Festival HQ
Tennessee hits the festival high notes, with choices from Rolling Stone's Best Festival 2008 to the largest country music celebration in the world to a blues-based bash. The diversity is as broad as the state, with a history of great performers and traditions as well as new genres. After all, our state quarter shows three instruments: a fiddle for East Tennessee; a guitar for Middle Tennessee's country music; and a trumpet for the jazz and blues of Memphis. Sheet music on the coin emphasizes the impact of the Volunteer State's national and international musical legacy.
Americana Folk Festival
Montgomery Bell State Park - Showcases national artists from Americana, folk, bluegrass, and jazz. Three stages of continuous music, food, folk art, and more.
When: November 1, 2008
Duration: 0 Days
City: Burns
Dollywood's Festival of Nations
Dollywood - The south’s largest international festival featuring more than 200 performers celebrating music, dance and art, headlined by the new show Le Grand Cirque presents Imaginé.
When: March 28, 2009
Duration: 30 Days
City: Pigeon Forge
Memphis In May International Festival
Memphis hosts Chile as its 2009 honored country. Some of the events include the Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and Sunset Symphony. Admission charge.
When: May 1, 2009
Duration: 30 Days
City: Memphis
Riverbend Festival
Six stages of world-class music, includes rock, classic, country, bluegrass, jazz, eclectic, R&B, and more. Admission charge.
When: June 5, 2009
Duration: 8 Days
City: Chattanooga
CMA Music Festival
Each year “Country Music’s Biggest Party” continues to grow. The festival brings country fans and artists together for four days and nights of live music. Two-hundred artists perform over 40 hours of live music during the festival.
When: June 11, 2009
Duration: 3 Days
City: Nashville
Americana Music Festival
The Americana Music Festival and Conference brings more than 1000 artists and professionals, representing all facets of the music industry, to the Nashville Convention Center. Enjoy performances by established and emerging artists at premiere venues throughout the city. There are workshops and lectures for musicians, plus three days of must-hear music.
When: September 16, 2009
Duration: 3 Days
City: Nashville
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Brings quality national, regional and local music and entertainment to Bristol, “the Birthplace of Country Music,” in celebration of its musical heritage and culture. Admission charge.
When: September 18, 2009
Duration: 2 Days
City: Bristol
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Upcoming events
Date: Nov 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Dinner at Grey Gables in Rugby
Location: Rugby, TN
Date: Nov 26, 2009
Thanksgiving at The Inn at Evins Mill
Location: Smithville, TN
Date: Nov 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Dinner at The Armour
Location: Red Boiling Springs, TN
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Event Sorter
Nashville, the Movie
This 1975 Robert Altman film, nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, dealt with the lives of struggling singers and songwriters, and was filmed in the city. Nashville hospitality was on display during filming of the car crash scene, when passers-by, believing it to be a real accident, stopped to offer aid. All of the musicians in the film were real Nashville session musicians.
