The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival was founded in 2015 over two days in Franklin, Tennessee. The music festival is held at Harlinsdale Farm, a nearly 200-acre horse farm from the 1900s. Kevin Griffin, a Franklin resident and musician from Better Than Ezra, is one of the founders. Two-day admission is around $200 while VIP admission is $1,000. The Musicians at … [Read more...] about A First Timer’s Guide to Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival
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A First Timer’s Guide to Bonnaroo Music Festival
The South is home to many well-known music festivals, but it's Bonnaroo Music Festival that brings in music lovers from all over the country to the small town of Manchester, Tennessee every year, a town an hour outside of Nashville. The farming community is transformed from fields into its own village full of tents, campers, and stages. It's four days of friendliness, as … [Read more...] about A First Timer’s Guide to Bonnaroo Music Festival
A First Timer’s Guide to Spoleto Festival USA
Charleston, South Carolina may have dozens of big events throughout the year, but the one that brings it the most acclaim is Spoleto Festival USA, an arts and music festival that was based on the Festival Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. Pulitzer Prize-winner Gian Carlo Menotti brought it to the southern city in 1977 and it has brought in artists from all over the world … [Read more...] about A First Timer’s Guide to Spoleto Festival USA
The Best Southern Music Festivals
The South has a longstanding musical legacy covering most styles of music, from R&B to rock to bluegrass. All trace their heritage to the region. It's also produced some of the country's most famous artists like Elvis Presley and the Allman Brothers Band, just to name a few. So it makes sense that music festivals would thrive here. Here are our picks for the best … [Read more...] about The Best Southern Music Festivals
Small Town Saturday: Manchester, TN
It may not look like much, but for four days out of the year, the small town of Manchester, Tennessee is flooded with some 100,000 music fans for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The farm becomes its own little town, with tents and RVs set up around food stalls and booths. Located between Chattanooga and Nashville, Manchester's other claim to fame is being near the … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Manchester, TN