The Ramble Festival will return to Darlington, MD in 2025 with an initial lineup led by The California Honeydrops (two sets) and The Infamous Stringdusters (two sets) plus a third headliner not yet announced. The fourth-annual immersive music and camping festival will make its home at Camp Ramblewood from October 10th–12th.
Other highlights of the 2025 Ramble Festival lineup include “The King of Baltimore Rock n’ Roll” Cris Jacobs, fraternal San Francisco bluegrass outfit The Brothers Comatose, the all-star The Ramble Band Plays Dead (ft. Cris Jacobs), buzzworthy Edinbrugh funk and disco trio High Fade, Brooklyn-born alt-country band Yarn, Chicago’s ever-rising party-funk septet Sneezy, Midwest jamtronic workhorse Dizgo, and Maryland-area songstress Natalie Brooke. The roster also includes three-fourths of jam-funk mainstay Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, with frontman “Scrambled” Greg doing a solo set, guitarist Jeremy Schon serving as artist-at-large, and drummer Alex “Gator” Petropulos playing with his instrumental jazz fusion project The Infinity Tribe (ft. Natalie Brooke).
“At The Ramble Festival, we believe that music is one of the most unifying forces on earth,” organizers said in a statement. “Music transcends all barriers, internal and external, that separate people of all walks of life. To that end, The Ramble Festival seeks to create and foster a relaxed and empowering environment where live music, intentional understanding, and plain ol’ fun connect attendees in a meaningful, organic, and free-spirited manner.”
Tickets for The Ramble Festival 2025 are on sale here. Stay tuned for more lineup announcements, including late-night super jams and extra late jams.
What sets The Ramble apart from other festivals is its commitment to community. That can be seen through the Levon Helm-style “Ramble” late-night barn sets featuring one-of-a-kind collaborations. It can be seen through the festival booking artists for multiple days, lodging them on-site so a sit-in is just a short walk away. There’s the busking competition that ensures there is always music playing throughout Camp Ramblewood—and the incentive that the winner will return next year with a spot on the lineup. There are second-line parades bringing the spirit of New Orleans to The Ramble, on-site cabins that recall the days of childhood summer camp innocence, and so much more that makes The Ramble into more than just a festival. Over the past three going-on-four years, The Ramble has become a family. Join the tribe October 10th–12th in Darlington, MD.
