Sedalia Center

06/23/2026

🚩 🪕 ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! 🪕 🚩
The 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival !!!
June 25-27th, 2026
Sedalia Center, Big Island, VA

🪕THURSDAY, JUNE 25th
8:00 am: Campground opens ⛺️
6:30 pm: Pickin' n' Chicken: Bluegrass Potluck! 🍗
Sedalia will provide the fried chicken, bring a dish to share!
Open all day & night: Official Pickin’ Tent in campground 🎪

🪕FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
1:00 Opening Ceremony
1:15 Jeff Little Trio
2:15 Boys From Virginia
3:15 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
4:15 Lonesome River Band
5:15 DINNER BREAK
6:15 Jeff Little Trio
7:15 Boys From Virginia
8:15 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
9:15 Lonesome River Band

🪕SATURDAY, JUNE 27th
1:00 Opening Ceremony
1:15 New Standard
2:15 Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
3:15 Kenny and Amanda Smith
4:15 The Po' Ramblin' Boys
5:15 DINNER BREAK
6:15 New Standard
7:15 Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
8:15 Kenny and Amanda Smith
9:15 The Po' Ramblin' Boys
🪕 FREE bluegrass workshops throughout Saturday with Kenny Smith Guitar, Valerie Smith Music, & members of Liberty Pike, giving musicians & fans a chance to learn from artists on this year’s lineup!

Join us rain or shine under our large covered pavilion! Bring the whole family and make a weekend of it --Food trucks, local beer & wine, craft & artisan vendors, kids’ playground & activities!

Please visit our website for tickets, camping reservations & more information: https://www.sedaliacenter.org/doc-mccabe-bluegrass-festival/

Tickets also are available in person cash or check only at the Bedford Area Welcome Center . You can also purchase the day of at the gate!

$50 single day / $90 weekend pass / Kids 12 & under FREE! See less

06/22/2026

Kenny and Amanda Smith are dropping their new album in July! Be sure and preorder to support live music and keep Bluegrass music alive!

Come to see and hear Kenny and Amanda Smith LIVE here at the Sedalia Center this SATURDAY, JUNE 27th along with New Standard, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, and The Po' Ramblin' Boys.

Music from 1-10 PM under our huge covered pavilion for a rain, shine or sunny day event- We got you covered (literally)! Bring a cozy lawn chair - though we hope you plan to get your dancing on too! 💃🏼

The 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival starts Thursday with Pickin' in the Campground and a pot luck dinner at 6:30. Bring a dish to share - Sedalia will provide the fried chicken! 🍗

Friday music all day from 1-10 featuring Jeff Little Trio, Boys From Virginia, Lonesome River Band, AND Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys!

WOW! 🤩 WHAT A LINE-UP!

Get your tickets online (no fees) at www.sedaliacenter.org or in person at Bedford Area Welcome Center cash or check only. You can also purchase the day of at the gate. Cash or check only and we will have an ATM on site.

We have a few camping spots left in our upgraded campground! Please reserve online to be guaranteed a spot! https://www.sedaliacenter.org/doc-mccabe-bluegrass-festival/

Preorders are now available for our new album Whole World Round! Every preorder will be personally autographed and shipped early so you’ll have it before release day. Your support is also helping us move toward recording our next gospel album. Order here: link in the comments
— Kenny & Amanda Smith.

06/19/2026

Babe, wake up, updated Sedalia Center campground just dropped!! 🤩 For this very special 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival, summon the songs of yesteryear, embrace the true bluegrass spirit, and camp out for a night... or two or three! Simply make camping reservations as you order your tickets to the event. 🎟️🦋 But hurry, campsites won't last long, and there are only a few spots left!! ⛺️⛺️⛺️✨🎻🪕

Get your tickets and your camping reservations online: https://www.sedaliacenter.org/doc-mccabe-bluegrass-festival/

Come celebrate with us as we hoot and holler in honor of an amazing three decades!! 🩵🩵🩵

06/18/2026

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are on a roll, ya'll! 🎶

Second round of the IBMA ballot, big categories, big recognition — and lucky for us, they’ll be right here at The Sedalia Center for the 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival!

Better come see ’em while you can. 😉

Come check 'em out SATURDAY, JUNE 27th along with some other might talented folks!
1:15 New Standard
2:15 Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
3:15 Kenny and Amanda Smith
4:15 The Po' Ramblin' Boys
5:15 DINNER BREAK
6:15 New Standard
7:15 Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
8:15 Kenny and Amanda Smith
9:15 The Po' Ramblin' Boys

FRIDAY, JUNE 26th
1:15 Jeff Little Trio
2:15 Boys From Virginia
3:15 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
4:15 Lonesome River Band
6:15 Jeff Little Trio
7:15 Boys From Virginia
8:15 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
9:15 Lonesome River Band

🎟️ ⛺️ 🎶 Tickets, camping, full line-up on our website: https://www.sedaliacenter.org/doc-mccabe-bluegrass-festival/

We’re beyond excited to be moving on to the SECOND ROUND of the ballot!

Huge thank you to the IBMA members, our fans, friends, and the entire bluegrass community for believing in what we do. Seeing our band, songs, collaborations, and every one of our boys recognized alongside so many heroes of ours means the world.

From Let Em’ Know I’m From Virginia to Pardon Me, from the stage to the studio — we’re grateful for every mile, every show, and every one of y’all riding along with us. ❤️ Give us a vote in the categories below!

06/18/2026

🔔👋 Calling all volunteers!! 👋🔔 We look forward to seeing y'all out here at the Sedalia Center for our very special 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival next weekend! It's a big year this year, a three-day hootenanny that will need all hands on deck. We'd love if you could join us for a shift (or two!) on any one of the days, and in exchange, receive free admission for the day you work. 🩵🪕🎶

Sign up for Thursday 6/25 (evening potluck):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF23A3FBCF8-64236797-docmccabes #/

Sign up for Friday 6/26:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF23A3FBCF8-64237154-docmccabes #/

Sign up for Saturday 6/27:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEAF23A3FBCF8-64237742-docmccabes #/

Our events simply wouldn't be possible without our amazing roster of volunteers. Thank you and see you soon!! 🫶

Thanks to Jean L Wibbens for another classic Sedalia snapshot — Thom and Doris McCabe in some spiffy Bluegrass tees, all the way back in 2013. 💚🩵

06/16/2026

Kenny and Amanda Smith will be here not only to perform at the 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival, but Kenny Smith Guitar will also be leading a free guitar workshop (included with the price of admission).

Bring your guitar and learn from one of the best in the industry!
Saturday, June 27th at 5:30 in the Community Room.

Get Tickets Celebrating 30 years of Bluegrass in Sedalia! We’re marking the occasion of this milestone with our biggest lineup yet! Po' Ramblin Boys Lonesome River Band Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys Kenny & Amanda Smith Jeff Little Trio Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike Boys from VA New S...

06/13/2026

30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival ONLY Two weeks away in Big Island, VA!

Only a few camping spots left! Reserve now at: https://www.sedaliacenter.org/doc-mccabe-bluegrass-festival/

06/13/2026

Thank you Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine and to Destination Bedford Virginia for helping share the magic of the 30th Annual Doc McCabe's Bluegrass Festival!

We CAN'T WAIT to spend the day tapping our toes, smiling big, and enjoying some of the best bluegrass bands around right here on our stage.