April 25, 2026 | 10 am @ Cumberland Square Park
The Birthplace of Country Music invites the public to Children’s Day, presented by Brightspeed,Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cumberland Square Park in Bristol, Virginia. Children’s Day is a free community event for families featuring fun crafts, gamesand activities provided by local nonprofits, organizationsand businesses. Brightspeed is the inaugural sponsor of Children’s Day, previously held in September as an ancillary event of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.
“With Children's Day being held in the Spring, instead of on Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion weekend, it gives us more opportunity to focus on the event and grow it," said Children's Day Event Coordinator Erika Barker. "One opportunity already taking shape is our partnership with Brightspeed. We are thrilled to extend our partnership and welcome them as the Presenting Sponsor for Children's Day. Together we will be able to better serve our community, as well as offer all of the great music and fun we have become known for in September."
The Birthplace of Country Music is also excited to offer a diverse line-up of food trucks for the community to enjoy during Children's Day, including Polar Express Shaved Ice, Diggy Donuts, The Cluck Truck, and Wetzel's Pretzels.
As per tradition from previous years, Children's Day will feature performances from local youth programs, including The Boys from Bristol and performers from Bristol Ballet, Theatre Bristol, Sullins Academyand Junior Appalachian Musicians.
There will also be a special treat for attending families: Line Dancing with Carla will be teaching moves and providing a fun atmosphere at 10:30 a.m. A foam pit will also be at the park for children to enjoy.
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum will offer free admission all day for anyone in the community to come and enjoy, along with a variety of family-friendly programs such as Banjo Bingo at the museum and a foam pit in the park.
For those in the community looking for an extra challenge, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion's Green Team will be hosting a Plogging Event downtown during Children's Day.
"Plogging is a community and environmentally focused way to exercise while you pick up trash," said BCM's Green Team Liaison Dr. Rene Rodgers. "And what better way to celebrate Mother Earth than to spend the morning cleaning up our amazing downtown?"
Plogging volunteers meet at Axe and Ale House behind the Birthplace of Country Music Museum at 9 a.m., April 25 to choose their route, each starting in historic downtown Bristol and then branching out to nearby neighborhoods in Tennessee and Virginia.
After the plogging session, the Green Team holds a raffle with several cool prizes to be won. The person who brings back the most trash (by weight) wins a trophy and a three-day general admissionpass to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion which will be held Sept. 11-13, 2026.
Category: Festival