Friday, Aug. 24

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It’s Fayetteville Roots Festival week, y’all. That means there’s music (and food, and drink) all over the place in Fayetteville for the next few days. Mainstage headliners on Friday include Raina Rose, Charley Crockett, Birds of Chicago, Mary Gauthier, and Josh Ritter.

Also in Roots Festival music, there’s a big show at George’s with Earl & Them, Charlie Hunter Trio, Arkansauce, and Shook Twins.

Those shows are ticketed, but there are free shows on Friday, too. There’s a fun live broadcast of Ozarks at Large at noon at the Fayetteville Public Library. The show will feature interviews and live performances from festival artists.

Friday night, you can see excellent locals Lost John at Maxine’s Tap Room for free, and you can also check out another great local band, Cutty Rye with special guest Mark Bilyeu of Big Smith sitting in at Kingfish.

There’s a lot more below, and you can see the full Roots Festival lineup here.

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Saturday, Aug. 25

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There’s a lot more Roots Festival fun to be had on Saturday.

There’s another free show at the Fayetteville Public Library featuring local legends and Grammy Award nominees, Trout Fishing in America at 10 a.m.

How about a food festival? The first ever Roots Food and Spirits, a new event put on by the Roots Festival folks featuring chef tasting stations, cooking competitions, demonstrations, and more, begins at 11 a.m. at Pratt Place Inn & Barn. Hopefully you already have tickets, though, because this one’s sold out.

Mainstage headliners on Saturday at the Fayetteville Town Center include Kaia Kater, Joe Purdy, Smokey & The Mirror, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Gillian Welch.

The late night show at George’s Saturday night features Charley Crocket, American Aquarium, and John Fullbright.

Maxine’s has another free show Saturday night featuring Jamie Lou and the Hullaballoo, Kingfish has Paul Benjamin Band featuring Chooch, and Stage 18 has a free show with Rebecca Loebe.

There’s a lot more below. Have fun.

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Sunday, Aug. 26

More cool things are happening on Sunday. There’s another food/music party at TriCycle Farms at 11 a.m.

A bunch of local musicians are coming together for a Randy Newman Tribute at Maxine’s on Sunday night, which should be cool. Here’s more about who’s performing at that.

Mainstage Fayetteville Roots Festival headliners at the Town Center on Sunday include Turnpike Troubadours, John Fullbright, War & Treaty, and The Honey Dewdrops.

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