Summertime means musictime. Whether it’s the opening of all of the outdoor venues, bars opening up their patios to let bands jam outside or the summer festival, summer time and spring time are marked by leisure and great music outside. MusicDetour.com is hoping to keep you aware of all of the summer festivals in the DC Metro area and beyond. Come here to find-out what is going on close to you.

Please keep us informed with the comment section about everything from blockbuster festivals to your town’s evening summertime concert series. We don’t know everything, but we want to and you know your town better than we do.

Concerts

12th Annual Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival – April 7-18, 2009

• Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts (Newport News, VA)

Green Apple Festival – April 19, 2009

• National Mall (Washington, DC)

Sunset Concert Series – Weekends beginning May 2 (all summer)

• National Harbor (National Harbor, MD)

DelFest – Memorial Day Weekend – May 22-24, 2009

• DelFest (Cumberland, MD)

M3 Rock Festival presented by 98 Rock – May 30, 2009

• Merriweather Post Pavillion (Columbia, MD)

Capital Jazz Festival – June 5-7, 2009

• Merriweather Post Pavillion (Columbia, MD)

Celebrate Fairfax – June 5-7, 2009

• Fairfax Government Center (Fairfax, VA)

Louisiana Swamp Romp – June 7th, 2009

• Wolf Trap’s Filene Center (Vienna, VA)

Bonnaroo - June 11-14th

• Multiple Bands (Manchester, TN)

The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show – June 14th, 2009

• Wolf Trap’s Filene Center (Vienna, VA)

Hampton Jazz Festival – June 26-28th, 2009

• Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, VA)

The Del Ray Music Festival – June 27th, 2009

• Mt. Vernon Recreation Center (Alexandria, VA)

All Good Music Festival – July 9th-12th

• Marvin’s Mountain (outside Masontown, WV)

Rock the Bells – July 12th, 2009

• Merriweather Post Pavillion (Columbia, MD)

Warped Tour at Merriweather – July 14th, 2009

• Merriweather Post Pavillion (Columbia, MD)

Old Fiddler’s Convention – August 3rd-8th

• Felts Park (Galax, VA)

Hippiefest – August 11th, 2009

• Wolf Trap’s Filene Center (Vienna, VA)

DC Blues Society 21st Annual DC Blues Festival – September 5th, 2009

• Carter Barron Amphitheatre – Rock Creek Park (Washington, DC)