Parking
FREE PARKING
Free street parking is limited around State Street and the festival grounds. Look for our Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion parking signs and check our festival map for parking locations. To help reduce our carbon footprint we strongly advise carpooling or parking at one of our shuttle pick-up sites.
ADA PARKING
ADA parking is available at Regions Bank (corner of Volunteer Parkway and Shelby Street). Once your state issued identification is verified, you will then be instructed where to park. ADA parking is limited and filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Disabled Veterans of America (DVA) operate the ADA parking area. Donations to DVA for parking there are appreciated.
PAID PARKING
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion operates the Orange Lot located at Cumberland Square Park on the corner of Moore & Cumberland Streets on the Virginia side. Parking is first-come, first-serve.
Weekend parking passes to the Cumberland Square Park lot are now available for purchase.
Weekend Parking Pass Click Here
If spots are available during the Festival, the following is a list of the daily rates in the Cumberland Park lot:
- $25 Friday
$30 Saturday
$20 Sunday
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia will offer $10 parking Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in their lot located at:
106 State Street
Bristol, TN 37620
An attendant will be present during these times:
Friday-2:00-8:00 pm
Saturday-10:00 am-8:00 pm
Sunday-10:00 am-6:00 pm
Proceeds benefit local children, families, and victims of crime through YWCA’s programs.
The Bristol Historical Association will have VIP 3-Day reserved parking in the Century Link parking lot on 6th Street across from the Bristol Post Office. A parking attendant will be present from 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. A limited number of VIP spaces are available, the cost is $75 for the weekend.
To reserve VIP space from the Bristol Historical Association:
- Send check payable to BHA Parking c/o Amy Hopper
133 Spanish Oak Road, Bristol, TN 37620. - Please call or text Amy Hopper at 423-341-5270 or email amyhopper2014@gmail.com to confirm your check has been mailed.
Non-VIP Daily Parking will also be available on a first come, first serve basis at the following locations:
- Ferguson Animal Hospital, 316 7th Street
- Massengill, Caldwell & Coughlin, 777 Anderson Street
- Randy Kennedy Law Office, 625 Anderson Street
- Frank Slaughter Law Office, 324 6th Street
Special Parking for Handicapped or Special Needs Car Near Old Bristol, Tennessee Post Office
NEW IN 2019 – 65 New Places for Anyone to Park at 300 Piedmont Bristol, VA (Old Bristol Metals Parking Lot) very near to Virginia Side Gate.
All proceeds benefit the Bristol Historical Association
United Way of Bristol will offer VIP Parking each day of the festival at Home Trust Bank (425 State Street, Bristol, VA) and Citizens Bank (310 State Street, Bristol, TN) as a fundraiser for their organization.
- Reservations: $125 donation
- 3-Day Reserved Parking with Attendant – come and go as needed
Call the United Way of Bristol at 423-968-4912 to secure your space
