Transportation & Parking Info for Oceans Calling Festival 2025

"By working together with the police and concert event staff we hope we have all made strides to improve our operations to “move people”.

Using our bus system:

• Due to major residential developments surrounding our north bus station parking is VERY limited in the area
• Public Parking at 100^th Street near the library fills up fast
• Convention Center parking is free, and we will be focusing on transporting people from these lots until they are full
• The Coastal Highway bus service runs 6AM to 3AM next day; on a daily basis
• We are running a shuttle service from/to Park “N’ Ride in west OC and it has free parking.  This shuttle will operate during the hours of 6AM to 1AM next day during the concerts
• Many will use the outlet mall parking as an overflow
• We will be selling bus tickets, including multi-day tickets at the Park ‘N’ Ride facility
• For Oceans Calling I have 165 bus deployments scheduled during the three day event; and for Country’s Calling, (a two day event), 100"

Parking

• West Ocean City Park and Ride 12848 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, MD 21842
• Ocean City Convention Center Parking Lot 4001 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842
• 100th Street Municipal Parking Lot 10267 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842

Transit

• Ocean City Beach Bus:
  • Travels north and southbound along Coastal Highway
  • For the festival, the Beach Bus is running an express route with a reduced set of stops. Please see route map for available locations.
  • When leaving the festival in the evening, concertgoers can walk to Baltimore Avenue to catch the Beach Bus (for northbound access). Northbound buses will be staged on Baltimore Avenue between Worcester Street and Talbot Street.

• West Ocean City Shuttle

  • to and from the West Ocean City Park and Ride.
  • The West Ocean City shuttle will transport to and from the West Ocean City Park and Ride lot (12848 Ocean Gateway) and the festival.
  • When leaving the festival, patrons traveling west to the West Ocean City Park and Ride can take a bus from the South End Transit Station (South Division Street) directly to the West Ocean City Park and Ride Lot.

Ride-All-Day pass

• $4 and allows you to ride from 6 a.m. until 2 a.m. on the Beach Bus and 11 a.m. until 12 a.m. on the West Ocean City Shuttle.
• Exact cash fare is required - credit card payments are NOT accepted.

ADA Drop-Off and Pick Up

• ADA drop off and pick up is available at 1 N. Division St (east of Baltimore Ave.). Oceans Calling transport map

Walking or Biking to the Festival

Walking/Biking Times - Southbound to the Main Entrance

• From 40th St, 55 min walk, or 13 min bike ride
• From 30th St, 45 min walk, or 10 min bike ride
• From 20th St, 30 min walk, or 8 min bike ride
• From 10th St, 15 min walk, or 5 min bike ride

Walking/Biking Times - Eastbound to the Main Entrance

• From West Ocean City Park and Ride, 20 min walk, or 8 min bike ride

Bicycle Storage

Hotel Shuttles

Ride Share/Taxi/General Drop-off & Pick-Up

• The official passenger drop-off and pick-up location for Oceans Calling is located at 409 Baltimore Ave.
• The walk from the Ride Share lot to the festival grounds is approximately 10 minutes.
• Please keep in mind that ride share demand will be very high after the festival concludes each night with a limited number of drivers. Consider leaving early or taking a stroll along the boardwalk until the rush is over.
• Areas south of N. Division Street will be closed to vehicular traffic, so ride shares, taxis, and friends won’t be able to pick you up near the festival site.
• It will be best to walk north to 4th St along the Boardwalk and use the crosswalk to cross Baltimore Ave. to the Ride Share lot.