Here is your 2025 list of the top music festivals in D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia, and a few that are definitely worth the road trip. The list is organized by month. Check back for updates as more lineup’s are announced. I’m looking forward to great music festival season!
–Tony
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
March
VA Irish Fest
Date: March 15, 2025
Location: Ashburn, VA
Lineup: Sheridan Ruitin, Zumba Fitness Equation, 20 Dollar Prophet, DJ Discoteque, Hold Fast Band, DJ Ri5e, Poehemia, ALWZ SNNY, So Fetch, DJ Sun & TDK, DJ Vania & State Secret, Kenneth Coppola & DJ Flow, Dirty Jerz & DJ Discoteque, DJ Relldeez & Confetti, Misneach Irish Dance Academy, Kristin Butke Irish Dance, O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance, Andrew German, McGrath Morgan Irish Dancers, Celtic Rhythm School of Dance.
Website: vairishfest.com
Facebook: VA Irish Fest | X: @shamrockfest
April
Baltimore Old Time Festival
Date: April 18-19, 2025
Location: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: Sheridan Ruitin, Zumba Fitness Equation, 20 Dollar Prophet, DJ Discoteque, Hold Fast Band, DJ Ri5e, Poehemia, ALWZ SNNY, So Fetch, DJ Sun & TDK, DJ Vania & State Secret, Kenneth Coppola & DJ Flow, Dirty Jerz & DJ Discoteque, DJ Relldeez & Confetti, Misneach Irish Dance Academy, Kristin Butke Irish Dance, O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance, Andrew German, McGrath Morgan Irish Dancers, Celtic Rhythm School of Dance.
Website: baltimoreoldtimefest.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baltimoreoldtimemusicfestival
May
M3 Rock Festival
Date: May 2-4, 2025
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Lineup: Sebastian Bach, Snake Oil, David Lee Roth, Accept, Winger, Slaugher, Steven Adler, Child’s Play, Red Voodoo, Soundcheck Rock, Pearcy & DeMartini Performing Ratt, Ace Frehley, Warrant, Great White, Lita Ford, Vixen, Spread Eagle, Soundcheck Rock
Website: m3rockfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/M3RockFest | X: @M3RockFestival
George “Spider” Anderson Music and Arts Festival
Date: May 10, 2025
Location: Baltimore,MD
Lineup: MC Lyte and Doug E. Fresh
Website: spiderandersonfest.com
Showcation
Date: May 16-18, 2025
Location: Ramblewood,MD
Lineup: Feed Me, Justin Martin, Big Blitz (Live), Buku, Elias Alexander (Live), Informal, Hershe, Honeycomb (Live), Kaptain (Live), Mntra, Nev Sings (Live), New Thousand (Live), Nikita, The Wicked, Seth David, The Sponges, Vincent Antone, Jimmy Corks, Jay Mark, Melman, Sensei Shiftfire
Website: showcation.live
Boardwalk Rock
Date: May 17-18, 2025
Location: Ocean City, MD
Saturday, May 17, Lineup: Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Halestorm, Bush, Chevelle, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Mammoth WVH, The Struts, Extreme, Everclear, Puddle of Mudd, Trapt, Kat Von D, Royale Lynn
Sunday, May 18, Lineup: Nickelback, Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, 3 Doors Down, Bret Michaels, Candlebox, Night Ranger, Crossfade, Dorothy, Black Stone Cherry, Lit, Fuel, Saliva, Tim Montana
Website: boardwalkrockfest.com
Instagram: @boardwalkrockfest
DC101 Kerfuffle
Date: TBA
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: TBA
Website: dc101.iheart.com
Facebook: facebook.com/dc101 | X: @dc101
92Q Spring Bling Festival
Date: TBA
Location: CFGB Arena, Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBA
Website: cfgbankarena.com
Maryland Deathfest (MDF)
Date: May 22-25, 2025
Location: Market Place, Angels Rock Bar, Power Plant Live, Baltimore Soundstage & Rams Head Live.
Lineup: Pentagram, Cancer, Tribulation, Unto Others, Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, Molested Divinity, Corpus Offal, Obituary, Triptykon, Paradise Lost, Witchcraft, Dark Funeral, Asphyx, Unleashed, Nile, Razor, Tankard, Cynic, Incantation, Dragged Into Sunlight, Orange Goblin, Hirax, Sigh, Benediction, Cult of Fire, Kampfar, Krisiun, Wormrot, Lik, Devourment, Skepticism, Havukruunu, Gutalax, Mournful Congregation, Shape of Despair, General Surgery, Martyrdöd, Svarttjern, Hulder, Gates of Ishtar, Kronos, Negative Plane, Blood Red Throne, Excel, Gorgasm, Atrophy, Witchtrap, Wormed, 324, Cripple Bastards, Evoken, Cenotaph, Malignancy, Psudoku, Black Curse, Dusk, Caustic Wound, Coke Bust, Weregoat, Satan’s Satyrs, Dripping, Shed The Skin, Of Feather and Bone, Failure, Haggus, Imperial Crystalline Entombment, Arizmenda, Flesh Parade, Civerous, Father Befouled, Ruin Lust, Encenathrakh, Couple Skate, Flesh Grinder, Goat Torment, Necropsy Odor, Obscene, Primitive Warfare, Altar of Gore, Saccage, Morgue Breath, Blood Spore, Flesh Hoarder, Mephitic Corpse, Abraded, Human Artifacts, Triage, Head of the Baptist.
Website: deathfests.com
Facebook: facebook.com/MarylandDeathfest
Delfest
Date: May 22-25, 2025
Location: Cumberland, MD (ROAD TRIP!).
Line Up: Thursday, May 22, 2025: The Del McCoury Band, The Wood Brothers, Dan Tyminski Band, Sister Sadie
Friday, May 23, 2025: The Del McCoury Band, Sierra Ferrell, Leftover Salmon, Dan Tyminski Band, Kitchen Dwellers, Larry Sparks, Clay Street Unit, Larry Keel Experience, Steve Poltz, Blue Highway, The Steel Wheels, Jerry & Dawg Revisited, JigJam, The Broomestix, Megan Jean’s Secret Family
Saturday, May 24, 2025: The Travelin’ McCourys, Larkin Poe, Railroad Earth, Asleep at the Wheel, TopHouse, Darrell Scott String Band, Mountain Grass Unit, Clay Street Unit, McCoury Family Hour, The Last Revel, Steve Poltz, The Steel Wheels, JigJam, Wyatt Ellis, Kenny & Amanda Smith, The Wilson Springs Hotel
Sunday, May 25, 2025: The Del McCoury Band, The California Honeydrops, The SteelDrivers, Gaelic Storm, TopHouse, Tim O’Brien Band, Darrell Scott String Band, The Last Revel, Matteo Mancuso, Dré Anders, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Wyatt Ellis, The Price Sisters, The Wilson Springs Hotel
Website: delfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/delfest | X: @DelFest
Artscape
Date: May 24-25, 2025
Location: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: Fantasia, Robin Thicke, Little Brother, Tweet, Tanner Addell
Website: artscape.org
Facebook: facebook.com/Artscape.Baltimore | X: @ArtscapeBmore
Sowebo Arts and Music Festival
Date: May 25, 2025
Location: 100 and 1000 blocks of Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: sowebofest.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Sowebo-Arts-and-Music-Festival/355515701596
Project Glow 2025
Date: May 31-June 1, 2025
Location: RFK Festival Grounds, Washington, DC
Lineup: Alan Walker (Sunset Set), ALLEYCVT b2b Level Up, Chris Lake, Crankdat, D.O.D, Discovery Project, GorillaT, HUGEL, Jackie Hollander, James Hype (Sunset Set), JEV, Joel Corry, Kaskade, Levity, Liquid Stranger, Loud Luxury, Matroda, MC4D, Nick Elliott, Nikita, The Wicked, Noizu, Odd Mob, RaeCola, Rossy, SABAI, San Pacho, Sippy, Skellytn, SLANDER b2b NGHTMRE, Subtronics, Tiësto, Tom & Collins, TWINSICK, Wooli, XANDRA.
Website: projectglowfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ProjectGLOWFest | X: @ProjectGLOWFest
The Roots Picnic (Philadelphia)
Date: May 31-June 1, 2025
Location: The Mann In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: D’Angelo with The Roots, Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Kaytranada, J. Period Live Mixtape Black Thought, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, Adam Blackstone featuring Jagged Edge, Musiq Soulchild celebrating 25 years of Aijuswanaseing, The Roots celebrating 30 years of Do You Want More?!!!??!, Baller Alert: Go-Go Backyard Band with CeeLo Green, Rich Medina: Black House Set, Crystal Waters & CeCe Peniston, Kur, Elmiene, Laila!, Trap Karaoke, Lay Bankz, Funk Flex, Diamond Kuts, Dear Summer Festival, Jermaine Dolly, Doo-Wop All R&B Soul Music, Girls Love Karaoke, Aktive Presents Chill Vibes featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Snacktime, The Remedy featuring Rich Medina & Cosmo Baker, Peyton, Leyuh Neptune, All You Can Sing, Philly Black Pride, Internashional Bounce, All Spice World Dance, World Series of Spades, Kirk Franklin’s Sunday School with DJ Mai-Ski
Website: rootspicnic.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/RootsPicnic | X: @rootspicnic
June
Capital Jazz Fest
Date: June 6-8, 2025
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: capitaljazz.com/fest
Facebook: facebook.com/capjazzfestcruise
Let’s Go Music Fest
Date: June 6-7, 2025
Location: Crownsville, MD
Lineup: Young The Giant, Milky Chance, The Maine, Colony House, We Are Scientists, The Greeting Committee, The Backfires, School of Rock, Third Eye Blind, Hot Mulligan, The Starting Line, Smallpools, Charlotte Sands, Winona Fighter, John Harvie, Underlined Passages, School of Rock
Website: letsgofest.com
All Good Now
Date: June 14-15, 2025
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Lineup: Goose, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, The String Cheese Incident, Lawrence, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, The Disco Biscuits, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, moe., Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Neal Francis, Dogs In A Pile, Eggy, Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, The Bridge.
Website: allgoodpresentslivemusic.com/all-good-now/
The Maryland Doom Fest
Date: June 19-22, 2025
Location: Frederick, MD
Lineup: Goose, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, The String Cheese Incident, Lawrence, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, The Disco Biscuits, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, moe., Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Neal Francis, Dogs In A Pile, Eggy, Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, The Bridge.
Website: marylanddoomfest.com
AFRAM a.k.a. African American Festival
Date: June 21-22, 2025
Location: Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: aframbaltimore.com
Reggae Rise Up Maryland
Date: TBD
Location: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: reggaeriseup.com/maryland
July
Broccoli City Festival
Date: July 12-13, 2025
Location: RFK Festival Grounds, Washington, DC
Lineup: TBD
Website: bcfestival.com
Facebook: Broccoli City | X: @BroccoliCity
National Cannabis Festival
Date: July 18-19, 2025
Location: National Mall, Washington, DC
Lineup: TBD
Website: nationalcannabisfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/natlcannafest | X: @NatlCannaFest
Floydfest
Date: July 23-27, 2025
Location: Floyd, VA
Lineup: The Black Crowes, Mt. Joy, Gov’t Mule, JJ Grey & Mofro, The California Honeydrops, Larkin Poe, Futurebirds, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Cimafunk, Geese, The Travelin’ McCourys Presents The Grateful Ball, Maggie Rose, LA LOM, The Brothers Comatose, Big Something, LaMP (Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski), Aly & AJ, Hans Williams, Toubab Krewe, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Chaparelle, The Free Label, Theo Lawrence, Sam Morrow, Kelsey Waldon, Big Richard, Eddie 9V, Nat Myers, Diggin’ Dirt, Isaac Hadden, Bella’s Bartok, Seth James, The Point, Cha Wa, Hippies & Cowboys, LadyCouch, Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Brass Queens, Mackenzie Roark & The Hotpants, Ranford Almond, Jeremie Albino, Chris Smither, Clover County, Palm Palm, Abby Bryant, Red Panda, and Peen.
Website: floydfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/FloydFestVA | X: @floydfest
August
Summer Spirit Festival presented by CD Enterprises
Date: TBD
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Lineup: TBD
Facebook: facebook.com/cdepresents/ | X: @CDEPresents
Website: cdepresents.com
Moonrise Festival
When: TBD
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: moonrisefestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/moonrisefest | X: @MoonriseFest
Hot August Music Festival
Date: TBD
Location: Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: hotaugustmusicfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/HotAugustMusicFestival | X: @HotAugustMusic
September
DC Jazz Festival
Date: August 27-31, 2025
Location: Washington, DC
Lineup: Eddie Palmieri, Ron Carter, Branford Marsalis, Gary Bartz, Marshall Allen leading the Sun Ra Arkestra, Lalah Hathaway, John Scofield, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn, Ben Williams, Matthew Whitaker, The Cookers, Allyn Johnson and Sonic Sanctuary, Christie Dashiell, Mark G. Meadows, Akua Allrich, Rochelle Rice, Elijah Jamal Balbed, Nasar Abadey, D.C. Jazz Festival All-Stars directed by Allyn Johnson
Website: dcjazzfest.org/
Facebook: facebook.com/dcjazzfest | X: @dcjazzfest
Appaloosa Festival
Date: August 30-31, 2025
Location: Front Royal, VA
Lineup: TBD
Website: appaloosafestival.com
Facebook: Appaloosa Festival | X: @AppaloosaFest
Rosslyn Jazz Festival
Date: September 6, 2025
Location: Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA
Lineup: TBD
Website: rosslynva.org/jazzfest
Facebook: facebook.com/RosslynVA | X: @Rosslynva
Charm City Live Festival
Date: September 20, 2025
Location: Baltimore, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: charmcitylive.baltimorecity.gov
Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival
Date: September 20-21, 2025
Location: Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD
Lineup: Greensky Bluegrass (2 sets), Surprise Headliner TBA, Railroad Earth, Kitchen Dwellers, The Travelin’ McCourys, LAMP (Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski), The Grateful Ball (featuring The Travelin’ McCourys), Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Larry Keel’s Electric Larry Land, Sam Grisman Project, The Last Revel, Midnight North, Pressing Strings, Geraldine, Holly Bowling, Kyle Tuttle, Ron Holloway
Website: baygrassfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/annapolisbaygrassfestival
Watermelon Park Fest
Date: September 4-6, 2025
Location: Watermelon Park Campground, Berryville, VA.
Lineup: TBD
Website: watermelonpickersfest.com
Facebook: facebook.com/Watermelonparkfest | X: @watermelonparkf
xPoNential Music Fest
Date: September 19-21, 2025
Location: Camden, NJ (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: TBD
Website: xpnfest.org
Facebook: facebook.com/xpnfest | X: @xpnfest
Firefly Music Festival
Date: TBD
Location: Dover, Delaware (ROAD TRIP!)
Lineup: TBD
Website: fireflyfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/FireflyMusicFestival | X: @LiveAtFirefly
Ocean Calling Festival
Date: September 26-28, 2025
Location: Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD
Lineup: Green Day, Lenny Kravitz, The Black Crowes, Nelly, O.A.R., Cake, Live, The Fray, Fountains of Wayne, The 502s, Spin Doctors, Letters to Cleo, Ballyhoo!, Bel, Izzy Escobar, Noah Kahan, Vampire Weekend, Good Charlotte, Modest Mouse, Jack’s Mannequin, Collective Soul, En Vogue, Franz Ferdinand, Natasha Bedingfield, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mat Kearney, Wheatus, Bumpin Uglies, Rachel Ana Dobken, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Train, Devo, Vance Joy, Ziggy Marley, 4 Non Blondes, Michelle Branch, Blind Melon, Burning Spear, Marcy Playground, Special Set by O.A.R. and Friends
Website: oceanscallingfestival.com
Facebook: facebook.com/OceansCallingMD | X: @OceansCallingMD
October
The Ramble Festival
Date: October 10-12, 2025
Location: 2592 Shuresville Rd, Darlington, MD 21034
Lineup: TBD
Website: ramblefestival.com
Hillfest
Date: TBD
Location: Garfield Park, Washington, DC
Lineup: TBD
Website: hillfest.org
Facebook: facebook.com/thefesty | X: @hillfestdc
All Things Go Fall Classic
Date: TBD
Location: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Lineup: TBD
Website: allthingsgofallclassic.com
Facebook: facebook.com/allthingsgomusic | X: @allthingsgo
November
Rising Tides Festival
Date: November 22, 2025
Location: Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
Lineup: Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, O-Town, Chris Kirkpatrick, Ryan Cabrera, LFO, Treach of Naughty by Nature, Color Me Badd, Young MC, The Spinners, The Legendary Blue Notes, William Hart’s Delfonics
Website: ococean.com
Please check the website of all of the festivals to confirm the festival lineup. All lineup’s are subject to change. As artist are added to the festival lineup’s and dates are confirmed this article will be updated.
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