File Photo: Artscape, America’s Largest Free Arts Festival, will take place July 20-22, 2018.
From Baltimore to Floyd, VA to Ocean City to DC, July brings us music, cultural, and food & beverage festivals abound. Here are my July picks of festivals happening around the metro area and beyond.
Music & Arts Festivals
Artscape
Date: July 20-22, 2018
Location: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TLC, Toots & The Maytals, ZZ Ward, Davon Fleming, Rufus Roundtree & Da Bmore Brass Factory, Joi Carter, Litz, Ellen Cherry, Billy Price, Reggie Wayne Morris, JaneliaSoul, Ama Chandra, Rumba Club, Cardinal Shehan School Choir, Outcalls, Yam yam, Chandra & The Ryze Band, Cora Sone, King Adam, This September, Scotty P & The Love From Above, Super City, Neptune XXI, The Sharpnels, QOK, The Crawdaddies, Ursula Ricks, Gregory Goodman, Ms. Sara, Tayybandz, Baltimore City Public Schools, Liberata, Haze Mage, Dead Atlantic, To The Moon, Two Ton Twig, Queen Wolf, Neru Three Fourth Fugee, Squaring The Circle, The Mayan Factor, Casual Encounter, Bmore Beat Club, DJ MooseJaw, the BeatClub Away Team, DJ Class Presented By Red Bull, F City, Eze Jackson, Essential Vybe, Snakefeast, Grayson Moon Band
Website: artscape.org
Facebook: facebook.com/Artscape.Baltimore | Twitter: @ArtscapeBmore
DC101 Kerfuffle 2018
Date: July 22, 2018
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: Fall Out Boy, Rise Against, AWOLNation, AJR, Robert Delong, Mt. Joy, L.I.F.T
Website: dc101.iheart.com
Facebook: facebook.com/dc101 | Twitter: @dc101
Floydfest
Date: July 25 – 29, 2018
Location: Floyd, VA
Lineup: Foster The People, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Old Crow Medicine Show, Hiss Golden Nessenger, Antibalas, ZZ Ward, Gretna Van Fleet, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Infamous Stringdusters, Langhorne Slim, Nikki Lane, The Steelwheels, Son Little, The Lil Smokies, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, No BS! Brass Band, Devon Gilfillian, Lindsay Lou, South Hill Banks, Dharma Bombs & more to be announced
Website: floydfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/FloydFestVA | Twitter: @floydfest
xPoNential Music Fest
Date: July 27, 28, & 29, 2018
Location: Camden, NJ (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: The War On Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, David Byrne, Sylvan Esso, Bermuda Triangle feat. Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes), Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser, Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, The Lone Bellow, Margo Price, Blind Boys of Alabama, Lukas Nelso & Promise of The Real, Phoebe Bridgers, Tank and the Bangas, JD McPherson, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Hiss Golder Messenger, Lo Moon, Mondo Cozmo, Sunflower Bean, Darlingside, Countney Marie Andrews, Mt. Joy, Jupiter & Okwess, Devon Gilfillian, M.A.K.U. Soundsystem, Hurry, &More (Donn T & 7 Chill Moody), Greg Sover Band, Swift Technique, Harmony Woods & more to tba!
Website: xpnfest.org
Facebook: facebook.com/xpnfest | Twitter: @xpnfest
Vans Warped Tour
Date: July 29, 2018
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: 3OH!3, The Interrupters, Knuckle Puck, Mayday Parade, Reel Big Fish, State Champs. This Wild Life, Waterparks, Four Year Strong, Issues, Less Than Jake, The Maine, Movements, Real Friends, Simple Plan, Tonight Alive, We The Kings, The Amity Affliction, Chelsea Grin, Deez Nuts, Ice Nine Kills, Kublai Khan, MyChildren MyBride, Sharptooth, Twitzid, Wage War, August Burns Red, Crown The Empire, Dayseeker, Every Time I Die, In Hearts Wake, Motionless In White, Nekrogoblikon, UnEarth, As It Is, Assuming We Survive, Broadside, Capstan, Chase Talantic, Doll Skin, Don Broco, Grayscale, Makeout, Palaye Royale, Sleep On It, Story Untold, Trash Boat, With Confidence, Farewell Winters, Lighterburns
Website: vanswarpedtour.com
Facebook: facebook.com/warpedtour | Twitter: @VansWarpedTour
Food & Beverage Festivals
The NEXTiVAL Food Truck Festival
Date: July 13-15, 2018
Location: Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville, MD
Website: nextival.com/
Taste of Cambridge
Date: July 14, 2018
Location: Cambridge, MD
Website: downtowncambridge.org
Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival
Date: July 14, 2018
Location: Colton’s Point, Maryland
Website: facebook.com/PotomacJazzandSeafoodFestival
Trifecta Food Truck Festival
Date: July 28, 2018
Location: Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland
Website: marylandstatefair.com
Cultural Festivals
Fringe Festival
Fringe Festival is a festival that features independent, Fringe theatre, music, art, dance and unclassifiable forms of live performance and visual art.
Date: July 7-29, 2018
Location: Multiple Venue, Washington, DC
Website: capitalfringe.org
Baltimore Caribbean Carnival Festival
The Baltimore Caribbean Carnival Festival celebrates the heritage of the island nations. The festival provides a taste of authentic island cuisine, international entertainment, a parade and more.
Date: July 14-15, 2018
Location: Lake Clifton Park, 2701 St Lo Drive, Baltimore MD 21213
Website: https://baltimorecarnival.com/
Ocean City Greek Festival
Billed as “the Delmarva’s Largest Greek Festival”, the Ocean City Greek Festival features various Greek food and desserts, dance performances, music, and vendors selling imported gifts, and arts & crafts.
Date: July 27-29, 2018
Location: Ocean City, MD
Website: oceancitygreekfestival.com
