Tommy Jarrell Celebration
Event
Come celebrate Mount Airy's place as the center of old-time music and the hometown of legendary fiddler Tommy Jarrell.
This annual festival takes place at various Surry Arts venues in downtown Mount Airy and is headquartered at the Old Time Music Heritage Hall at the Historic Earle Theatre. Festivities honor the life and music of Thomas Jefferson Jarrell, a Smithsonian enshrined old-time fiddler who was born in Mount Airy on March 1, 1901.
Wayne Erbsen leads a banjo workshop on Friday from 2-4 p.m. at Andy Griffith Museum Theatre. Erbsen is an award-winning old-time and bluegrass musician, playing clawhammer and bluegrass banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar. Registration is $35 per participant. Erbsen puts on a concert at 7 p.m. Admission is $12.
On Saturday, additional old-time workshops with The Round Peak Boys take place from 2-4 p.m. at the Historic Earle Theatre. Registration is $25 per participant and includes the concert later that evening.
The annual youth competition takes place Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Andy Griffith Museum Theatre. Entry to the competition is free.
The annual Tommy Jarrell birthday concert begins Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Earle Theatre and features The Round Peak Boys. Tickets are $12.
Click here for a full schedule and additional details.
Related Events
-
Jun
6NC Trail Days
Jun 6, 2026 7 a.m.
Throughout Elkin 257 Standard Street, Elkin, NC 28621The NC Trail Days festival celebrates the great outdoors each June in Elkin, a trails town located on the Yadkin River in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Yadkin Valley. -
Feb
22Songwriters in the Round at Grassy Creek Vineyards
Feb 22, 2026 2 p.m.
Grassy Creek Vineyard and Winery, 235 Chatham Cottage Circle, State Road, NC 28676You're invited to an afternoon of original music as Grassy Creek Winery presents a special Songwriters in the Round event, featuring talented local artists Doug Davis, Kyle Caudle, and Steve Willard. The artists will share the mic. from 2 - 4:30 pm, trading songs and the stories behind their original music, all while you relax by the warmth of our handcrafted stone fireplace. -
Sep
11Food Truck Fridays in Elkin!
Sep 11, 2026 noon
Yadkin Valley Heritage Center 257 Standard Street, Elkin, NC 28621Start your weekend in downtown Elkin with good food, wine and beer, and live music! -
Jun
7NC Trail Days
Jun 7, 2026 8 a.m.
Throughout Elkin 257 Standard Street, Elkin, NC 28621The NC Trail Days festival celebrates the great outdoors each June in Elkin, a trails town located on the Yadkin River in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Yadkin Valley.