2025 Dreamville: Tickets, where to park, bag policy, locker rentals, road closures & more

This weekend, rap and hip hop fans from across the country will be heading to the Triangle for the the fifth and final Dreamville Festival, a popular music event led by global superstar and Fayetteville native J. Cole.

The two-day music festival, featuring dozens of artists, will return to Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park Saturday, April 5, and several free events will kick off across downtown before then.

Here is everything you need to know before you go.

Dreamville 2025 lineup

More than 25 rap and hip hop artists will be hitting the stage at Dreamville Fest this year. Here’s a look at the full lineup:

Saturday, April 5

• Lil Wayne with Hot Boys & Big Tymers

• 21 Savage

• PARTYNEXTDOOR

• Ludacris

• Ari Lennox

• Chief Keef

• Keyshia Cole

• Bas

• Young Nudy

• Ab-Soul

• Lute

• Omen

• Kai Ca$h & Niko Brim

Sunday, April 6

• J. Cole

• Erykah Badu

• Tems

• GloRilla

• J.I.D.

• Wale

• Coco Jones

• BigXthaPlug

• EARTHGANG

• Anycia

• Cozz

• Akia

Dreamville tickets

You can find the latest information about available tickets at dreamvillefest.com/tickets. Here’s how ticket packages compare.

General admission tickets include:

• Live music across two stages and access to both festival entrances

• Bars, concessions, official festival merch, artist merch, free water stations and specialty items from art vendors for purchase throughout the fest grounds

• Art and experiential activations, photo ops and more.

GA+ includes all general admission amenities along with:

• GA+ shaded forest lounge and lawn games

• Dedicated GA+ restrooms

• Dedicated GA+ bar and food vendors

• Screens with live streaming from both stages

JV VIP includes all general admission amenities along with:

• Dedicated VIP entrance

• VIP viewing areas at both stages

• VIP bar and dedicated VIP restrooms

• Dedicated VIP Restrooms

• Commemorative VIP laminate

Varsity VIP includes all JV VIP perks plus a Dreamville Fest hat and bandana.

MVP VIP includes all Varsity VIP perks along with access to the Premium Viewing Deck and an exclusive Super VIP bar and lounge area.

Dreamville entrance, gate opening times

The festival gates will open each day at 12 p.m., the website says.

There will be two entrances for fans:

1. The West Entrance off of Barbour Drive and Blair Drive.
2. The East Entrance off Umstead Drive and Hunt Drive.

Dreamville parking

There will be designated parking lots at N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus available to fans who purchase daily $50 parking passes.

If you want to skip the drive, there are shuttle passes available for $50 to get picked up from Moore Square downtown and dropped off right next to the West Entrance of Dreamville Fest. Shuttles will run non-stop service from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Festival parking passes and shuttle passes are available on the festival website.

Rideshare pick up, drop off zones for Dreamville

If you plan to take a rideshare like Uber, Lyft or taxi to the festival, there are designated drop off zones on both sides of Dorothea Dix Park on Centennial Parkway if you enter or exit at the West Entrance.

If you exit out of the East Entrance, organizers suggest walking towards Downtown Raleigh, along South Street for pick up.

Dreamville road closures

On Friday, April 4, Harrington Street (between Martin Street and Davie Street) and Commerce Place (between Martin Street and Davie Street) will be closed from 6 a.m. to midnight, the city of Raleigh’s online special events calendar says.

There will also be “increased traffic and large equipment throughout Dix Park before and after the event,” so roads within and surrounding the park are expected to be impacted through Saturday, April 12, the calendar says.

Dreamville bag policy

Bags are allowed at Dreamville Fest, but only certain sizes.

Small clutch purses and fanny packs that are 6 inches by 9 inches or smaller do not need to be clear, but they can’t have more than one pocket.

Bags larger than that must be smaller than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches and clear.

You can find a full list of allowed (and banned) items online at at support.dreamvillefest.com.

Reserve lockers at Dreamville

There will be lockers with USB charging cables available for fans to reserve during festival weekend.

Lockers can be reserved starting around $63 on the festival website.

Individual lockers are 11 inches wide, 8 inches high and 18 inches deep.

Dreamville food and drink options

This year, Dreamville promises its largest food and drink lineup yet with more than 75 vendors.

You can find the full list of vendors, including dietary restrictions, at dreamvillefest.com/foodanddrinks.

DoorDash will also be curating a special food village within the festival grounds, featuring The Dankery, Let’s Eat Soul Food, Late Night Window, The Local, and Palm Treez Smoothies, festival organizers said.

Dreamville 2025 livestream

Unlike years past, this year’s Dreamville Fest will not be livestreamed, a festival organizer confirmed to The News & Observer.

You can find more information about the festival online at dreamvillefest.com.

This story was originally published March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM with the headline "2025 Dreamville: Tickets, where to park, bag policy, locker rentals, road closures & more."

Chyna Blackmon

The Charlotte Observer

Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription