Back to the City Festival

Back to the City Festival THE BIGGEST HIP HOP GATHERING IN AFRICA!!! MARY FITZGERALD SQUARE
NEWTOWN
Hip-hop has emerged as the biggest musical story of the new millennium.

What began as a form of ghetto youth expression has now grown into a multimillion dollar industry that has stretched to cities across Europe, Asia and of course Africa with Johannesburg being no exception. Hip hop’s profile has steadily grown in South Africa but it’s in the city of gold, Jozi maboneng, (the city of lights) where it has established an ever growing following. On Sunday the 27th of April the followers of this global phenomenon will descend on Henry Nxumalo Street in downtown Johannesburg for the eighth annual “Back to the City” festival. Newtown will commemorate Freedom Day with thousands of youth celebrating the holiday through hip hop music. This year’s Back to the City concert will feature some of the best hip hop artists in South Africa and will also comprise of other hip hop culture elements.

15/09/2026

SOUTH POINT SOWETO CAMPUS, YOU CAME OUT! 🎬🔥

Movie Night with South Point Soweto Campus was a vibe good energy, good people and a taste of what’s coming.

Next stop: BACK TO THE CITY : 10 OCTOBER, NEWTOWN.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now:

WWW.BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

Now tell us… where should we take Movie Night next? 👀

14/09/2026

The series is rooted in the festival’s Against All Odds theme. Asking what it means for a young artist to keep creating, performing and building a career despite the challenges around them.

This episode features mfanatouchlinee Full drops on 17-09-2026 at 12:00 on YouTube, LinkTree in Bio.

12/09/2026

THE CIRCLE IS CLOSING. ⭕

For 20 years, we’ve met in the same place for the same reason.

THE CULTURE.

The MCs.
The DJs.
The dancers.
The graffiti.
The fashion.
The people who built it.
The generation carrying it forward.

On 10 October 2026, South Africa comes full circle.

20 years of memories.
20 years of resistance.
20 years of South African hip hop history.

If this culture ever gave you a soundtrack, a dream, a voice, a style or somewhere to belong…

You need to be inside the circle.

📍 Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown
📅 10 October 2026
🎟️ Get your tickets now.

WWW.BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

“AGAINST ALL ODDS”

Miss this one and you’ll spend years hearing about it.

10/09/2026

THIS IS OR THAT. TWO CHOICES, ONE ANSWER.

The series is rooted in the festival’s Against All Odds theme. Asking what it means for a young artist to keep creating, performing and building a career despite the challenges around them.

This episode features Die Mense Is Mal Full drops on 10-09-2026 at 12:00 on YouTube, LinkTree in Bio.

BOOOOMYALL PULLING UP? THESE TICKETS MOVING TO FAST…..
09/09/2026

BOOOOM
YALL PULLING UP?
THESE TICKETS MOVING TO FAST…..

THIS IS NOT JUST A LINE-UP. THIS IS 20 YEARS OF CULTURE. 🔥Johannesburg, it’s official.🇺🇸 Ab-Soul 🇺🇸 Official Slum Villag...
09/09/2026

THIS IS NOT JUST A LINE-UP. THIS IS 20 YEARS OF CULTURE. 🔥

Johannesburg, it’s official.

🇺🇸 Ab-Soul
🇺🇸 Official Slum Village
🇺🇸 Blu E X I L E

Alongside some of the biggest names, voices and movements shaping South African hip-hop:

Cassper Nyovest. Emtee. Blxckie. Stogie T. Reason. Tuks. Touchline. Trompies and MANY more.

From the legends who built the culture to the new generation pushing it forward, every era has entered the chat.

20 YEARS OF BACK TO THE CITY.
140 YEARS OF JOBURG.
ONE MASSIVE CELEBRATION.
You’ve seen the line-up.

Now the only question is:

ARE YOU IN THE CITY OR ARE YOU HEARING ABOUT IT AFTER?

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS NOW.
🌍 www.backtothecityfestival.com

BACK TO THE CITY 2026. AGAINST ALL ODDS.

09/09/2026

The series is rooted in the festival’s Against All Odds theme. Asking what it means for a young artist to keep creating, performing and building a career despite the challenges around them.

This episode features Die Mense Is Mal Full drops on 10-09-2026 at 12:00 on YouTube, LinkTree in Bio.

🎬🍿 SOUTHPOINT RESIDENTS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!Get ready for a night of HIP HOP, MOVIES & HOOPS! 🔥We’re switching ON the po...
08/09/2026

🎬🍿 SOUTHPOINT RESIDENTS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU!

Get ready for a night of HIP HOP, MOVIES & HOOPS! 🔥

We’re switching ON the point for a proper SouthPoint Movie Night. 🎤🎥

⚽️ FIFA Competition
🎬 Movie Screening
🎶 Hip Hop vibes
📍 SouthPoint Student Accommodation
📅 12 September
⏰ 6PM – 10PM

FREE ENTRY — EXCLUSIVELY FOR SOUTHPOINT STUDENT RESIDENTS. 🏠

Grab your friends, pull up and let’s make a night of it! 🍿🔥

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