Free Bluegrass is Back at Dollywood!

Home to five of the South’s largest festivals, Dollywood’s revives its popular Barbeque &   Bluegrass festival Aug. 19-Sept. 5. 

Free concerts by the biggest names in bluegrass music get under way with:

• Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Aug. 19 and 20 with two shows each day. 

Other performers include: 

• Sierra Hull & Highway 111 (Aug. 21 & 22), 
• The Grascals (Aug. 24), 
• Riders in the Sky (Aug. 26 & 27), 
• Rhonda Vincent & The Rage (Aug. 28 & 29), 
• The Gibson Brothers (Sept. 2 & 3), 
• Marty Raybon (Sept. 4 & 5) 
• and many more.

 Dolly Parton 

“My love for bluegrass music runs real deep, and after hearing from lots of folks, I know the same is true for them,” Parton said. “And that’s why I’m so very proud to bring my Barbeque and Bluegrass festival back this year. We’ve got fine pickers and mighty fine barbecue to spice things up, too!”

Dollywood is a 150-acre family adventure park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Open nine months a year (March 26-Dec. 30), Dollywood offers more than 40 rides and attractions; award-winning live entertainment featuring country, bluegrass, gospel and mountain music; and a dozen crafters authentic to the East Tennessee region. For more information, call 1-800-DOLLYWOOD or visit dollywood.com.