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Crews erect a massive stage on the beach north of the Wicomico Street Pier on Wednesday as they prepared for Friday’s opening of the three-day Oceans Calling concert festival. This is one of three stages that will be used as bands and performers play to 55,000-plus crowds.
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Workers are pictured Wednesday making repairs to the Boardwalk ahead of this weekend’s Oceans Calling Festival. BRIAN SHANE/ OC TODAY-DISPATCH
Three-day Oceans Calling kicks off third year in OC By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Sept. 26, 2025) More than 55,000 concertgoers will gather in downtown Ocean City this weekend for the third annual Oceans Calling Festival. While rain is possible this weekend – as was the case for the last two festivals – officials continue to prepare for an influx of visitors to Ocean City ahead of the third annual Oceans Calling Festival. Held Sept. 26-28, the three-day festival will feature more than 40 performances across three stages at the southern end of the Boardwalk. The festival kicks off Friday with performances by 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 and Izzy Escobar. On Saturday, the festival continues with performances by 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 and Rachel Ana Dobken. The festival concludes on Sunday with Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Train, Devo, Vance Joy, Ziggy Marley, 4 Non Blondes, Michelle Branch, Blind Melon, Burning Spear, Marcy Playground and Eric Hutchinson, with a special set by O.A.R. and Friends. The festival will also feature Jolly Roger rides, food vendors and guest ap-
pearances and cooking demonstrations by chefs Robert Irvine, Michael Voltaggio, Bryan Voltaggio and Antonia Lofaso with host Jason Biggs. Promoter improves festival site, shares traffic updates In 2023, the first year of Oceans Calling, C3 Presents partnered with the town and local businesses to include a portion of the Boardwalk in its festival footprint. And by and large, several Boardwalk establishments have reported strong sales during the past two festival weekends. However, in an attempt to improve upon previous festivals, the event promoter has announced several enhancements and additions to this year’s festival grounds, including additional entrances along the Boardwalk, a new matted walking path underneath the pier between the Sea Bright and Rockville stages, and additional audio and video screen coverage at all festival stages. The site will also feature a better crowd flow between the Rockville and Carousel stages, improved site lines at the Sea Bright stage ADA viewing deck, removal of the enclosure over the Rockville stage attendee area and a new access path between the Boardwalk and the Carousel stage. As in previous years, the promoter is encouraging festivalgoers to walk, bike or take public transportation to the festival site. For those who are driving, parking See FESTIVAL Page 6
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