For the FOURTH year in a row, in what is becoming an annual pilgrimage to Camp Ramblewood over the Indigenous Peoples Day  / Columbus Day Holiday Weekend, we find ourselves again transfixed on The Ramble Festival's lineup in Darlington, Maryland, on October 10-12, 2025.

With three unforgettable years under their belt, the creative geniuses behind The Ramble Festival are back to capturing lighting in a bottle and have announced the lineup for their fourth festival. Each year, we see considerable efforts put into making the best lineup possible - a cohesive living organism of bands, creativity, and community.  

What was once the ambitious dream of two creative powerhouses launging a small independent festival in 2022 - well, you aint seen nothing yet!

The first three years of the Ramble Festival were a tremendous success, with unforgettable experiences that you rarely see from a new festival.  The first year blew us away with an incredibly authentic vibe, attention to detail, and an unsurpassed lineup for a first-year festival.  How does one surpass their inaugural edition - you bring in living legend Del McCoury and his namesake band to help headline the festival. How do you surpass the magic of that? You bring in some heavy hitters including moe., Andy Frasco & The U.N., and Tombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and pepper it with some Haley Jane awesauce.

This festival started gaining traction to the point where local legends like Cris Jacobs decided to grab his guitar, get in the car and join the festival as an unofficial artist.

When we say this festival has started gaining traction.  The festival has gained a life force all of its own and 2025 is set to be another unforgettable year!

This year, the creative forces of The Ramble Festival, Jason and Brick, spent a little bit more time elevating the festival once again. When your festival amplifier tops out at 10, what does one do? Well, we feel that the organizers are working very hard to set their Ramble Amplifier to 11.

Like the best chefs, The Ramble Festival carefully reviews all the best national and regional artists and created a most delicious music recipe with something for everyone.  Year after year they continue to deliver beyond anyones expectations and this year will prove to be no different!

Everything about The Ramble Festival is authentic, hand crafted, and filled with love and it shows.  Not only do fans return but so do the artists.  This year we see the return of Ramble Alumni including Caleb Stine, Sneezy, Natalie Brooke, Scrambled Greg, and The Deer Creek Sharpshooters.

New to this year's edition will be headliners The California Honeydrops, The Infamous Stringsuters, and a crushing headliner to be announced in the coming months.  The Ramble Festival has never been just about the headliners - the geniuses behind the scenes make sure that the lineup is stacked with overwhelming and emerging talent.  Cris Jacobs, The Brothers Comatose, High Fade, Sneezy, Yarn, Dizgo, The Infinity Tribe, The Local Honeys, The WIlson Hotel, The Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Underground Springhouse, Joe Marcinek, Pappy, Treeset (Cabinet Trio), The Plate Scrapers,  Nester, and the 2024 Busking Competition Winner Cisco.

Ramble Festival introduces none other that funky Baltimore Pigeon, Jeremy Schon, as Artist-at-Large.  Talk about a funktastic addition to The Ramble Festival

Yet to come - the ever creative and curated Ramble Festival super groups.  Last year we had: Shadow Mountain, featuring Town Mountain and Shadowgrass; The Fiery Sneeze, featuring Fireside Collective and Sneezy; and Big Something & Friends.  One can only wonder about the unforgettable mascerations instore for us?  Will there be Comatose Californians, The Infamous Honeydrops - time will tell but we assue you these super groups are going to be one of a kind and memorable beyond belief.

The DMV is a strange place right now and we pin our hopes on better days ahead.  Whatever may come for our region in the coming months we look forward to the future with hope and the best of days to come.  We feel as joyful about The Ramble Festival in the way that our inner child looks forward to unwrapping a present during the holiday season or birthday.  With the utmost glee, we look forward to unwrapping each curated and spontaneous moment at Camp Ramblewood in Darlington, MD, with our Ramble Family.

 See you all at The Ramble Festival in

So why do we think Ramble Festival is one of the most amazing and refreshing of festivals on the calendar?  Let us tell you a little more about the festival.

These are just a FEW of the many reasons to Ramble!  

See their web page dedicated to Reasons To Ramble

At DC Music Review, we value a festival not just by what happens on stage but what happens off stage and the festival's overall vibe.  The Ramble Festival's mantra is "Feel The Vibe and Find Your Tribe," to which we say "Vibe felt.  Tribe found."  

For those who attended any edition of The Ramble Festival, we are sure you left with a radiating heart, gleeful memories, and a content musical soul.  

If you are looking for an incredible weekend for people to enjoy with unbelievable music and the friendliest atmosphere you would hope to experience.  In that case, you have found your tribe and your vibe at The Ramble Festival.  

Lock in your early bird tickets today for $235.

We look forward to seeing you at the third edition of The Ramble Festival in October 2025.

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