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South Asia’s first-ever Reggae Music Festival “ONE LOVE 2026” set to ignite Bentota
The Island
|December 19, 2025
NUWA Sri Lanka Hosts Star-Studded Press Conference to Kick-Off the Road to the Festival
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Sri Lanka is set to make history as it hosts South Asia’s first-ever Reggae Music Festival, “ONE LOVE 2026 - A Tribute to Bob Marley”, from 27 to 29 March 2026 on the golden shores of Bentota.
The three-day festival will take place from 6:00 p.m. onwards, bringing an unprecedented celebration of global reggae culture to the region. The press conference to announce this historic moment was held at NUWA Sri Lanka, the latest ultra-luxury property in Colombo.
This landmark festival will feature six internationally acclaimed reggae icons—the largest gathering of global reggae talent ever seen in Asia and the Pacific:
+ Maxi Priest — the “Prince of Reggae”
+ The Wailers
+ Julian Marley & Ky-Mani Marley — sons of the legendary Bob Marley
+ Inner Circle
+ Big Mountain
+ The festival will also feature four international DJs, with two major artists headlining each night:
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