Back To The City Festival 2025

Africa’s biggest hip-hop spectacle returns on October 11

 

In Johannesburg, South Africa, the Back To The City International Hip-Hop Festival is set to take place on October 11, 2025. The event marks 19 years of hip-hop culture on the continent and will bring together over 100 artists, 20 DJs, and 40 graffiti artists — plus many food stalls, activation zones, DJ and MC battles, a skate park, and other highlights of urban culture. 

 

Relive last year's energy with the official YouTube after-movie from BTTC 2024

 

Known for gathering not just musicians but creatives from street art, fashion, and urban culture, Back To The City has become a focal gathering point for diverse scenes across South Africa. Tickets are now on sale, and organizers promise this edition to be “bigger, bolder, and fiercer” than ever before.