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World-class live bluegrass music and authentic mountain soul collide at the 23rd Annual Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival in Kodak, TN at Dumplin Valley Farm & RV Park – September 14-16, 2023.

This year’s family-friendly event showcases over 15 American bluegrass bands, singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists stacked with decades of entertainment experience including: The Malpass Brothers, Wildfire, Deeper Shade of Blue, Authentic Unlimited, Billy Droze & Kentucky Blue, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Volume Five, The Kody Norris Show, Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier, Billy Droze & Kentucky Blue and many more.

Emcee Freddy Smith will guide bluegrass lovers throughout this 3-day music celebration with his entertaining broadcast style, love of bluegrass and live entertainment.

Festival attendees will enjoy daily performances from 12 p.m.-11 p.m, free parking, kids 12 & under free with ticketed adult, covered concert venue (the show goes on rain or shine), food trucks, merchandise vendors, comforts of a down-home farm setting and Southern hospitality by host Dumplin Valley Farm.

For over 20 years, the Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival has been honoring our mountain roots, history and heritage while entertaining bluegrass fans from across the country. Founders and promoters Joe and Mitzi Soward originally setout to display the heart of bluegrass music through the rich sounds of the most talented bluegrass, gospel and country artists they could attract… and this year’s festival will be no exception of their original philosophy! With growth each year along the journey, the event now features some of the biggest and best names in the genre.