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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.

Raleigh Wide Open 2025 FAQs

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Headliners

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Greensky Bluegrass

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JJ Grey & Mofro

A Few of Our Featured Artists

Balsam Range

Blue Cactus

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Cabin Creature

Charly Lowry

Charly Lowry

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Dom Flemons

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Earl White String Band

Gospel Jubilators

Gospel Jubilators

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Gravy Boys

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Hank Pattie and the Current

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Holler Choir

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Jason Carter

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Jim Lauderdale

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Joseph Decosimo

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Nixon, William, and Gage

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Omar Ruiz-Lopez

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Palmyra

Shinyribs

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Slippery Hill Bluegrass

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Sonny Miles

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Stillhouse Junkies

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Sunny War

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Town Mountain

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Tray Wellington

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Unspoken Tradition

Williamson Brothers

Williamson Brothers

Want to Stay in the Loop?

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.

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Unspoken Tradition

5:00 – 5:45pm
City Plaza Stage

Omar Ruiz-Lopez

5:00 – 5:45pm
Davie Street Stage

Stillhouse Junkies

5:15 – 6:00pm
PineCone Stage

Coming Soon

5:15 – 6:00pm

Slippery Hill Bluegrass

5:15 – 6:00pm
Martin Street Stage

Coming Soon!

6:00 – 7:00pm
CoR Museum

Jason Carter Band

6:15 – 7:00pm
City Plaza Stage

A Nest of Singing Birds

6:15 – 7:00pm
Davie Street Stage

Coming Soon!

6:30 – 7:15pm

The Legacy Chorale

6:30 – 7:15pm
PineCone Stage

Coming Soon!

7:00 – 8:00pm
CoR Museum

Stillhouse Junkies

7:30 – 8:15pm
Davie Street Stage

Shinyribs

7:45 – 9:00pm
City Plaza Stage

Coming Soon!

7:45 – 8:30pm

Town Mountain

7:45 – 8:30pm
PineCone Stage

JJ Grey & Mofro

8:00 – 9:00pm
Red Hat Amphitheater

Coming Soon!

8:00 – 9:00pm
CoR Museum

Gospel Jubilators

8:45 – 9:30pm
Davie Street Stage

Jim Lauderdale

9:00 – 9:45pm
PineCone Stage

Coming Soon!

9:00 – 9:45pm

Greensky Bluegrass

9:30 – 11:00pm
Red Hat Amphitheater

Palmyra

9:45 – 11:00pm
City Plaza Stage

Unspoken Tradition

10:00 – 11:00pm
Davie Street Stage

Hank, Pattie & the Current

10:15 – 11:00pm
PineCone Stage

Coming Soon!

10:15 – 11:00pm

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