Unspoken Tradition
5:00 – 5:45pm
Raleigh Wide Open 2025
Raleigh Wide Open is coming October 3-4, 2025. This festival, presented by PNC Bank and produced by PineCone, continues the tradition of a bluegrass festival along the street of downtown Raleigh and in Red Hat Amphitheater. Like the previous festivals, Raleigh Wide Open will feature music on multiple stages, food and drink, art vendors, and fun for the whole family.
Best of all, it'S free!
For even more musical fun, we’ve invited some special guests to perform at Red Hat Amphitheater. Greensky Bluegrass and JJ Grey & Mofro will play ticketed shows Friday evening, Oct. 3, with support bands to be announced soon. Tickets for this show will go onsale Friday, July 11, at 10 a.m. ET here. Look for more announcements about Red Hat Amphitheater shows soon.
2025 Lineup
The artists performing at the 2025 Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival represent bluegrass, Americana, folk, gospel, and more. It all comes down to a sound that's rooted in Raleigh, and an event that's become a tradition on our downtown streets.
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Headliners
Greensky Bluegrass
JJ Grey & Mofro
A Few of Our Featured Artists
Balsam Range
Blue Cactus
Cabin Creature
Charly Lowry
Dom Flemons
Earl White String Band
Gospel Jubilators
Gravy Boys
Hank Pattie and the Current
Holler Choir
Jason Carter
Jim Lauderdale
Joseph Decosimo
Nixon, William, and Gage
Omar Ruiz-Lopez
Palmyra
Shinyribs
Slippery Hill Bluegrass
Sonny Miles
Stillhouse Junkies
Sunny War
Town Mountain
Tray Wellington
Unspoken Tradition
Williamson Brothers
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Raleigh Wide Open is produced by PineCone, a local nonprofit organization committed to preserving, presenting, and promoting roots music in the Triangle. Sign up to receive PineCone's weekly email newsletter below to get announcements about Raleigh Wide Open and all of PineCone's programming and activities. We also invite you to follow @raleighwideopen and @pineconenc on social media.