Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino to Headline 2019 Broccoli City Festival

Lil Wayne in concert in 2018. Photo by Brandon Nagy/REX/Shutterstock (10042939k)

Rappers Lil Wayne and Childish Gambino will be among the stars at this year’s Broccoli City Festival to take place between April 26 and 27 in Landrover-Maryland, the event organizers announced on Wednesday.

“Broccoli City Weekend 2019 lineup 2-Day Conference All Night block Party 5k & Fitness Day Broccoli City Festival. Tix On sake Friday 1/18 @10am EST,” the organizers tweeted.

Both Wayne and Gambino will perform on Saturday in a day that will also see singers Teyana, Taylor, Wizkid, Gunna, Lil Baby, Ella Mai ad 6lack take the stage. This year will be the third anniversary of the Broccoli festival that combines youth mentorship with health living.

It begins on April 25 and involves bringing together millennials to help them find solutions to issues that affect urban communities. The event also acts as a platform for the youth to network, get demos of various products and as a workshop for events.

Tickets to the event will officially go on sale this Friday although entry for the April 27 event will be sold separately. Most of the performers that headlined the event last year, including Cardi B, Migos and Miguel won’t be returning but more artists are expected to perform.