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Blue Highway Fest 2026
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Blue Highway Fest 2026

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Big Stone Gap, United States
21 artists

Key facts

Dates
8 – 11 October 2026
Where
Big Stone Gap, United States
Price
from €152
Tickets
edition over
Headliners
Rhonda Vincent, Authentic Unlimited, Balsam Range

Data updated on 12 October 2026 — source: official site

🎤Lineup

Rhonda Vincent – Bluegrass
Rhonda Vincent
Bluegrass
Authentic Unlimited – Bluegrass
Authentic Unlimited
Bluegrass
Balsam Range – Rock
Balsam Range
Rock
Blue Highway – Bluegrass
Blue Highway
Bluegrass
Carolina Detour
Dailey & Vincent – Country
Dailey & Vincent
Country
Doyle Lawson – Rock
Doyle Lawson
Rock
High Fidelity – Electro
High Fidelity
Electro
Junior Sisk – Bluegrass
Junior Sisk
Bluegrass
Kenny and Amanda Smith – Folk
Kenny and Amanda Smith
Folk
NewFound Road – Rock
NewFound Road
Rock
Ralph Stanley II – Country
Ralph Stanley II
Country
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Seldom Scene
Seldom Scene
The Blue Bridge Boys
The Blue Bridge Boys
The Boxcars – Country
The Boxcars
Country
The Cannons – Schlager
The Cannons
Schlager
The Cleverlys – Country
The Cleverlys
Country
The Cox Family – Country
The Cox Family
Country
The Grascals – Bluegrass
The Grascals
Bluegrass
The Seldom Scene – Bluegrass
The Seldom Scene
Bluegrass

✈️How to get to Blue Highway Fest 2026

Planning your trip to Blue Highway Fest 2026? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.

  • Nearest airport: Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI), about 55 km from the venue.
  • Allow about 77 min by car from the airport to the site.
  • By train, head for Blountville or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
  • By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
Big Stone Gap, United States
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🌤️Blue Highway Fest 2026 weather

Weather in Big Stone Gap in October 2026?

Actual weather at the 2026 edition

From October 8 to October 11, 2026: up to 25°, low of 13°, 38.5 mm of rain in total.

2 rainy days
  1. Thu, Oct 8Overcast25° / 14° 0 mm
  2. Fri, Oct 9Overcast24° / 14° 0 mm
  3. Sat, Oct 10Light rain17° / 13° 19.1 mm
  4. Sun, Oct 11Rain22° / 16° 19.4 mm

Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).

Typical weather

Overcast
Typical high21°
Typical low10°

Chance of rain: about 17% of days

2025Overcast22° / 9°no rainy days
2024Clear sky22° / 10°1 rainy day
2023Overcast19° / 11°1 rainy day

Based on the last 3 years over the same period.

Hour by hour

Tap a day to see how temperature and rain changed across 24 hours.

Same week in 2025: Thu October 9 → Sun October 12 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).

🎧Official playlist1782 tracks

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📋Practical info

Dates
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Region
Virginia
City
Big Stone Gap
Artists
21 artists
Main genre
Leading style
Camping
62%

Lineup focus score

Focused on Country (62%) with touches of Folk, R&B / Soul. Explore Country festivals

38%

Bluegrass is the leading genre (8 artists). Explore Bluegrass festivals

17 of 21 artists tagged.

Musical footprint

As a % of the 17 identified artists in the lineup (known genre), by genre — not to be confused with the focus score, computed on the whole lineup.

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