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Rhett Akins, Marcus King, More Set To Perform During Opry Birthday Weekend Celebration

August 6, 2026/by Lorie Hollabaugh

The Grand Ole Opry is gearing up to celebrate its birthday weekend with a series of shows and special events Oct. 1-4, including two shows on Saturday night.

The Opry’s special birthday weekend celebration will include an exclusive ticketed Opry Birthday Tailgate Party with Rhett Akins in Studio A on Saturday. Opry member-elect Akins will host as well as perform some of his No. 1 hits along with fan-favorite country classics.

Tickets for the Opry Birthday Tailgate are available here.

Other Opry members scheduled to appear throughout the weekend include The Oak Ridge Boys (Oct. 2-3), Ricky Skaggs (Oct. 2, 4) Marcus King (Oct. 3), Brandon Lake (Oct. 4) and more. The Opry’s “Summer of the Century” continues with appearances by Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, Little Big Town, Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker, Pam Tillis, Chris Young, Carly Pearce, and more.

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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