Blue Highway Fest

The Blue Highway Fest in Big Stone Gap, VA started in 2022.

Festival website: https://bluehighwayfest.com/

This part of Virginia has suffered greatly from the loss of coal mining jobs, one of the goals of Blue Highway Fest is to bring more vitality back to the region. The festival features the band Blue Highway Fest along with many other outstanding bluegrass artists and musicians.

2023 Schedule and Performers

Wednesday
Downtown Stage

12:00pm – 3:00pm
Songwriting Workshop

11:00am
Sycamore Hollow

12:00pm
Craig Street Ramblers

1:30pm
Missy Raines and Alleghany

3:00pm
Dukes of Drive

5:00pm
Writers Round
Darrell Scott, Tony Arata, Ed Snodderly, Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor, Shawn Lane, Beth Snapp, Bobby Starnes, Grayson Lane, Garrett Lane

7:15pm
ETSU Bluegrass Band

8:00pm
Darrell Scott

Thursday
Downtown Stage

12:00pm
Volume Five

1:00pm
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys

2:00pm
Jason Burleson, Gary Hultman & Friends

3:00pm
Wayne Taylor & Friends

3:30pm
Tim Stafford, Thomm Jutz & Dave Eggar

4:30pm
Shawn Lane & Richard Bennett

5:30pm
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers

7:00pm
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

Friday
Bullitt Park Stage

10:00am
Beth Snapp

11:00am
Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

12:00pm
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys

1:00pm
Authentic Unlimited

2:00pm
Blue Highway

3:00pm
Larry Sparks

4:30pm
Scythian

6:00pm
Dan Tyminski Band

7:30pm
Steeldrivers

Saturday
Bullitt Park Stage

10:00am
Ed Snodderly

11:00am
Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

12:00pm
Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys

1:00pm
Blue Highway

2:00pm
Seldom Scene

3:00pm
Tim O’Brien Band

4:15pm
Dan Tyminski

5:45pm
Scythian

7:30pm
Sam Bush Band