Earl Scruggs Music Festival Tickets

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival is a multi-day music festival honoring Earl Scruggs and celebrating bluegrass, Americana, and roots music. It is presented in partnership by the Earl Scruggs Center and WNCW.

The 2026 Earl Scruggs Music Festival runs from September 4 through September 6, 2026.

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival takes place at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Some official festival text also references Tryon, but the venue listing and related coverage place it in Mill Spring.

Officially listed artists include The Avett Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart, The Earls of Leicester with Jerry Douglas, and Alison Brown Quintet. Additional announced acts reported in festival coverage include Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Mountain Grass Unit, and Lindsay Lou.

The festival focuses on bluegrass, Americana, and roots music, with artists connected to or influenced by Earl Scruggs’ legacy.

Because Earl Scruggs was one of the most influential banjo players in American music history, credited with popularizing the three-finger style that became foundational to bluegrass. His work with Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and later projects helped bring banjo music to radio, television, film, and mainstream audiences.

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