As temperatures cool and fall approaches, the sounds of banjos, fiddles and mandolins will fill the Chattanooga air as bluegrass festivities take place around town.
This month, Chattanooga welcomes the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass event for the first of at least three years, following the event’s move from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Chattanooga. The five-day event includes a business conference, new talent showcases, an awards ceremony and a two-day bluegrass music festival. World of Bluegrass is set for Sept. 16-20 at various venues around the city.
If five days of bluegrass isn’t enough to sate the appetite, Chattanooga’s annual 3 Sisters Festival of Bluegrass is taking place the first weekend in October. This will be the 18th year of the festival, and it remains free to attend.
With an impending bonanza of bluegrass, here’s how to enjoy Chattanooga’s coming events.
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