Upcoming Events


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

  • Radio Bristol Session

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

    Tune in or turn up to be part of the studio audience for this free Radio Bristol Session with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen! Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Performance Theater, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tickets: Free Admission Radio Bristol Sessions can happen at any time, and often at the

    Free
  • Educator Preview Visit of For All the World to See Exhibit

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

    Join us for a FREE educator visit to the special exhibit For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights on Monday, November 12, 4:00—5:30pm. For All The World To See examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from

    Free
  • For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights

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

    For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts, this exhibit traces

  • For All the World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights

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

    Dates: November 10, 2018—January 7, 2019 For All the World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and

  • Birthplace of Country Music Museum: For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights

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

    The Birthplace of Country Music Museum will soon be hosting For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights, a special exhibit that examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling

  • Farm & Fun Time

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

    Radio Bristol presents Farm and Fun Time with special guests, the award- winning Blue Highway and Five Mile Mountain Road.

    $30
  • Uncle Dave Macon Talk and Book Signing

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

    Date: Sunday, November 4, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Free Event! On Sunday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m., Michael D. Doubler, the author of Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story and the great-grandson of Uncle Dave, will give a presentation in the museum’s Performance Theater entitled “Uncle Dave Macon: Unknown Elements of

    FREE
  • UNCLE DAVE MACON TALK AND AUTHOR BOOK-SIGNING

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

    On Sunday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m., Michael D. Doubler, the author of Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story and the great-grandson of Uncle Dave, will give a presentation in the museum’s Performance Theater entitled “Uncle Dave Macon: Unknown Elements of Success.”  Mike will explain those key factors in Uncle Dave’s individual background, musical

  • Banjo Gathering

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

    Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Banjo Gathering at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering has been the platform for banjo collectors, researchers, instrument builders, and musicians to share new scholarship and findings about the banjo as a historical, cultural, and built object. This year the Gathering will celebrate with

  • BANJO GATHERING

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

    Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering has been the platform for banjo collectors, researchers, instrument builders, and musicians to share new scholarship and findings about the banjo as a historical, cultural, and built object. This year the Gathering will celebrate with an anniversary concert, broadcasts on Radio Bristol, and their traditional community gathering with three days of

    $250