The annual local music festival Merlefest kicks off in Wilkesboro today and will run until Sunday. Read more about this ...

Organizers say everything is shaping up for another outstanding MerleFest, with world class “traditional plus” music in a family atmosphere at Wilkes Community College Thursday through Sunday.

Melissa Etheridge will join Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss at this year's Merlefest, organizers announced Monday. The annual festival, which celebrates the memory of musician Eddy Merle Watson, son ...

MerleFest, presented by Window World, has added Railroad Earth, The Infamous Stringdusters, Joy Oladokun, Maggie Rose, The Castellows, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, and more to its 2026 lineup. Taking place ...

How to keep the current customers happy while also attracting newcomers? It’s a bit unflattering and unfair to think of MerleFest as a product and its attendees as customers, but the MerleFest moniker ...

The Avett Brothers and Zac Brown Band are among the bands playing this year's Merlefest, a four-day music festival on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro. The annual festival, which ...