Officials with the Old Washington Music Festival in Cambridge, Ohio have announced that they will donate $2.00 from every ticket sold from the day of the tragic flash flooding to the time of the festival begins and donate it to the Triadelphia Volunteer Fire Department in Triadelphia, WV.
The officials also will auction off one pair of weekend passes to the highest bidder and all proceeds also will go to the Triadelphia VFD. This will be a silent auction, and the public can place your bids at the House party flood relief parties tonight and tomorrow night at River City in Wheeling with WOMP FM DJ Johnny O.
The Triadelphia VFD will use the funds as needed for flood relief.
Information about this year’s festival is below:
The performers include Alabama, Big & Rich, The Band Perry, Sammy Kershaw, Danielle Bradbery & more set to perform at Old Washington Music Fest at The Guernsey County Fairgrounds near Cambridge, Ohio!
The Old Washington Music Fest returns and is slated for the third weekend in July 2025 at the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old Washington, Ohio. “The official festival dates are July 17, 18, & 19 and will feature a blend of both traditional & modern country music” says Dustin Knowlton, event organizer & owner of the promotion company Big Time Entertainment who’s put the festival together and brought it to Guernsey County for the second year. After last year, we’ve heard nothing but positive reviews from those who attended the festival and everyone kept asking “Who’s next year”. The multi-day fest will feature over 15 acts including country music giants Alabama, Big & Rich, The Band Perry, Michael Ray, Danielle Bradbery, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, David Lee Murphy, A Thousand Horses, The Bellamy Brothers, The Davisson Brothers Band, Sam L. Smith, Silver Stallion Highwaymen Tribute, Hoard & Jones, Jake Binegar, McKayla Prew & more. We announced this year for our “Kickoff Party” on Wednesday night, July 16th @ 9:00 PM we will feature Ohio valley favorite Neal McCoy open to all weekend pass holders!
Knowlton has worked with dozens of acts over the past decade and promoted shows all around the country. He has worked with a wide array of artists including country music hall of fame legends such as The Oak Ridge Boys, Ronnie Milsap, & The Gatlin Brothers to more modern entertainers like Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, Justin Moore & Lee Brice.
Originally from southeast Ohio himself, Knowlton grew up going to the superbowl of country music “ Jamboree In The Hills” and says “Its time for something similar to come back to southeast Ohio” and what better weekend than the third one in July and with the help of all the country music fans, we are making that happen. The third weekend in July is the same weekend that the legendary festival Jamboree In The Hills was held for over forty years. “On Our inaugural year in 2024 we saw folks come from as far as Maryland, New York, Georgia, Wisconsin, & Illinois just to name a few of our farther away states. People are interested and excited with how our festival in organized and 2025 is shaping up to be a near sell out year. We are so thankful to have some great sponsors & local business supporting us again this year including Riesbecks, Cabela’s, Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, Kennedy’s Bakery, King Carpet, Wally’s Pizza, The Dockside Restaurant at Seneca Lake Marina & High Street Seneca just to name a few. It takes a team and were so appreciative of everyone who is excited for our second year it really just fuels us stronger for the future” says Knowlton.
The three day Old Washington Music Fest will feature over 15 different acts during the events days, has limited on-site camping, and coolers are welcome! “The fest will be open seating, so bring your tarps and lawn chairs to grab a spot on the grass out in front of our giant mobile stage we’re bringing in exclusively for this event. “This years event requires an even larger stage than last year because we have some much larger acts” Knowlton says. Different from similar events, our event will have a “Pit” type area directly in front of the stage that will be standing room only with no coolers or chairs allowed to give all of our festival goers a chance for that up close photo of their favorite entertainers or a place to dance and get their boogie on!” No special pass is needed for this area, just a regular event pass will get you into the entire event. Everyone coming to the event will need an event pass, a camping pass alone does not gain you entry to the event grounds as the entire event is on one property.
Tickets are on sale now and available for purchase. Single-Day passes are currently $110.00 and are good for either Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. No single day passes are sold for the “Kickoff Party” as that is a “Bonus” show for all of our weekend pass holders. Multi-Day passes are currently $275.00 and weekend camping passes are $250.00 plus processing and ticketing fees. “We’ve already had a couple ticket price increases and ticket prices will increase again on July 1st and then again the week of the event and at the gate” So don’t wait buy them early to save money. Tickets are moving fast. We arealready sold out of on-site RV camping with only limited tent sites left over a month ahead of the event. If you still looking for RV camping feel free to contact one of our off site affiliates.
1. Deerasic Campground – (740) 421-0719
2. Glamplyfe- Happydale Retreat which has RV hookups as well as Cabins – (740) 801-0054.
3. Spring Valley Campground ( Cambridge, OH ) – (740) 439-9291
4. Seneca Cabins – (740) 312-2400
Transportation will be available also through Regoli Company transport to & from off site properties to the festival by calling (740) 312-5288. Please call Regoli company transport directly for information regarding transportation as they are a separate company providing transport services and are not associated with the festival directly.
This is the event of the summer in southeast, Ohio that you don’t want to miss.
For a complete lineup of acts including day schedules and more info or to purchase tickets please visit Etix.com or visit our facebook event “Old Washington Music Fest” or call our authorized ticketing outlet the Wesbanco Arena Box Office in Wheeling, WV. Tickets for this event can only be purchased from Etix.com or by calling Etix directly at (800) 514-3849 or by calling the Wesbanco Arena Box Office at this phone number. (304) 233-7000. Do not fall for ticket scalpers, please only buy tickets from Etix.comor Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, WV.
