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Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Bristol, VA · Music

When

September 10–12, 2027

Where

State Street, Downtown Bristol · Bristol · VA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion fills the State Street line that splits Virginia and Tennessee with bluegrass, old-time, and Americana acts across more than twenty stages. Run by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the festival marks its 25th year in September 2026. It draws tens of thousands of visitors from across the Southeast to the twin-state downtown.

The history within reach

• The Bristol sessions, the big bang of country music0.1 mi

  Ralph Peer set up portable recording gear over a hat warehouse on State Street, took an advertisement in the local paper offering fifty dollars a side, and waited.

• Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion0.2 mi

  Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion fills the State Street line that splits Virginia and Tennessee with bluegrass, old-time, and Americana acts across more than twenty stages.

• Bristol Motor Speedway Night Race6.8 mi

  NASCAR's marquee night race under the lights at Bristol's half mile concrete bowl, one of the sport's most anticipated dates.

• The Carter Family Fold14 mi

  A.P.

• Virginia Highlands Festival14 mi

  The Virginia Highlands Festival fills historic Abingdon for ten days each summer with juried arts and crafts, antiques, music, and Appalachian culture events.