SPRING/SUMMER EVENTS  

in Tennessee and

Surrounding States

UPDATED!   Aug. 3, 2017

 

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All times Central

 

WEEKLY  T.B. Sutton Store, Sutton's Ole Time Music Hour, Granville, TN (near Carthage, eastern Middle Tennessee) http://granvilletn.com/granville-ole-time-music-hour

On display now: Gallery of Iconic Guitars (of GIG) at Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Fridays, 6p ET, Year 'round at Rocky Branch Community Center Jam, Walland, TN 865.738.3732 www.rockybranchbluegrass.com

Saturdays 7p ET, May-Oct., Pickin' on the Porch, Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop, Townsend, TN 865.448.6647 www.clemmerdulcimer.com

August 2017

Now-Aug. 28 Summer Sunset Music Series, Fridays, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Townsend, TN www.gsmheritagecenter.org

1-5 Pickin' in Parsons, Parsons, WV  www.fiverivercampground.com

5 Texas State Championship Banjo Contest  http://www.pearlbluegrass.com

17-19 46th Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival, Harrison, AR 870.426.3477 or 870.577.2455

31-Sept. 3 41st Annual Salmon Lake Park Labor Day Festival, Grapeland, TX 936.697.5949

September 2017

1-3 Jana Jae Fiddle Camp/Music Festival, Grove, OK www.grandlakefestivals.com

15-16  Sandyland Bluegrass Reunion, Nacogdoches, TX 936.569.1179 sandyland@sbcglobal.net

29-30 Townsend Fall Heritage Festival & Old-Timers Day, Townsend, TN https://www.tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org or jmuir@blountpartnership.com

29-Oct. 1 Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Fair, Tiptonville, TN www.reelfootartsandcrafts.com

October 2017

4-7 13th Annual NELA Bluegrass Festival, Oak Grove, LA 318.789.4062

5-7 Paluxy River Fall Bluegrass Festival, Oakdale Park, Glen Rose, TX 254.897.2321

11-14 40th Anniversary Turkey Track Festival, Waldron, AR 479.537.3717

15-21 Fall Fest Pickin' Texarkana RV Music Par, Texarkana, TX 903.255.0011

 

Some information provided by:

Alabama Bluegrass Music Association Newsletter, Sharon Camp

Arkansas Bluegrass Association Newsletter, James and Barbara Waddle

"Bluegrass Today" Online Magazine, John Lawless and Terry Herd

Mid-South Bluegrass Flyer Association Newsletter, Curly Ward

Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, AR

 

*Special Note Lifetime Senior Pass for National Parks Price Increase! For those 62-over, get a free lifetime pass at any National Park Visitors Center NOW! In person, it's $10. Online, it's $10 + $10 processing fee at www.nps.gov.  On August 28, 2017, the cost for the lifetime pass skyrockets to $80. Examples of National Parks/Monuments: Hot Springs NP, Mammoth Cave NP, Shiloh NMP, Great Smoky Mountains NP. Call before traveling to be sure they have passes in stock. Get those lifetime Senior Passes before August 28, 2017!