Broccoli City Festival

McEachern and longtime friend Marcus Allen hosted their first festival event in 2010, in Los Angeles, California to promote their clothing line and Earth Day. Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Skeme and other popular West Coast artists performed. The Broccoli City Festival was then co-founded in Washington, D.C. in 2013, alongside Darryl Perkins and Jermon Williams, with Big K.R.I.T as the headliner.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/04/11/how-two-pals-created-dcs-broccoli-city-music-fest/|title=How Two Pals Created DC’s Broccoli City Music Fest|work=Washingtonian|last=Cartagena|first=Rosa|date=April 11, 2018}} The festival relocated to Washington, D.C. to promote environmental awareness and health causes in the African-American community.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/broccoli-city-festival_n_3109241|title=Broccoli City Festival: Fans Of Hip-Hop, Electronic Music, Yoga And Food Will Love This Lineup (PHOTOS)|work=Huffington Post|date=April 18, 2013|last=Wetherbee|first=Brandon}}

Rapper Jay-Z was interested in the May 6th, 2017 festival, the year singer and sister-in-law Solange was the headliner.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/04/27/last-year-broccoli-city-was-butt-naked-financially-this-year-cardi-b-is-a-headliner-for-its-biggest-concert-yet/|title=Last Year, Broccoli City Was "Butt-Naked Financially." This Year, Cardi B Is a Headliner for Its Biggest Concert Yet|work=Washingtonian|date=April 27, 2018|last=Cartagena|first=Rosa}} That same year also featured 21 Savage, AlunaGeorge, Lil Yachty and Rae Sremmurd, among other artists.

Previous headliners have included Doja Cat, H.E.R., Megan Thee Stallion, IDK, Burna Boy, Miguel, Migos, Nipsey Hussle, Cardi B, Cam'ron, Future, Jhené Aiko, BJ the Chicago Kid, The Internet, and Anderson .Paak.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/get-hyped-for-broccoli-city-festival-2016-368493831.html|title=Broccoli City Festival Announces 2016 Lineup|work=NBC4 Washington|last=Alim|first=Teta|date=February 11, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/04/15/why-the-2014-broccoli-city-festival-should-be-on-your-to-go-list/|title=WHY THE 2014 BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL SHOULD BE ON YOUR TO-GO LIST|work=The Source|last=Somuah|first=Andrew|date=April 15, 2014}}

In 2019, rappers Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne—with performances by singers Ella Mai and Teyana Taylor, and rappers City Girls, Trippie Redd, and Lil Baby—performed at the festival, which was held at FedEx Field.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/wlkjbm/d-c-s-broccoli-city-festival-returns-with-fresh-talent|title=D.C.'s Broccoli City Festival Returns With Fresh Talent For 2019|work=BET|date=April 26, 2019|last=Hodge|first=Domenica}}

The May 7–8, 2022 festival lineup included 21 Savage, Ari Lennox, Babyface Ray, Don Toliver, Gunna, Jeezy, Joyce Wrice, Larry June, Lil Durk, Masego, Muni Young, Rico Nasty, Summer Walker, Tems, Wale, Wizkid and more. The 2022 festival coincided with the launch of BLK Change Weekend, which aims to create a more racially-fair world for Black millennials and Gen Z.{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2022/02/02/the-broccoli-city-festival-will-launch-its-black-change-weekend/|title=THE BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL WILL LAUNCH ITS BLACK CHANGE WEEKEND|author=HESALWAYSWRITE|date=February 2, 2022|work=The Source}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/events/broccoli-city-festival-lineup-2022-1234646432 |title= Ari Lennox, Wizkid, And Summer Walker To Perform Broccoli City Festival 2022 |author=Inman, Damicia |website=vibe.com |date=1 February 2022|publisher=Vibe magazine}}

The July 15–16, 2023 festival featured performances by Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Chlöe, Coco Jones, Jazmine Sullivan, Keke Palmer, Mariah the Scientist, Rema and Saucy Santana, as well as rappers such as the City Girls, Fat Trel, Finesse2Tymes, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Kodak Black, [https://www.instagram.com/larussell/?hl=en LARussell], Lil Uzi Vert, Lola Brooke, [https://www.instagram.com/ogbobbybillions OG Bobby Billions], TiaCorine and [https://www.treamani.com Tre’ Amani], among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfestival.com |title=Broccoli City Festival |website=bcfestival.com}}

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[https://www.viberate.com/festival/broccoli-city-festival/ Broccoli City Festival on Viberate]

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Category:2010 establishments in California

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