Lineup for Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival in fall 2026 revealed
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Get your dancing shoes ready-- the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival presented by PNC Bank is back for more music, culture and fun.
The fall live music festival dates are October 3-4. The festivities will begin with a kickoff celebration on N.C. State's Centennial Campus on Thursday, Oct. 1, with multiple sets of music on an outdoor stage, food trucks, and plenty of space for families to set up chairs, dance, and play. It's a tradition that started in 2025.
Downtown Raleigh will come to life with four stages of music, plus food trucks and art vendors on Friday and Saturday.
True to its Wide Open name, the festival is free; no tickets or wristbands are needed for any part of the event.
The 2025 Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival welcomed a record crowd with 155,000 people in attendance during the 3-day run.
Full 2026 Artist Lineup
- Alice Gerrard
- Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- The Asheville Mountain Boys
- Big Richard
- The Blue Ridge Girls
- Brek (from Iceland)
- Caleb Caudle
- Carolina Bluegrass Band
- The Carolina Cutups
- Earl White Stringband
- The Fairfield Four
- The Five Points Rounders
- From China to Appalachia
- The Gospel Jubilators
- Hank, Pattie & The Current
- The Honey Dewdrops
- Hubby Jenkins
- Jacob Sharp (of Mipso)
- Jerron Paxton
- Jim Lauderdale
- Joe Troop's Truth Machine
- Joseph Terrell (of Mipso)
- Junior Appalachian Musicians
- Larry & Joe
- Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
- Luke & the Cool Hands
- Mattie & Debbie
- Nancy Mamlin
- Nixon, Williams & Gage
- The Onlies
- Phil Jamison
- The Po' Ramblin' Boys
- Podunk Ramblers
- Redbud Bluegrass
- Shinyribs
- Skyrie
- Son de Carolina
- Sonny Miles
- The Tan & Sober Gentlemen
- Tony Trischka's EarlJam
- Tray Wellington Band
- Trio Huasteco
- Viv & Riley
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