On Musikfest’s Friday opening night, the area experienced heavy rains which caused the Monocacy Creek to overflow. The high waters and flooding shut down a portion of the festival on the Northside, including at least three stages on Aug. 4. As a result, some of the performances were re-scheduled and moved to different locations. Officials started pumping water out of the flooded areas and back into the creek with the hopes of re-opening the flooded areas on Sunday. Despite the setback, the skies started to clear by Saturday evening and the festival experienced large crowds on both the Northside and Southside.