Tom Tom Festival 2025: Full Schedule

5:00pm EDT

Downtown Mall Block Party!

Friday April 18, 2025 5:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Downtown Mall - E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

The Downtown Mall Block Party is back!

Featuring the West Stage, Central Stage, and East Stage.

Enjoy two days of music, dancing, performances, new friends, great food, and so many surprises. Bring your friends and family and hit the historic bricks of the Mall to experience several stages of non-stop entertainment from Cville’s finest, check out local galleries, grab a drink from a local bar, and make memories! This is an event you don’t want to miss. It’s an all-out community celebration.

The Annual Downtown Mall Block Party is brought to you by these CoHosts: To be announced!

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Artists

Capoeira Resistência Cville

Capoeira(Cah-po-ay-ra), most often recognized by its fluid, dance-like movements, is an Afro-Brazilian martial art disguised as dance developed by Angolan slaves in Brazil during the colonial period. Because slaves were not permitted to arm themselves and fight, capoeira allowed them... Read More →

DJ Double U

DJ Double U is an open format DJ based in Charlottesville, VA. He has 13+ years of experience DJing professionally in Central Va. Whether he is DJing local bars at UVA or on the downtown mall, sharing the stage with local and mainstream artists, or creating unforgettable memories... Read More →

DJ Reggie Wattz

DJ Reggie Wattz (formerly DJ FlatlineLay) is a US Army Veteran and experienced DJ based in Charlottesville, VA. He launched his DJ career in 2009, focusing on mobile DJing for weddings and events across central Virginia. Over the past decade, he has expanded his reach, DJing for over... Read More →

DND Dancers

The D.N.D. Dance Team is a community formed competitive hip-hop majorette team from Charlottesville, VA. The team was formed in 2018, and since then has grown to over 30 members with girls ranging from 6 - 17 years old .The team has preformed locally and have competed up and down... Read More →

Elite Empire

Banks Collage Elite Empire is a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization that reaches out to young people in the community to empower them through the art of Majorette Hip Hop dance. Majorette Hip Hop is a very high energy dance style. It utilizes a combination of many different dance styles... Read More →

Hullabahoos

Hullabahoos is an a cappella group founded at the University of Virginia in 1987 when some guys got together and said “Hey, let’s sing… and wear robes while we do it.” So they did. And they still do. Since then, the group has been fortunate enough to perform all over the... Read More →

Lady Taij

Lady Taij, a Virginia-based hip-hop artist, captivates fans with poetic lyricism and dynamic performances. Inspired by icons like Missy Elliott, Eve, and Rapsody, she infuses her music with depth and substance. As a recording artist, engineer, and songwriter, she blends classic hip-hop... Read More →

LeeBangah

With an unwavering commitment to his craft, Brandon Dudley, better known as LeeBangah, has emerged as a leader in the Charlottesville hip hop scene. His tireless efforts have garnered attention from media outlets like Dark Magazine, The Underground Fix, The Trap, Media Made Magazine... Read More →

The Rusty Iris Art Bus

The Rusty Iris is a culmination of over a decade of community action. Scintillation Fire Troupe, Tet'nus Art Car, Burning Man, Full Moon Fire Jams, KDub Unival, IX Art Park, and Bad Hat Fire have all contributed to the drive to manifest The Rusty Iris. Rusty's artistic team is remarkable... Read More →

The Virginia Sil'hooettes

The Virginia Sil’hooettes are UVA’s most award-winning a cappella group. Since their founding in 1989, the Sils have enriched the University of Virginia with stellar and nationally recognized a cappella music. Their most recent studio album, LYLAS: Love You Like A Sil, received... Read More →

We Are Star Children

We Are Star Children is a 9-piece "adventure pop" band from Charlottesville, VA. They veer in and out of conventional rock/pop arrangement: horn and synth cascade over a surging rhythm section, brazen enough to share lead with the advancing wall of rich harmony vocals. In their recordings... Read More →

Yolonda Coles Jones

Born to church people in Charlottesville, VA--an evangelist and a pastor. Raised in church and around church culture for the first part of her life, Yolonda's earliest memories are of wooden floorboards, church pews and a sea of Black people in their "Sunday Best" staring intently... Read More →

Collaborator

Good Times Only

Good Times Only is an entertainment company that specializes in silent disco dance parties. We offer event rentals and party production including DJ services, professional lighting, and event management. We strive to facilitate events that encourage play and connection to create unforgettable... Read More →

Sponsors