Attend Annapolis Songwriters Festival

The 3rd Annapolis Songwriters Festival is scheduled for September 12-15, 2024, featuring nationally renowned singers and songwriters across multiple venues in Annapolis, with City Dock hosting landmark events. Presented by Rams Head in partnership with BMI, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, the four-day event will include ticketed performances and free showcases, inspired by the longstanding sister festival Key West Songwriters Festival.

Concerts will be held at Maryland Hall, Rams Head On Stage, and the scenic City Dock overlooking Spa Creek. Ticketed shows include:

Tickets on sale Friday, July 12 at 12 PM via the official website annapolissongwritersfestival.com.

Free showcases will be scattered along a walkable "songwriters trail," highlighting Annapolis' hidden gems including restaurants, shops, and landmarks from Maryland Hall to downtown's City Dock. Venues include Rams Head On Stage, Rams Head Tavern, City Dock, Maryland Hall, Watermark Cruises, Metropolitan, Galway Bay, Garden on Market Space, Red Red Wine Bar, Graduate Hotel, Capital Hotel patio, Stan & Joe’s, 49 West, King of France Tavern, Banneker-Douglass Museum, and Dinner Under The Stars on the first block of West Street.

The festival kicks off Thursday, September 12^th at 6 PM at Rams Head Tavern with four hours of free live music on the patio. The kick-off party will be followed by Johnnyswim at Maryland Hall, continuing with events in over fifteen venues across downtown Annapolis until Sunday, September 15, 2024. Landmark events at City Dock include JJ Grey & Mofro and Citizen Cope on Friday, September 13^th, a free show on Saturday with artists to be announced, and festival closer, Lee Brice, on Sunday, September 15^th. In addition to BMI artists, the festival also features more than forty Annapolis songwriters. The full free show schedule will be released in early September.