Silver Dollar City releases ‘Bluegrass & BBQ Festival’ lineup

BRANSON, Mo. (KNWA/KFTA) — The 26th annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival at Silver Dollar City will fill the air with 65 of the world’s top bluegrass artists and slow-smoked barbecue May 2 through Memorial Day.

The 22-day event will bring numerous Grammy winners and notable bluegrass artists like The SteelDrivers, “Queen of Bluegrass” Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. Additional Grammy-nominated groups include The Grascals, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and Special Consensus. Plus, even more of the hottest names in bluegrass are performing throughout the park, according to a news release.

Pitmasters will have a variety of meats such as pulled pork, barbecue chicken and beef brisket.

The release states that the BBQ-inspired dishes are available with a “Tasting Passport.” There will be exclusive Passport treats too, like the apple caramel funnel cake, watermelon whip cone and peach cobbler bread pudding, with each Passport worth 5 tastes.

Tickets to the annual event and more information can be found on the Silver Dollar City website.

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