Upcoming Events


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

  • Farm and Fun Time feat. Paul McDonald + Liv Greene

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

    Farm and Fun Time feat. Paul McDonald + Liv Greene December 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $49.47 Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; guests are asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.) Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tickets: $49.47 (includes Bristol, Va. admission tax/ticket agent fees)

  • Songwriters Circle Showcase 

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

    Songwriters Circle Showcase  Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 Time: 2-4 p.m. ET Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Learning Center Cost: Free and open to the public, donations appreciated The Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Songwriters of Highlands Appalachia are proud to present an exciting event designed to highlight the art of songwriting and the talented songwriters of our region.

  • Farm and Fun Time

    Birthplace of Country Music Museum 520 Birthplace of Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States
  • Lisa Sorrell & The Malpass Brothers on Boots, Costumes & Creative Expression

    Speaker Sessions Lisa Sorrell & The Malpass Brothers on Boots, Costumes & Creative Expression JOIN US ON Tues., Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. VIRTUAL PROGRAM ONLINE ON ZOOM FREE  |  PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE REGISTER HERE Join us on Tuesday, February 10 at 7 p.m. virtually on Zoom for our next Speaker Sessions with Lisa Sorrell and The Malpass Brothers, a

  • Monthly Bluegrass Jam

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

    The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick, collaborate, share their experiences, and—most importantly—to have fun. The jams are acoustic and only feature

  • Museum Story Time – From Seed to Song

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

    Date: Friday, March 6, 2026 Time: 10:30 a.m. EST Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public Theme: From Seed to Song: “The stories we carry in our hearts and our history, planted in soil and song.” Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our monthly Museum Storytime

  • Boot Scootin’ Trivia, Cardboard Dulcimer Workshop, and more!

    Bristol Hotel & Rooftop Bar 115 Country Music Wy, Bristol, VA 24201, Bristol, VA, United States

    Round up your trivia team and join us for Boot Scootin’ Trivia Night! We’ll be testing your knowledge on all things cowpoke—from westerns in film and books, to music, boots, animals—and more! There will be prizes for the winning and runner-up teams. LUMAC has a variety of food and drinks available for purchase. Trivia participants are

  • Speaker Session: Malcolm Smith on the Clawhammer Banjo Masters of Southwest Virginia

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

    Southwest Virginia has been and continues to be a hotbed of clawhammer banjo playing and old time music. Over the past year, a group of researchers and musicians have put together a new website featuring more than 50 Masters of the folk art, that includes biographies, tunes and anecdotes about the development of the style

  • Farm & Fun Time

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

    Join us for Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time live at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Thursday, March 12, 2026 with musical guests Jake Xerxes Fussell & Hannah Juanita, Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time is recorded before a live studio audience for broadcast television, and is available to more than 143 PBS stations nationwide. Hosted by Kris Truelsen and

  • Songwriters Circle

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

    2026 Dates: Monthly, every 2nd Saturday January 10 February 14 March 14 April 11 (SHOWCASE) May 9 June 13 July 12 August 8 September 12 (TBD) October 11 November 14 (SHOWCASE) December 12 Time: 2-5 p.m. ET Location: The Learning Center, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: Free and open to the public, donations encouraged