Raleigh Wide Open is a new bluegrass festival coming to Raleigh October 3 and 4, 2025. It is presented by PNC Bank and produced by PineCone.
Raleigh Wide Open continues the tradition started by IBMA World of Bluegrass, which took place in Raleigh for several years.
Raleigh Wide Open is a FREE street festival, with music on multiple stages, food and drink, art vendors, and family fun.
There will also be a ticketed show at Red Hat Amphitheater on October 3, featuring Greensky Bluegrass and JJ Grey & Mofro. Tickets are on sale now.
The music along Fayetteville Street runs from 5 to 11 p.m. on Friday, October 3, and from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday. No tickets are needed to enjoy the music on street-side stages.
Check back soon for details on the stage schedules and more.
Street Festival Artists
- A Nest of Singing Birds
- Balsam Range
- Big Fat Gap
- Blue Cactus
- Cabin Creature
- Carolina Bluegrass
- Charly Lowry
- Chris Johnson & Freedom
- Dom Flemons
- Earl White String Band
- Gospel Jubilators
- The Gravy Boys
- Hank Pattie and the Current
- Holler Choir
- Jalessa Cade
- Jason Carter
- Jim Lauderdale
- Joseph Decosimo
- Kingdon United Voices
- Legacy Chorale
- The Loblollies
- Nixon, Blevins, Williams
- Omar Ruiz-Lopez
- Palmyra
- Shinyribs
- Sonny Miles
- Stillhouse Junkies
- Sunny War
- Susto String Band
- Town Mountain
- Tray Wellington Band
- Unspoken Tradition
- Williamson Brothers
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