“Congratulations to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for honoring the women of old-time music with their own exhibit. These women were from the hills and hollers of the rural south, who helped plant musical seeds for all of us. My momma could have been...
This show is free to attend. You can support live comedy by purchasing some snacks, beer, wine, cider, soda, or a Nathan's Hot Dog during the show. Performers are given 5 minutes of stage time. Sign-up sheet is available at 7:30 Show starts at 8pm...
Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook, a tune or two by WBCM Radio...
It's almost May and that means it's almost time for another First Friday! Join us Friday, May 5th as we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a festive crawl through Downtown Bristol!! Think pub crawl, but with both food and beverage specials, as well as live...
Don your finest picture hat and join Lumac Rooftop Bar at the Bristol Hotel for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. Derby bites and drinks will be available, including hand-crafted cocktails made with Rabbit Hole Bourbon. There will be live music performances from Dave...
Mixture of blues, rock and rockabilly to get your feet moving and your soul on fire. Bring a lawn chair
Symphony of the Mountains has a strong and proud local heritage. It began when a small group of musicians dreamed of having a civic orchestra in 1946. At the time it was known as Kingsport Symphony Orchestra. Twenty-seven musicians attended the first rehearsal and the...
This show is free to attend. You can support live comedy by purchasing some snacks, beer, wine, cider, soda, or a Nathan's Hot Dog during the show. Performers are given 5 minutes of stage time. Sign-up sheet is available at 7:30 Show starts at 8pm...
Jim McGuinn, later known as Roger, was already a veteran of the New York and Los Angeles music scenes when he co-founded the group that would become the Byrds with Gene Clark and David Crosby in 1964. Prior to forming the Byrds, Roger toured and...
Bill Dotson takes the stage at the Bristol Bar THURSDAY, May 11 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
Hosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before...
Joey's Van returns to the stage at the Bristol Bar FRIDAY, May 12 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
Join us at AR Workshop for a DIY class to make one of our Centerpiece Boxes! In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and stain colors. Find out at the workshop about our DIY...
Join us at AR Workshop for a DIY class to make one of our Centerpiece Boxes! In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and stain colors. Find out at the workshop about our DIY...
Join us for the beloved classic fairytale, the Sleeping Beauty, live on stage on May 13. The ballet tells the timeless fable of Princess Aurora, who is cursed by the evil fairy Carabosse. If she pricks her finger on a spindle, she will fall into...
This show is free to attend. You can support live comedy by purchasing some snacks, beer, wine, cider, soda, or a Nathan's Hot Dog during the show. Performers are given 5 minutes of stage time. Sign-up sheet is available at 7:30 Show starts at 8pm...
Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising take the stage at the Bristol Bar THURSDAY, May 18 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
The Jared Stout Band takes the stage at the Bristol Bar THURSDAY, May 18 at 8 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
Shake It Like A Caveman returns to the stage at the Bristol Bar FRIDAY, May 19 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
Jeff Wood preforms at Delta Blues BBQ on Friday, May 19. This FREE event starts at 7 p.m.
Samantha Gray preforms at Delta Blues BBQ on Saturday, May 20. This FREE show starts at 7 p.m.
Mac Powell, originally from Alabama, moved to Atlanta, GA as a sophomore in high school where he would soon co-found the Christian rock band Third Day. Throughout their nearly three-decade career, the band sold over 10 million albums, earned four Grammy Awards, one American Music...
Join us on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 7:00pm for a fascinating discussion on “Music as Work,” in partnership with the Arts Alliance Mountain Empire (AAME)! Coming from a variety of different perspectives, the panelists will discuss what it is like to work in...
This show is free to attend. You can support live comedy by purchasing some snacks, beer, wine, cider, soda, or a Nathan's Hot Dog during the show. Performers are given 5 minutes of stage time. Sign-up sheet is available at 7:30 Show starts at 8pm...
Todd Day Wait takes the stage at the Bristol Bar THURSDAY, May 25 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
The Great Big Hug returns to the stage at the Bristol Bar FRIDAY, May 26 at 6 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
We are a High energy Soul, R&B & Blues band. In 1959, the good Lord graced the land when in Wicksburg, Alabama, a soul was born… a soul as Sweet as a sugah cube! Fast Forward: the year is 2019. That same soul is alive...
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick, collaborate, share their...
Dusty Leigh Huston takes the stage at the Bristol Bar SATURDAY, May 27 at 5 PM! This is a free, non-ticketed event (21+). See you there!
Kick-off the summer with The Bristol Hotel this Memorial Day Weekend at LUMAC Rooftop Bar! This event will include live music from Breadfruit Reggae, prizes, lawn games, tropical drinks and luau bites featuring a raw bar. Cigars and cigar education will be available from SideTrack...
Bristol's Fraternal Veterans & Civic Coucil presents Bristol's annual Memorial Day Service at Cumberland Square Park on Monday, May 29 at 12 p.m.
Celebrating 23 years in Historic Downtown, Border Bash—Bristol’s premier summer concert series—is back for another amazing season starting June 2, 2023! Hosted by Believe in Bristol and the Cities of Bristol, Virginia and Tennessee, Border Bash is about fun, family, great music, and creating memories...
Victor Lawson & Boogie Chillen preform at Delta Blues BBQ on Friday, June 2. This FREE show starts at 7 p.m.
Lauren Cole Band preforms at Delta Blues BBQ on Saturday, June 3. This FREE show starts at 7 p.m.
Multi-platinum entertainer SARA EVANS is at the top of her game. As the fifth most-played female artist at country radio in nearly the last two decades — her five No. 1 singles include “No Place That Far,” “Suds In The Bucket, “A Real Fine Place...
