PHOTOS: Huge turnout and sizzling performances for Reggae Night
Jamaican reggae star Sizzla Kalonji performs in from of a crowded festival village on Friday, July 31, 2026. (Photos by Jerome Morton/BVI News)
The Lavida Cottoy Festival Village came alive on Friday night as hundreds of patrons turned out for International Reggae Night, one of the marquee events of the territory’s emancipation festivities.
Music lovers packed the venue to enjoy an evening of reggae and dancehall performances led by Jamaican reggae icon Sizzla, who headlined a lineup that also featured Shaneil Muir, Kyah Nation, I’RTical, and OMG. The event was hosted by Floyd ‘Heritage’ Burnett.
From the opening acts to the headlining performances, patrons sang along to classic hits and danced well into the early hours, creating an energetic atmosphere throughout the festival village.
The festivities continue tonight with Soca Invasion, which is expected to draw another large crowd. The show will be headlined by Trinidadian soca superstar Patrice Roberts, among others.
BVI News was on hand to capture some of the night’s best moments. Here are a few highlights captured by photographer, Jerome Morton.
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They held their own. They did very well.
This is supposed to be a news site
Lacefront Wigs and lashes is all I’m
Seeing here
Let em be they don’t have anything else to look forward to or use to anything. Try g to look their best and when it is all over they will be out here begging again. You can’t eat or pay bills with lace fronts and eyelashes
They said it was a huge turnout right? With all those people and the admission to get in, I am quite sure a lot of money was made at the gate right? So was all the money made at the gate accounted for? You know there is a lot of sticky fingers everywhere.
I agree. Pure lace fronts, windshield wipers and claws. At least some of them upgraded from the glue in weaves
Most of them in the pictures look like deers caught in the head lights.
Wall To Wall Garrots,.,YUK!!