The Mandal Man” Williams, Rob Haze, Vincent Bryant, Navv Greene, Mel Mitchell, Ken Flores, and Dexter Fugerson. Seating will be first-come, first-served, and the comedy club will open at 5 p.m. with doors for the show at 6:30 p.m.
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Omen’s Game Get Together
Thursday, April 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Kings / Neptunes
14 W. Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601
A 21-and-up event hosted by Dreamville’s Omen at Raleigh’s multi-functional venues Kings and Neptunes, the evening will feature a night of classic games like Connect 4, Jenga, Uno, Monopoly, darts, beer pong, and more.
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UP! with OLU (of EarthGang)
Friday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
NC State Dali Practice Complex
Westchase Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27607
Free (RSVP)
OLU of EarthGang brings his annual morning yoga session to the NC State campus to get your mind and spirit right for the weekend at the Dali Practice Complex.
Amazon Music Presents: Dreamville Public Access
Friday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
CAM Raleigh
409 W Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Curated by Dreamville, EngineEars, and Amazon Music, Public Access returns with a day-long program featuring panels and keynote discussions with creatives, music producers, and industry leaders including rapper J.I.D, North Carolina’s own Grammy-nominated lyricist Rapsody, and acclaimed engineer MixedByAli.
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Amazon Music Presents: Gold Mouf Garage with Lute
Friday, April 5 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
S. Harrington Street (next to CAM Raleigh)
A free block party hosted by Charlotte native Dreamville artist and car enthusiast Lute featuring classic automobiles, DJs, food vendors, full bar, local vendors, and performances by Remedy, Tymain Robbins, Paradime, Elevator Jay, BlessThaGawd, Belmon Jon, Troya, and more.
Everybody Fiends with Bas
Friday, April 5 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
S. Harrington Street (next to CAM Raleigh)
Hosted by rapper Bas, Everybody Fiends is a pop-up portrait studio operated by Linus Johnson (@linusandhiscamera), who will be photographing attendees from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Festival Site Map
Dreamville Fest Food Trucks
Parking
Official parking for the event is at NC State’s Centennial Campus (883-881 Main Campus Dr. Raleigh, NC 27606), located across the street from Dix Park on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $50 daily and you can reserve in advance here.
Entrances
There will be two entrances into Dreamville Festival, a West Entrance (off Barbour Dr./Blair Dr.) and an East Entrance (off Umstead Dr./Hunt Dr.). Gates will open at 12 p.m. on both Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
Re-entry
Festival re-entry will not be permitted. So you won’t be able to enter the festival, exit the security checkpoint, and then re-enter without purchasing another ticket.
Transportation
Dreamville offers shuttle options, rideshare pick-up locations, and bike parking areas.
The downtown shuttle costs $20 for a two-day pass, and will pick up from Moore Square in downtown Raleigh and drop you off right next to the West Entrance at Dreamville Fest (closer than the parking site). Shuttles run continuously from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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Uber and Lyft will have designated drop-off/pickup zones on either side of Dorothea Dix Park on Centennial Parkway (enter/exit at the West Entrance). If you exit from the East Entrance, your best option to call an Uber or Lyft will be walking towards downtown Raleigh along South Street.
For attendees biking, the festival has two locations for parking near the entrances. One at the corner of Centennial Pkwy and Blair Dr. and another on the corner of Western Blvd and Hunt Dr. Electric scooter operators Lime and Spin will both have e-scooters available during Dreamville Fest weekend.
For information on public bus fares and schedules, you can check out GoRaleigh. Travelers coming to and from Dreamville Fest will arrive at Union Station, two miles from Dorothea Dix Park. For schedules and more information visit NCbytrain.org or call 1-800-BY-TRAIN.
Lockers
There will be lockers available on site to safely store belongings (11″ wide, 8″ high, 18″ deep). Each locker includes one 3-in-1 USB charging cable (type C, lightning Apple, and micro USB connectors). With a multi-day rental, you may leave your items in your locker overnight. You will have unlimited access to your locker during festival hours and can come and go as you wish. You can purchase your locker here, and you will receive an email 24 hours before the fest containing your locker location, locker number, and lock combination.
Bag Policy
All festival attendees will be subject to a search along with any bags or belongings being carried into the festival grounds. Small clutch purses and fanny packs that are 6″ x 9″ or smaller do not need to be clear, but can have no more than one pocket. All other bags larger than 6″ x 9″ must be smaller than 12″ x 6″ x 12″ and clear. Hydration packs are allowed and do not need to be clear, but must be emptied of all liquids with no more than two total pockets. Check out the full list of items allowed or prohibited at Dreamville Fest 2024.
Tickets
Need to swap or buy a Dreamville Fest ticket? Visit the verified ticketing exchange, a platform to safely exchange or purchase resale tickets to Dreamville Fest 2024
Livestream
Starting at 3 p.m. EST each day, fans will be able to tune in to Amazon’s Twitch channel or Prime Video to watch a live stream of the festival.
For more information about the festival, download the Dreamville Fest app or check out the official website.
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