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Moorefields Bluegrass Festival
October 11 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The outdoor Bluegrass Festival at Historic Moorefields is Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Refreshments will be available, including a selection of beer and wine and service from several food trucks.
Triangle North Carolina area bands performing on the house’s front porch include Slippery Hill, Pickard Mountain, GrassStreet, Nixon Williams & Gage and Vintage Blue.
The 10th Annual Historic Moorefields Bluegrass Festival will take place on the lawn and under the trees at Moorefields, an idyllic historic site on 70 beautiful acres just 20 minutes from downtown Chapel Hill or Durham and a short drive from downtown Hillsborough, N.C. Bring your chairs and blankets. All parking is free.
Lawn seating tickets are $20 per person. Teens 13-17 are $10 and kids 12 and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://moorefields.org/ or at the gate.
Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a military, educational and judicial leader who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. In 1949, Edward Thayer Draper-Savage, a noted artist and University of North Carolina French instructor, purchased it, altering and restoring parts of the house and property. The property is administered by the Friends of Moorefields, a tax-exempt nonprofit. Proceeds help maintain the house and grounds, explore the history of Moorefields and the people who lived there, and share this special resource.