Overview The XPoNential Music Festival is WXPN's three-day weekend on the Camden waterfront, two stages in Wiggins Park facing Philadelphia across the Delaware, and in 2026 it closed on Little Feat, Portugal. The Man and Dawes. The River Stage and the Marina Stage alternate sets through the day. WXPN is the University of Pennsylvania's public radio station at 88.5 FM, and it produces World Cafe, the music program NPR distributes to public stations across the country. On site Gates open late Friday afternoon and at noon on the weekend. More than 20 food vendors line the park, among them Beck's Cajun Cafe, Lumpy's BBQ and Primo Water Ice, with Tonewood Brewing on the craft beer and Jimmy Juice on the cocktails. The park also holds a Craft Village and a Festival Shop of artist merchandise, and water refill stations are free. The RiverLink Ferry runs from Philadelphia straight to the festival entrance, and the River Line and PATCO trains connect on the Jersey side. Audience WXPN's own members get the lowest ticket prices, artist meet-and-greets and free non-alcoholic drinks on site. Children 2 to 12 have their own ticket, coolers up to 50 quarts are allowed in, and wristbands allow re-entry. Talent and Influencers The 2026 bill also carried St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Rebirth Brass Band, Cyril Neville playing the Grateful Dead, the Budos Band, Madison Cunningham, Langhorne Slim, Sierra Hull, S.G. Goodman, Ratboys, Leif Vollebekk and Devon Gilfillian. Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, War and Soccer Mommy played in 2025. Brand presence In 2026 the festival's sponsor row ran from Camden County to Subaru, Xfinity Mobile and NJM Insurance, and two of its partners worked the bars: Tonewood Brewing poured the beer and Jimmy Juice made the cocktails. Turkey Hill supplied the free drinks for WXPN members. Partners buy in at four tiers.