About the festival

Upon checkout via DPACnc.com, you will receive a digital ticket to your email inbox. This digital ticket will be used to redeem your festival wristband at Festival Check-In on site, and will be needed for entry into DPAC for the seated Saturday evening show, Rhiannon Giddens’ Old Time Revue. Details for credential pick up will be emailed before the festival, and available at website / app.

Weekend (before tax and order fee): $217.85

Saturday only (before tax and order fee): $131.10

Ticket prices are inclusive of your Biscuits & Banjos Festival ticket ($182/Weekend or $107/Saturday), DPAC’s service fee, and credit card processing fee. On top of this price, NC state tax and a per order fee of under $4 will be applied. A lower price will be displayed when you go to check out at Ticketmaster, but we want to be as upfront as possible about the final price. You can avoid service fees by visiting DPAC in person to buy your ticket.

Biscuits and Banjos venues offer the following accessibility features: 

Durham Performing Arts Center offers ramped entry and elevator access; wheelchair accessible seating throughout all seating levels; and seating options for guests with visual, hearing and mobility impairments; accessible parking options and courtesy shuttles from nearby parking areas; curb-to-seat wheelchair assistance. Accessible water fountains and restrooms are available. Bariatric seating and seating for persons of size are also available. Accessibility information is available on their website. 

Carolina Theatre of Durham offers ramped entry; accessible toilet facilities and water fountains; accessible drop-off for guests with limited mobility; curb cuts for wheelchair access to the property from City sidewalks; two (2) elevators; accessible seating for limited- mobility guests available on the Orchestra level of Fletcher Hall; specific accessible parking metered spaces are also located on City streets and defined spaces in the Durham Centre Parking Garage. 

The Armory has accessible, ramped entry and accessible ground floor seating options, along with accessible restrooms. Accessible street parking is available, as is accessible parking in the Durham Centre Parking Garage. 

The Pinhook is primarily a standing venue but there is seating available in the form of benches against the wall. Ground floor access is available. Chairs are available on request if bench seating is at capacity. There is an accessible stall in each bathroom.

 The American Tobacco Campus and American Underground will have various spaces activated as part of this event. Accessible parking is located in parking decks. Ramped navigation and accessible restroom & water fountain facilities are available.

Program Accessibility: Both the Carolina Theatre of Durham and DPAC, where the majority of programming will be held, offer assistive listening devices for use. Both are t-coil accessible. Interpreters are available free of charge, upon request, for hearing impaired people. Guests with visual impairments may purchase specially designated tickets, and service animals are permitted. At DPAC, audio description and captioning services are available upon request.  

At Rhiannon Giddens’ request there are no VIP passes or hierarchical ticket pricing. Seating at DPAC will be first come, first served –  so priority seating will go to those who buy early!

If you are interested in getting some perks while supporting the festival, join The Butter Club. Learn more on our ticketing and donate pages.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, now more than ever we are focused on the mission of uplifting and preserving North Carolinian culture. A portion of both ticket sales and merchandise income will go to hurricane relief efforts at next year’s festival; the recovery of Western North Carolina will be measured in years, not months.

All festival attendees (whether you purchase a weekend pass or Saturday day pass only) will have access to a seat at DPAC for Rhiannon Giddens’ Old Time Revue including the Carolina Chocolate Drops reunion show.

Biscuits & Banjos takes place in a number of indoor and outdoor venues ranging in capacity from 200 to 2,500. Due to the multi-venue nature of the festival, admission to events is on a first come first serve basis. Please prepare to arrive early for concerts you surely do not want to miss! Rhiannon Giddens’ revue concert will take place Saturday afternoon at DPAC, and all attendees will have seated access for this show.

All venues will be in downtown Durham - we recommend hotel purchase in the downtown area. This will be a very busy weekend in Durham so we recommend reserving your hotels early.

We have blocks of rooms at the various hotels downtown available for attendees on a first come, first serve basis. Click the links below to book:

Marriott
Residence Inn
Aloft