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Grand Ole Opry Celebrates Birthday Weekend

October 9, 2026/by Lauryn Sink

Photo: Chris Hollo/Courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s most famous show, celebrated its birthday last weekend.

Performers across the weekend included Bill Anderson, Suzy Bogguss, Steven Curtis Chapman, Dailey & Vincent, Vince Gill, Charlie McCoy, The Oak Ridge Boys, Brad Paisley, Riders In the Sky, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Rhonda Vincent, The Whites, Mark Wills, Charlie Worsham, Brandon Lake, Stephen Day, Lucas Leon and more. Rhett Akins, a soon-to-be Grand Ole Opry member, played an exclusive sold-out Opry Birthday Tailgate Party on Saturday.

The weekend also included daily Opry Plaza Parties sponsored by Durango Boots, Travel & Leisure and Chase Bank, and the sixth annual Opry Community Day on Sunday sponsored by Humana, Cracker Barrel, Mid-South Ford Dealers, Vanderbilt Health, Kroger, Lyft, Travel & Leisure, and Chase Bank.

Vince Gill. Photo: Chris Hollo/Courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry

Rhett Akins. Photo: Photo: Chris Hollo/Courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry

Mandy Barnett. Photo: Chris Hollo/Courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry

Brad Paisley and Lucas Leon. Photo: Chris Hollo/Courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry.

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Lauryn Sink is a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. Hailing from Lexington, North Carolina, Lauryn is a 2025 graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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