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The Carter Family Fold is a family friendly, alcohol and drug free facility.

Service Dogs with proper ID from
US Dog Registry Only.



** Announcement **

Beginning in 2018,  our annual Carter Festival is permanently moving to the first Saturday of August each year.
The 2018 festival is August 3 & 4, 2018.

** Announcement **
Clinch Mountain Music Fest will not be held in 2018.  It’s in the process of being reconstructed.



To Locate the Carter Family Fold on your GPS, enter the following coordinates: Latitude: 36.667872 Longitude: -82.4002344

Our Physical Address is:
The Carter Family Memorial Music Center, Inc.
3449 A. P. Carter Highway
Hiltons,  VA 24258

Unless otherwise stated, Saturday evening shows begin at 7:30pm.
Admission is $10 unless noted, depending on the program, $2 for children 6 to 11 effective August 13th, children under age 6 is free.

Any exceptions will be noted in the schedule listing.

The Museum & Cabin open at 6:00pm on Saturdays.  Admission to the Museum and Cabin is by donation.  Tickets are available at the door the evening of the shows.  Advance tickets are not available unless noted in the schedule. For recorded and most up-to-date program information, call 276-386-6054.  If you need to speak with a volunteer staff member, call 276-594-0676.  If we don’t answer immediately, we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.


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May through December


June 2 The Kody Norris Show
(bluegrass and old oime)
June 9
 Glade City Rounders
(old time)
Jun 16
 Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
(old time)
June 23
 Mountain Park Old Time String Band
(old time)
June 30
 New Ballads Branch Bogtrotters
(old time)
July 7
 Twin Creeks Stringband
(formerly the Dry Hill Draggers)
(old time)
July 14 Kristi Stanley & Running Blind
July 21 Hillbilly Gypsies
July 28 Unique Sound of the Mountains
(old time)
Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer
August 3&4 44th Annual Carter Memorial Festival

- Friday -

Five Mile Mtn. Road

- Saturday -

Uncle Shuffelo & Haint Hollow Hootenanny
(old time)

Whitetop Mountain Band
(old time)


Hogslop String Band
(old time)

Volume 5
August 11 Town Branch Bluegrass Band
August 18 Wayne Henderson & Friends
(old time)
August 25

Whitewater Bluegrass Company

with Special Guest

Billy Edd Wheeler
September 1
 Carson Peters & Iron Mountain
September 8 Jeff Little Trio
(old time)
September 15 Mountain Park Old Time Band
(old time)
September 22 Jackson Cunningham & Cabin Creek
(old time)
September 29 Big Country Bluegrass
October 6 Unique Sound of the Mountains
(old time)
Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer
October 13 Hillbilly Gypsies
October 20 Uncle Shuffelo & His Haint Hollow Hootenanny
(old time)
October 27 New Ballards Branch Boggtrotters
(old time)
November 3 Jake Krack & the Bing Brothers
(old time)
November 10 Folk Soul Revival
November 17 Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
(old time)
November 24 Whitetop Mountain Band
(old time)
December 1 Adam Steffey & the Highland Travelers
December 8 ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band
December 15 Christmas Show
December 22 - Closed -
Merry Christmas!
December 29 - Closed -
Happy New Year!
Bands are scheduled to perform every Saturday throughout the year and will updated here soon.
Please check back often - more dates will be posted.

The Carter Family Memorial Music Center is a non-profit organization.
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