Bluegrass on Ballard

10 am - 9 pm
Historic Downtown Wylie
Ballard Ave. (Hwy. 78 to Brown St.) & Olde City Park
Spots fill up fast! Details and car registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/302224620977. For other questions, email publicinfo@wylietexas.gov)
Historic Downtown Wylie will indeed be wide awake on June 25 for this free festival featuring top bluegrass bands, a 200+ car show, 100+ arts and crafts, great fair food, and children's activities. A day of fun for the whole family.
Bring your instrument and pick and jam with other musicians on the street or in shops and restaurants throughout the day and don't forget your lawn chairs or blanket to enjoy a summer evening with Grammy award-winning bluegrass bands in the shade of Olde City Park.
Activities Schedule
10 am - 9 pm Arts & Crafts, Children’s Activities, Fair Food
10 am - 5 pm Battle of the Badges Blood Drive (Register)
1 - 9 pm Bluegrass Bands
4 - 9 pm Car Show (Registration)
2022 Band Schedule
1:00 p.m. East Mountain
2:00 p.m. Downtown String Band
3:15 p.m. Salt Creek
4:20 p.m. Brad Davis Trio
5:35 p.m. Gold Heart
7:10 p.m. Alecia Nugent
More information at DiscoverWylie.com and BluegrassHeritage.org
Hotels
Best Western Plus Wylie Inn
2011 N Highway 78
Wylie, Texas 75098
Phone: 972-429-1771
Wylie La Quinta Inn & Suites
2210 W FM 544
Wylie, TX 75098
Phone: 469-969-0911
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
630 Sanden Blvd
Wylie, TX 75098469-543-0009
The Wylie Jubilee Bluegrass on Ballard is presented by Wylie Downtown Merchants Association, City of Wylie, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, North Texas Equestrian Center, Credit Union of Texas, and the following sponsors.
Bluegrass on Ballard Publicity
"Bluegrass Blast: Residents Boogie Down in Wylie," Living Magazine, August 2018
"Classic Sounds, Classic Rides," Dallas Morning News Metro Section, July 9, 2018
"Free to Have Fun During Wylie Fest," Dallas Morning News Metro Section, July 4, 2016
"Jam Sessions are Just Part of the Fun at Bluegrass on Ballard," Dallas Morning News Guide, June 26, 2015
"Bluegrass on Ballard," Dallas Morning News, Go & Do, Best Bets, June 26, 2015
"Bluegrass on Ballard: Music City," Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo, July 10, 2015
"Scene / Events - Bluegrass on Ballard," Living Magazine, June 2015
"Bluegrass Festival Returns," Dallas Morning News, NeighborsGo, June 19, 2015
"Wide Awake Wylie Ready to Rock," Texas Co-op Power Magazine, July 2014
"Wylie Bluegrass Festival Hits Downtown," Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo, June 27, 2014
"Wylie Hosts a Bluegrass Street Party," Dallas Morning News Arts & Life, July 5, 2014
"Bluegrass on Ballard," Dallas Morning News Guide, July 4, 2014
"Fun for All at Bluegrass on Ballard," Dallas Morning News Metro Section, July 7, 2014
"Festival Hits Downtown," Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo, July 11, 2014
"Local Bluegrass: Bluegrass on Ballard Returns to Historic Downtown Wylie," Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo, July 4, 2014