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

  • Music and Art Workshop for Kids

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

    Music and Art Workshop for Kids Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 Time: 1–3 p.m. ET Location: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Learning Center Cost: $20 + tax (includes art supplies) Class Size: Limited to 16 participants Join Ellen Elmes for an Art & Music workshop on Saturday, June 7, 1–3 p.m. for youth artists or artists-to-be! With this program, kids will get

  • Nest of Singing Birds Ballad Swap Concert

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

    Nest of Singing Birds Ballad Swap Concert ft. Donna Ray Norton, Sarah "Songbird" Burkey, Sheila Kay Adams, Leila Weinstein, Darci DeWulf Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Performance Theater, Birthplace of Country Music Museum Cost: $15 (tax/fees) Join us on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. for a Nest of Singing Birds Ballad Swap concert gathering. The

  • Country Music, Comedy, and the Small Screen

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

    JOIN US ON May. 13 | 7 p.m. HYBRID PROGRAM FREE  |  PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE REGISTER HERE Join us on Tuesday, May 13 for a Speaker Session with Erika Barker and Julia Underkoffler: Country Music, Comedy, and the Small Screen. After World War II, television grew at an exponential rate. From the 1940s through

  • Farm & Fun Time

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

    Farm and Fun Time  Tickets On Sale Now!  Join us for WBCM Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time live at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Thursday, December 12, with musical guests Joachim Cooder, Tyler Ramsey, plus host Kris Truelsen and the Farm and Fun Time House Band. B U Y  T I C K E T S Farm

  • Farm and Fun Time

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

    Farm and Fun Time feat. The Wood Brothers, Lindsay Lou November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; guests are asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.) Location: Paramount Bristol Tickets: $52.04-$96.50 BUY TICKETS Hosted by Kris Truelsen and the Farm and Fun Time House

  • Free Square Dance

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

    Come do-si-do and promenade with us! Community Square Dance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum Saturday, July 27 | 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Come do-si-do and promenade with us! Join the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for a community square dance on Saturday, July 27. Caller Tyler Hughes will lead a short introduction to dance steps at

  • 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

  • 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