Upcoming Events


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  • Community Square Dance

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

    View this email in your browser LISTEN   EVENTS   SHOP Come do-si-do and promenade with us! Community Square Dance: A Partnership With Bristol Ballet Saturday, April 20 | 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Come do-si-do and promenade with us! Join the Birthplace of Country Music and Bristol Ballet for a community square dance on Saturday, April 20. Caller Tyler

  • Join Us For A Cardboard Dulcimer Workshop With Musician Roxanne McDaniel!

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

    Cardboard Dulcimer Workshop  With Roxanne McDaniel Saturday, Feb. 10–Sunday, Feb. 11 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the mountain dulcimer? Here’s an opportunity to not only learn, but also build your very own cardboard dulcimer! Join us Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11 from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm at the

  • Join Us For A Cardboard Dulcimer Workshop With Musician Roxanne McDaniel!

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

    Cardboard Dulcimer Workshop  With Roxanne McDaniel Saturday, Feb. 10–Sunday, Feb. 11 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the mountain dulcimer? Here’s an opportunity to not only learn, but also build your very own cardboard dulcimer! Join us Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11 from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm at the

  • Tennessee Songwriters Week: Bristol Qualifying

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

      The Birthplace of Country Music is excited to partner with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development for the 5th Annual Tennessee Songwriters Week! Calling all songwriters! Here's your golden opportunity to perform at the renowned Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN. Apply now for the Bristol qualifying round of  the Tennessee Songwriters Week at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum!

  • Hoot and Holler Storytellling: Soundtrack of My Life

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

    Thursday, Nov. 16 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  $15 + tax/fee  Join us on Thursday, November 16, from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for a live storytelling event with Hoot and Holler! The night's theme is "Soundtrack of My Life" and will feature numerous storytellers and musical performances! A little Vaudeville, a smidge of irreverent

  • Hoot and Holler Live: Soundtrack of My Life

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

    Hoot and Holler Live: Soundtrack of My Life November 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Roanoke’s Hoot and Holler live storytelling event at the museum! Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT Location: Performance Theater, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tickets: $15+ tax/fee BUY TICKETS Do you have a theme song?

  • Monthly Speaker Sessions: Damean Matthews on Appalachian Folklore

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

    Join us in-person or virtually via YouTube for our next Speaker Sessions as we explore Appalachian folklore with Damean Matthews. Have you lived your life hearing tales of the strange goings on in the mountains? Did your grandparents warn you about what might lurk in the dark after the lights go out? Or do you want to learn

  • Screening: All Wigged Out: The Musical

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

    Screening: All Wigged Out: The Musical October 29 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023 Time: 2:30 p.m. Eastern Location: Monarch Auditorium, Bristol Regional Medical Center, 1 Medical Park Boulevard, Bristol, TN 37620  Cost: FREE and open to the public; donations are encouraged and all money raised at the screening will go to

  • Community Day at the Museum

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

    Community Day at the Museum – With Performances by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer! October 28 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum  Cost: FREE and open to the public! Join us on Saturday, October 28 for our annual Community Day

  • Birthplace of Country Music Community Day

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

    FAMILY FUN! COMMUNITY DAY WITH PERFORMANCES BY CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER Saturday, Oct. 28 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ET Birthplace of Country Music Museum & Cumberland Square Park FREE and open to the public Plan a day of discovery in Historic Downtown Bristol starting at 9 a.m. with Believe in Bristol's Pumpkin Palooza and trick