Upcoming Events


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

  • A Radio Bristol Christmas

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

    CELEBRATE THE SEASON A Radio Bristol Christmas ft. The Kody Norris Show, Martha Spencer & Larry Sigmon, & Bill & the Belles Friday, December 17 | 7:00 p.m. ET Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tickets: $35 You're invited to a night of merriment and seasonal delight with a very special Radio Bristol Christmas at the Birthplace of Country

  • Farm and Fun Time

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

    TIM O'BRIEN BAND THE SLOCAN RAMBLERS and BILL AND THE BELLES Thursday, December 9, 2021  |  7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum Be part of the live studio audience! "He Walked On" ~ Tim O'Brien TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Birthplace of Country Music presents Radio Bristol's Farm and Fun Time variety show, live from the

  • 75th Anniversary of Radio Bristol’s Farm & Fun Time

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

    FARM AND FUN TIME'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL featuring JOHN R. MILLER ZOE AND CLOYD and host band BILL AND THE BELLES Thursday, November 11, 2021  |  7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum Be part of the live studio audience! Farm and Fun Time lines up 75th anniversary show “That was the biggest thing in this part

  • Affrilachian Storytelling with Lyn Ford

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

    Join us Tuesday, October 5, 7:00pm for our next Virtual Speaker Series, a chance to get spooky with Affrilachian storyteller Lyn Ford! Lyn will explore the importance of Affilachian storytelling within Appalachian communities and her own family, talk about the power of telling stories about “spookers and haints” and some of their origins and history,

  • Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen Live in Concert

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

    PAT "MOTHER BLUES" COHEN LIVE IN CONCERTSaturday, September 25, 2021 | 7:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum   TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen’s powerful voice, humor and deep blues bring audiences to their feet. Featured in the Our Living Past special exhibit, Pat’s vibrancy and love for the music jumps out of her

    $20
  • Virtual Speaker Series – Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton

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

    Join the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Tuesday, April 6, 7:00pm for a conversation with author Lydia R. Hamessley about her book Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first,

  • Virtual Speaker Series – Black in Appalachia: Uncovering & Sharing Regional Black Narratives

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

    Join Black in Appalachia's Alona Norwood and William Isom on Tuesday, March 2, 7:00pm when they will discuss the public history research and educational components developed in Northeastern Tennessee in their work to uncover and share the Black stories and histories of our region. From school records and community partnerships to racial atrocities, Norwood and

    Free
  • TN Songwriters Week Qualifying: Birthplace of Country Music

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

    TENNESSEE SONGWRITERS WEEK QUALIFIYING ROUND Saturday, February 5, 2022  |  1:00 PM Birthplace of Country Music Museum The Birthplace of Country Music is excited to partner with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to be a venue for qualifying rounds leading up to the annual Tennessee Songwriters Week. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, located in Historic Downtown

  • Virtual Speaker Series – Food Matters: Exploring History Through Food

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

    Join Paula Johnson, Food History Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and Rene Rodgers, Head Curator at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, on Tuesday, January 12, 7:00pm for a conversation about the power of food as a lens for exploring history. We’ll hear about the National Museum of American History’s robust

    Free