32nd Annual XPoNential Music Festival Returns With Three Days of Music & Entertainment

The XPoNential Music Festival Presented by Subaru returns to the Camden Waterfront this fall for its 32nd year, bringing three days of live music to Wiggins Park from Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21. Produced by WXPN in partnership with the Camden County Board of Commissioners, the festival has earned acclaim for its carefully curated blend of established, emerging, and local talent across multiple genres.

Headliners and Lineup

Performing on the Roland Traynor River Stage, this year’s headliners include acclaimed indie rockers Courtney Barnett and Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, along with genre-blending legends WAR. The weekend lineup also features:

• Greensky Bluegrass

• Preservation Hall Jazz Band

• Molly Tuttle

• Soccer Mommy

• Spin Doctors

• Richard Thompson

• Tune-Yards
  …and many more performing across the River Stage and Marina Stage.

Festival Schedule

• Friday, September 19: Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

• Saturday, September 20: Gates open at 12:00 p.m.

• Sunday, September 21: Gates open at 12:00 p.m.

Set times and stage schedules are now available through WXPN’s official channels, allowing fans to plan their weekend around must-see performances.

Recognized by Philadelphia Magazine as the Best Music Festival in its 2023 Best of Philly awards, the XPoNential Music Festival is celebrated not only for its lineup but also for its setting. Wiggins Park offers two natural amphitheaters with excellent acoustics, expansive lawn seating, and promenades along the Delaware River that provide sweeping views of the Philadelphia skyline.

XPoNential Music Festival 2025 Lineup includes:

Friday, September 19, 2025

Marina Stage

Fawziyya Heart                                               5:00 PM

Southern Avenue                                            6:20 PM

SNACKTIME                                                   8:20 PM

Roland Traynor River Stage

Black Buttafly                                                  5:40 PM

Preservation Hall Jazz Band                           7:15 PM

WAR                                                                9:15 PM

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Marina Stage

Maxwell Stern & The Good Light Band           1:00 PM

Tune-Yards                                                      2:25 PM

Richard Thompson                                          4:15 PM

Kathleen Edwards                                           6:15 PM

Roland Traynor River Stage

Sadie Gust (2025 Song Challenge Winner)   12:35 PM

Owen Stewart                                                 1:45 PM

Soccer Mommy                                               3:20 PM

Molly Tuttle                                                      5:15 PM

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory  7:15 PM

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Marina Stage

Emily Drinker                                                   12:30 PM

Michigander                                                      1:50 PM

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country                      3:55 PM

Craig Finn                                                         5:55 PM

Roland Traynor River Stage
Zinadelphia                                                       1:10 PM

Spin Doctors                                                     3:00 PM

Greensky Bluegrass                                         4:55 PM

Courtney Barnett                                              6:55 PM