Popular Country Music Festival's 2026 Lineup Just Dropped and It'll Knock Your Boots Off
Just announced-get ready, country music lovers, the Country Calling music festival returns for its third year and has officially dropped its lineup for 2026. The lineup includes headliners Chris Stapleton,Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert, and Rascal Flatts, as well as country favorites Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Dustin Lynch, Kaitlin Butts, and more. Don't wait-presale tickets for the fall festival go on sale this week!
For the third year in a row, the two-day Country Calling festival heads back to the Ocean City Inlet Beach in Ocean City, Maryland. This year's weekend festival dates are Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3, 2026. The event features 25 country artists across three stages-two on the beach and one along the boardwalk.
The 2026 Country Calling lineup includes an incredible mix of country favorites, as well as some newcomers, including:
- Chris Stapleton
- Lainey Wilson
- Miranda Lambert
- Rascal Flatts
- Dierks Bentley
- Brothers Osborne
- Dustin Lynch
- Kaitlin Butts
- Russell Dickerson
- Noeline Hofmann
- Travis Tritt
- Charley Crockett
- Mitchell Tenpenny
- Wyatt Flores
- Belles
Last year's beachfront festival, which headlined with Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, Brooks & Dunn, and others, drew 55,000 music fans to the beachfront venue. In 2026, the festival is expected to draw tens of thousands again.
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Today, on the Country Calling Instagram announcement, many country fans are showing excitement in the comments:
- "Hell yeah"
- "Yee haw!!"
- "Chris Stapleton is iconic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼"
- "@laineywilson 😍😍😍😍"
- "RASCAL FLATS. ACTUAL BEST DAY OF MY LIFE."
- "Let's goooo"
- "CARTER FAITH?! KATILIN BUTTS?! LAINEY WILSON?! CHRIS STAPLETON?! HELL YESSSS"
- "Can't wait to be back on that beach 🤠"
- "Wade 🔥🔥"
- "What a lineup!!!! 🔥"
- "You had me at Chris Stapleton"
- "Rodney A... real fans know 🙏🏽💜🎼"
But not everyone is satisfied-many commenters are calling the favorites they hoped to see:
- "Where's @jasonaldean"
- "Where's my girl @ellalangleymusic"
- "@morganwallen Wya baby"
- "where's jason alden come on now"
- "where's @megmoroney"
- "Shoulda got Hardy 😭"
For Country Calling tickets 2026 tickets and information, head over to the Country Calling website. Presale starts Thursday, April 23, at 10am ET.
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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM.