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Get ready for the 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival

Your favorite free bluegrass festival is almost here — check out the lineup.

September 25, 2025 • 
Kristen Templeton, Haley Bartlett
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Get ready for two days filled with bluegrass music at Ross’s Landing.

Photo by @jesserhunter

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Friday
Saturday
Know before you go

The grass is bluer over at Ross’s Landing. The 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival returns for its 18th year on Friday, Oct. 3 + Saturday, Oct. 4.

Folks can gather together to listen to performances by contemporary + traditional bluegrass musicians free of charge — including Grammy Award-winning The Travelin’ McCourys.

Ready to sit back and listen to some tunes? Here’s who’s playing each day:

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Hear from traditional and not-so-traditional bluegrass artists.

Photo by Skye Blair Photography

Friday

  • The New Dismembered Tennesseans | A continuation of Chattanooga’s original bluegrass band which started in 1945
  • Fireside Collective | Have been traveling around the bluegrass circuit, including the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) conference
  • Keller and The Keels | Comprised of Keller Williams + award-winning flat picker Larry Keel and his wife Jenny
  • The Travelin’ McCourys | Formed out of the Del McCoury Band in 2009, this band of brothers hails from Nashville + won the 2019 “Best Bluegrass Album” Grammy Award

Saturday

  • Randy Steele and the High Cold Wind | You’ve probably seen this local musical group all around the Scenic City
  • The Berklee College of Music Fiddlers | Some of the best fiddlers hailing from Boston, MA
  • Country GongBang | Hailing from South Korea, performing songs that are written in both English + Korean
  • Big Richard | Four-piece band of gals that refer to themselves as the “gremlins of the bluegrass world”
  • Shadowgrass | Childhood friends turned all-star act
  • Kruger Brothers | A trio blending together bluegrass + new American folk
  • Michael Cleveland + Jason Carter | Two of the most accomplished fiddlers in IMBA history
  • The Brothers Comatose | West Coast five-piece band featuring two brothers + returning headliner

Bonus: Give the artists a listen before heading to the festival by checking out our playlist.

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Gather on the Chattanooga Green and along the Tennessee River to listen to tunes.

Photo by Skye Blair Photography

Know before you go

  • The festival is rain or shine, so plan accordingly.
  • No outside food or drink (over 18 food trucks will be on-site to grab a bite)
  • Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs.
  • Wheelchair seating will be available near the stage.
  • Leashed pups can join the party.
  • Parking is available nearby (street, lot + garage) and the free shuttle will run until 11 p.m.
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