The Roots Picnic had a rough day on Saturday, with the rain-soaked start of the weekend-long Fairmount Park festival marred by hourslong delays that angered concertgoers and overshadowed top-notch ...

Despite weather-related chaos, the annual Philly festival delivered unforgettable performances and cultural moments.

To say this year’s Roots Picnic was an uncomfortable festival experience is an understatement. Yet, some bright spots made the event’s catastrophic start slightly worth all the turmoil.

Roots Picnic 2025 Recap First Half Of Roots Picnic Started On Rocky Note, Second Half Slightly Improved. This year's Roots Picnic was marred by poor weather, soggy grounds, and general ...

Roots Picnic 2025 was more than just a music festival; it was a celebration of Black culture and community. The event featured a variety of food vendors offering local flavors, ...

This past weekend, all roads led to The Mann at Fairmont Park in Philadelphia for the 2025 Roots Picnic.Launched by the Grammy-award winning hip-hop group The Roots in 2007, the latest installment ...

Roots Picnic organizers posted an apology on social media after some attendees said they waited hours to get through security on the first day of the festival.

The Roots Picnic—Philadelphia’s annual celebration of music, Black culture and Hip-Hop royalty—hit a serious sour note on its opening day, prompting comparisons to the disastrous Fyre ...

Roots Picnic curator Questlove did his best to apologize to fans in an Instagram post. Ed. Note: A previous version of this story stated that Questlove had yet to comment on the matter.

Philadelphia police are beefing up security now that the Roots Picnic weekend has arrived. The two-day hip hop and R&B festival at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park draws tens of thousands of ...