Overview
- Mayor Brandon Scott announced the headliners Thursday, with The Roots slated for Saturday and Stephanie Mills topping Sunday’s bill.
- The two-day, free festival returns to the same downtown footprint used last year, including War Memorial Plaza and space under the Jones Falls Expressway.
- Organizers will add two side stages to showcase more regional musicians and expand performance options.
- The Scout Art Fair and the food-focused Flavor Lab will return, and officials pledged to fix last year’s long food and drink lines.
- Officials highlighted roughly 60,000 attendees per day in 2025 and an $8.8 million economic impact as evidence the approach is working.