Dates set for Ocean City’s big music festivals returning in 2026

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Ocean City’s two biggest musical festivals will indeed be returning for 2025, and now we have the dates to mark your calendar.

Here’s when Oceans Calling and then Country Calling will return to Ocean City, plus more on each festival.

When is Oceans Calling Festival scheduled to return?

Oceans Calling Festival is returning for a fourth round in Ocean City from Sept. 25–27, 2026.

“The weekend you’ve been waiting for is back,” festival organizers teased in a Dec. 16, Facebook post.

The popular, three-day music festival is known for reserving the final weekend of September.

When is Ocean City’s Country Calling Festival scheduled to return?

The acclaimed Country Calling Festival is returning for a third round in Ocean City from Oct. 2-3, 2026.

“Dust off your boots. We can’t wait to see you next year at Country Calling,” festival organizers said in a Dec. 18, Facebook post.

Unlike in 2025, when the music festival spanned over three days, it will be shortened back to two days. The festival is known for reserving the first weekend of October.

The artist lineup is yet to be announced and the festival did not release details on tickets.

Which Ocean City music festival won’t be returning for 2026?

Ocean City’s Boardwalk Rock Festival, a spinoff of sister music festivals Oceans Calling and Country Calling, has announced it will not be returning for a second round in 2026.

Reached by phone, Ocean City Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo said there were a “variety of challenges,” but he was “confident the festival would come back bigger and better in 2027.”

“We had an incredible time rocking out with you at Boardwalk Rock this year. We can’t wait to do it all over again!” Boardwalk Rock Festival shared in a promotional text message. “We’ll return in 2027 with another incredible lineup, so rest up and we’ll see you back on the beach soon!”

Reporting by Olivia Minzola, Salisbury Daily Times / USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect.