Eastport-A-Rockin' Brings 4 Stages, 37 Bands To Town June 23

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Eastport-A-Rockin' brings local music to four stages in the city on Saturday, June 23, on Back Creek and Second Street in Eastport from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are still available. Along with 35 bands playing rock, folk, blues, jazz and bluegrass, the festival will offer great food from local seafood and barbecue to shaved ice, craft beers, smoothies and more.

Organizers say on the Eastport-A-Rockin' website that what began in 1997 as a way to expose local music to a larger audience now includes Horn Point Marina, where a fourth stage was added last year. Set up surrounding the Annapolis Maritime Museum on Back Creek in Annapolis’ historic maritime district of Eastport, the daylong festival has expanded the kids area this year, with moon bounces, face painters, tattoo artists, and other family-friendly activities, as well as a stage with Kindie (Kid Indie) rock from local musicians and showcasing some local teen musicians.

Proceeds from the event benefit deserving local charities including The Annapolis Maritime Museum, the Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians (AMFM), the Eastport Volunteer Fire Company and Eastport Elementary School.

Dogs (on leashes) and strollers are welcome, coolers and outside food and beverages are not.

General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. There is a special entrance for advance purchases, no waiting in line. You can buy your tickets on the event's website. Kids age 12 and under are admitted free of charge.

Here's the stage lineups:

LAWN STAGE

11:30-12:05
The Johnny Monet Band
12:20-1:00
Pompeii Graffiti
1:15-1:55
Emma Myers
2:10-2:50
Folkenphunk
3:05-3:45
Skribe
4:00-4:40
Eastport Oyster Boys
4:45-5:00
Ray Weaver
5:15-5:55
Hall Williams Band
6:10-650
Alexander Peters
7:00-7:45
Troll Tribe
HORN POINT HARBOR MARINA STAGE

11:30-12:05
Dirk and the Truth
12:20-1:05
A Hoodoo Few
1:15-1:45
Penny Pistolero
1:55-2:30
Leo and Cygnus
2:45-3:30
Naked Jungle
3:40-4:20
Mr. VCR
4:35-5:20
Tremendous Athlete
5:45-6:30
Area 301
6:45-7:45
Lucid

J-STAGE sponsored by J-World & Priddy Academy

11:25-12:10
Guava Jelly
12:25-1:05
SQRRL
1:15-2:10
Naptown Sings
2:20-2:40
Downside Up
2:45-3:13
Rapid Fire
3:15-343
Deal w/It
3:45-4:13
Savage Cabbage
4:15-4:43
Safety 3rd
4:45-5:15
ZEE Band
5:55-6:45
School of Rock Annapolis
7:00-7:45
2nd Chair
EASTPORT YACHT CENTER STREET STAGE

11:25-11:55
Mac ‘n Blue
12:10-12:50
Pretty Big Deal
1:05-1:50
Sean Hetrick & the Leftovers
2:15-3:15
Kelly Bell Band
3:30-4:10
Kit & The Chardonnay Boys
4:30-5:25
All Mighty Senators
5:40-6:40
The Grilled Lincolns
6:55-7:45
Burlwood

Parking

Finding parking in Annapolis can be difficult, and Eastport is a small neighborhood with tiny streets. Event organizer recommend you park at one of the downtown garages (Hillman is closest and the Bladen Street Garage at Calvert and Rowe is free) and walk, shuttle, circulate or pedicab to the festival.

If you don’t feel like walking, you can hop a ride on the Mother’s Peninsula Grille Shuttle! Providing round-trip air conditioned service from Market House to Eastport-a-Rockin’ the Mother’s Shuttle allows you to rock all the way to and from the festival. Pick it up right at the Market House, 25 Market St.

You can also take a Chariots of Annapolis Pedicab. Six pedicabs will be out and about all day on Saturday, taking people to and from the homes and cars in Eastport and over the bridge to the Pedicab base near the Market House. To request a Pedicab pickup, call 443-333-9770.

The City Circulator stops right near the Market House, so you can hop on the trolley anywhere along its route in downtown Annapolis and take it to the Market House where you can connect to the Shuttle or a Pedicab and be on your way to Festival.

Another choice is to hop on a city bus. Check Out the Bus Map and Schedule Here.

A maritime alternative is taking the Water Taxi to the dock at the McNasby building of the Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Docking on the piers at the Museum is for Museum members only. Contact the Museum for more information. Those coming on their own vessels are encouraged to park at the neighboring marinas with transient slips. For Eastport Yacht Center, call 410-280-9988 or use Channel #16. For Horn Point Harbor, call 410-263-0550.

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