Inaugural Palm Beach Reggae Music and Arts Festival Partners with Spady Museum

Delray Beach is set to welcome the inaugural Palm Beach Reggae Music & Arts Festival, a new celebration of Jamaican music and visual arts that teams local heritage with island roots. The showcase opens with the documentary "Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica," spotlighting reggae musicians in Kingston, Jamaica, and lists legendary reggae group Inner Circle as headliners, best known for the classics "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" and "Bad Boys."

Festival materials give March 20-22 as dated events, while other promotional language describes the gathering as a "two-day immersive reggae and art festival." The organizers have not released a full day-by-day schedule publicly, so attendees should verify which activities fall on which dates and when the film screening and headlining performances will take place.

The festival is teaming up with Palm Beach County’s leading Black museum, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, formalizing a cultural partnership that aims to tie music programming to community history and creative practice. Spady and the reggae festival organizers are both recipients of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s new Bright Ideas Sponsorship. The program, funded by the Tourist Development Council, helps support the growth of the county’s cultural sector by supporting unique cultural offerings from both the public and private sector.

Lloyd Stanbury, a Jamaican entertainment attorney and festival co-founder, positioned the event as more than a weekend of shows. Several elements set this festival apart from most reggae events, said Lloyd Stanbury, and he added the festival aims to be a long-lasting "community building" tool. That emphasis suggests organizers expect programming that extends beyond performances to workshops, exhibitions, and partnerships that boost local creative capacity.

For Delray Beach and Palm Beach County audiences, the partnership matters on several levels. The Spady collaboration anchors the festival in local Black cultural infrastructure, the Bright Ideas backing signals county support for cultural tourism and arts growth, and the inclusion of a Kingston-focused documentary and a heavyweight band like Inner Circle connects community listeners directly to reggae’s roots and global legacy. Local artists, vendors, and cultural workers may find new exposure and opportunities if organizers follow through on the community-building goals.

Practical details such as exact venues, ticketing, full lineup and set times have not been finalized in public materials. Check the festival’s official channels and Spady Cultural Heritage Museum for schedule updates and ticket information as the March dates approach. If organizers deliver on the promise of authentic programming and durable partnerships, this inaugural festival could become a recurring platform for reggae culture and local creative development in Palm Beach County.