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Chief Hall Festival 2026
Chief Hall Festival 2026
Year	2026
Date	April 11, 2026
Location	Riscoe Park, Miami Gardens, Florida
Performers	Yung Miami, Ball Greezy, Ice Billion Berg, F.L.Y., Scarface, Finesse2Tymes
Est. Attendance	~15,000

The 2026 Chief Hall Festival was the 10th annual Chief Hall Festival, held on April 11, 2026, at Riscoe Park in Miami Gardens, Florida. The event drew an estimated 15,000 attendees.

The festival is organized by the Chief Hall Association, an alumni organization for graduates of Miami Carol City Senior High School. The association takes its name from a hallway inside the school where students traditionally gathered between classes. The event has drawn alumni from across South Florida each year since its founding.

Fundraising Campaign

The 2026 edition marked the launch of a $1 million fundraising campaign to upgrade the school's athletic facilities. The Chief Hall Association made an initial $25,000 donation toward improvements to the school's newly built football and track field prior to the event.

Funds raised are designated for new stadium bleachers, upgraded field lighting, and a modern scoreboard.

Claudienne Hibbert-Smith, a representative of the Chief Hall Association, described the effort in a pre-event press statement.

Performers

Yung Miami

Yung Miami, born Caresha Romeka Brownlee, grew up in Opa-locka and attended Carol City Middle School in Miami Gardens. She co-founded the Miami rap duo City Girls with JT in 2017.

Ball Greezy

Ball Greezy, born Kinta Cox, is a Miami rapper who grew up in the Overtown and Lil Haiti neighborhoods. He has collaborated with Flo Rida, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, and Trina, and has performed at multiple prior Chief Hall Festival events.

Ice Billion Berg

Ice Billion Berg, born Teiron L. Robinson, is a rapper from Miami's Liberty City neighborhood who was signed to Dunk Ryders Records by Trick Daddy in 2004.

F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz)

F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz) is a hip-hop trio from Stone Mountain, Georgia, composed of Mook, Vee, and Myko McFly, best known for their 2009 single "Swag Surfin'," which was certified platinum by the RIAA in March 2024.

Scarface

Scarface, born Brad Terrence Jordan, is a rapper and record producer from Houston, Texas, known for his solo career and his work with the Geto Boys. The Source ranked him among its Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

Finesse2Tymes

Finesse2Tymes, born Ricky Hampton on June 10, 1992, is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He rose to wider recognition with his 2022 single "Back End," which entered the Billboard Hot 100, and his December 2022 mixtape 90 Days, which featured Gucci Mane, Moneybagg Yo, and Lil Baby.

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  Ice Billion Berg and Yung Miami share the stage at Risco Park.
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  Ice Billion Berg performing at the 2026 Chief Hall Festival.
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  Scarface performing at the 2026 Chief Hall Festival on April 11, 2026.

Class Tents

Tent location diagram for the 2026 Chief Hall Festival at Risco Park.

The Class of 2004 recreated the 2004 comedy Soul Plane, bringing the theme to life with decorations at CHF26.

Themes at CHF26 drew heavily from Black film and television, with classes pulling from titles that defined the decades they graduated in. Several classes put a Carol City spin on their picks.

The Class of 1989 went with "Love Chiefs" instead of Love Jones. The Class of 2009 rebranded Space Jam as "ZUU Jam." The Class of 2010 renamed 106 & Park as "183rd and Park," a nod to the school's address on NW 183rd Street. The Class of 2011 went with "ZUU Burger" for Good Burger, the Class of 2014 went with "Happy Zuumore" for Happy Gilmore, and the Class of 2021 closed it out with "Zuumunji."

Class	Theme
Class of 1971	Soul Train
Class of 1982	Coming to America
Class of 1984	Purple Rain
Class of 1985	The Wiz
Class of 1988	Harlem Nights
Class of 1989	Love Chiefs (Love Jones)
Class of 1990	Sanford and Son
Class of 1991	School Daze
Class of 1993	Scrubs
Class of 1994	Drumline
Class of 1995	Dead Presidents
Class of 1997	House Party
Class of 1998	Game of Thrones
Class of 1999	Fresh Prince
Class of 2000	In Living Color
Class of 2001	Saved By The Bell
Class of 2002	ATL
Class of 2003	Wild'n Out
Class of 2004	Soul Plane
Class of 2005	Roll Bounce
Class of 2006	Major Payne
Class of 2007	Stomp The Yard
Class of 2009	ZUU Jam (Space Jam)
Class of 2010	183rd and Park (106 and Park)
Class of 2011	ZUU Burger (Good Burger)
Class of 2014	Happy Zuumore (Happy Gilmore)
Class of 2016	Biker Boys
Class of 2017	Ghost Riders
Class of 2021	Zuumunji

Notes

The park name appears as "Riscoe Park" in pre-event press coverage. The Eventbrite ticketing page for the 2026 event lists the location as Risco Park. Both spellings appear in circulation.