The All Things Go Music Festival is an outdoor Music festival held in Columbia, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. The festival was founded in 2014 as the All Things Go Fall Classic[1] and is produced by the company All Things Go.[2][3]
The festival was first held at the Union Market in Washington, D.C,[3] expanding to the 15,000 capacity Yards Park in 2016.[4] The festival moved to Columbia in 2021, and has since been held at the 20,000 capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion.[5] The festival is cited for its support and inclusion of LGBT artists, and women-focused lineups.[6][7][8] In 2024, they announced the inaugural All Things Go New York City, to take place in Forest Hills Stadium the same weekend as the Columbia edition.[9]
In 2017, Foster the People, Betty Who, SABA, and Young Thug were featured at the festival.[10] Its 2018 edition featured an all-women lineup, curated by Maggie Rogers[11] and British singer, LPX (Lizzy Plapinger),[12] and headlined by Maggie Rogers, Billie Eilish, and Carly Rae Jepsen.[13] Plapinger commented on how the festival was an opportunity to improve the gender imbalance.[12] The Women's March partnered on the event[14] and facilitated a discussion around female inequality.[12] In 2019, the All Things Go Fall Classic dedicating a day of the festival to female performers. The female-focused nonprofit, She is the Music, was a supporting partner.[15]