Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of Abbey Road on the River was first postponed til the Columbus Day long weekend in October, with its cancellation announced in August.

[7] The 2021 edition of Abbey Road on the River was scheduled for the Labor Day long weekend in September, a scaled-down Penny Lane at the Park festival having been mounted on Saturday and Sunday, May 29–30.

[6] The festival also features other Beatles-related activities, ranging from speakers, discussion panels, and film screenings, to the annual parade complete with costumes and yellow submarine, as well as Beatles merchandise for sale, along with food and drink options on the Belvedere grounds.

[5] Abbey Road on the River has over the years featured hosted such guest speakers and musical acts as: Since its beginnings as a small tribute festival, Abbey Road on the River has evolved into mixed genre and mixed media event, with some concerts targeting full albums of the Beatles and various artists such as the Who, to entire concerts devoted to the music of artists of the era, such as Bruce Springsteen.

These include Jefferson Starship, Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, Leon Russell, the Beach Boys, Ambrosia, and the Orchestra, with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals and the Zombies joining in 2016.