Summer Music Festivals

Summer and music go hand and hand, and we are about to kick off another season of great musical events and festivals! This page will provide a guide to some of the festivals taking place this spring and summer. We will be updated this page with news and links to more information as we move throughout the next few months!

Charm City Bluegrass Festival

Friday and Saturday, April 26&27

Town Mountain performing at Charm City Bluegrass Festival 2019

Check out our Charm City Bluegrass Festival Preview with more information about each performer!

Relive the Charm City Bluegrass Festival 2019 by taking a look at our photos and coverage here!

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WTMD’s First Thursday Festival

WTMD’s First Thursday Festival takes place on the first Thursday of each month at Canton Waterfront Park. The event is completely free and features amazing performances on two stages.

May 2019

May First Thursday – Coverage by David LaMason

May’s First Thursday Festival Preview can be seen here. Check out our live photos from the festival here.

June 2019

June First Thursday – Coverage by Shantel Mitchell Breen

Check out June’s First Thursday Preview Coverage here!
Check out June’s First Thursday Coverage here!

July 2019

July First Thursday – Coverage by David LaMason

Click here for a look at July’s First Thursday Festival performers!

Here’s a photo re-cap of July’s First Thursday on July 11th.

August 2019

August First Thursday – Coverage by Matthew Ruppert

Take a look at the August edition of First Thursday, here!

September 2019

September First Thursday – Coverage by Matthew Ruppert

Enjoy the photos and review for the last First Thursday of 2019, here!

Special thanks to WTMD for allowing us to cover each of the First Thursday Festivals for the 2019 summer season! We can’t wait for next year!

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Delfest

The 12th annual Delfest will take place again this May at Allegany County Fair Grounds in Cumberland, MD. This is a great weekend of camping and music all day and night! Multi-day and single-day tickets are available so you have options if you are not able to attend everyday of the festival. You can learn more about ticket options here.

The music will kick off Thursday evening featuring performances by The Marcus King Band and Trampled by Turtles. Friday and Saturday will feature a variety of musicians on three stages all throughout the day and evening, including late night sessions for those night owls! Sunday, things start to wind down but there will still be plenty of music to enjoy! You can check out the full schedule on the Delfest website, here.

Check out our interview with Del McCoury and write up about Delfest here!

Check out our interview with local musicians, Wicked Sycamore here!

Enjoy a Photo Recap from Delfest 2019 here!

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Hot August Music Festival

Hot August Music Festival is one of the areas longest running festivals. This is a great event for everyone! Not only is there great music, but there are fun things for the kids to do as well. Children under 12 are free! We will be providing more information in the upcoming months. However, in the meantime, head on over to their website and explore the artists appearing at this year’s festival!

Check out our interview with Turkuaz who will be performing at this year’s Hot August Music Festival!

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Enjoy our Hot August Music Festival 2019 Review by Matt Ruppert!

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Thanks for the Memories! Check out our tribute to Brad Selko and his crew who have worked hard to bring us the Hot August Music Festival for the past 27 years!

Photo by Matt Ruppert
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