Upcoming Events


From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.

  • Museum Storytime

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 Time: 10:30 a.m. EST Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public Theme: A Nest Is a Story: “The stories curled inside, waiting to hatch, hop, or hum.” Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our monthly Museum Storytime program. Aimed at toddler-age

  • Community Square Dance

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 Time: 7-9 p.m. EST Location: Special Exhibits Gallery, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public, donations appreciated REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE Come do-si-do and promenade with us! Join the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for a community square dance on Friday, April 10. Caller Tyler Hughes will lead a

  • Radio Bristol Record Expo

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Radio Bristol is excited to present the Radio Bristol Record Expo on April 11, 2026, hosted at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in downtown Bristol, Va. This event is a celebration of radio culture, community broadcasting, music discovery, and independent voices — and it is a benefit for Radio Bristol.   Shop local for your favorite

  • Songwriters Circle SHOWCASE

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Songwriters Circle SHOWCASE April 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Free 2026 Songwriters Circle Showcases April 11, 2026 November 14, 2026 Location: Performance Theatre, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public, donations encouraged to benefit the artists and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Songwriters

  • Martin Fisher and the Art of Archaic Recording

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

      Speaker Sessions: Martin Fisher and the Art of Archaic Recording April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hybrid Event Free Join us on Tuesday, April 14, for a unique experience! It’s always fun to experience something new and different…or old and archaic…depending on your bent. This program delivers both. We’re gonna do something old and archaic,

  • Plogging Downtown

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Celebrate Mother Earth with the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion’s Green Team plogging event! Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 Time: 9 a.m. EST Location: Axe and Ale House, 155 Moore Street, Bristol, VA 24201  Cost: Free to participate (beverages and food not included) REGISTER HERE Plogging is a community and environmentally focused way to exercise where you pick up

  • Children’s Day

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

    Children’s Day April 25 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm New date, same family-fun event! Join us as the Birthplace of Country Music presents Children’s Day on Saturday, April 25th, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.! Previously held during Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, Children’s Day has moved to April! Children’s Day is free and open to