The Weekend

Our Weekend Pass grants you access to our Friday / Saturday multi-act festival with a Sunday gospel set, April 25 - 27, and includes:

  • Performances across venues in Downtown Durham

  • Workshops, panels and interactive events from musicians, chefs and authors, curated by Rhiannon Giddens

  • Friday events including a Square Dance called by Rhiannon Giddens and performances from Taj Mahal, Leyla McCalla, & more

  • A reserved seat at Rhiannon Giddens’ Old Time Revue show on Saturday evening at DPAC – featuring Rhiannon Giddens, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and special guests (you can select your seat at check out – early birds get the best seats in the house!!)

  • Entry into Sunday morning’s gospel performance from The Legendary Ingramettes

  • Doors open at 4pm on Friday; the festival wraps at 2pm on Sunday

  • All ages are welcome

Saturday Only

Our Saturday Ticket allows you general admittance to all festival activities on April 26 and includes:

  • Performances across venues in Downtown Durham on Saturday

  • Workshops, panels and interactive events from musicians, chefs and authors on Saturday, curated by Rhiannon Giddens

  • A reserved seat at Rhiannon Giddens’ Old Time Revue show on Saturday evening at DPAC – featuring Rhiannon Giddens, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and special guests (you can select your seat at check out – early birds get the best seats in the house!!)

Pricing

Weekend: $218; Saturday only: $132

Please note the ticketing price is 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 around $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.

DPAC Seats

Rhiannon Giddens will appear in a number of performances throughout the weekend, culminating in her Old Time Revue Saturday afternoon at DPAC. All festival attendees (whether weekend or single day) will have seated access to this special headline concert. You will be prompted to select your specific seat for this one concert at DPAC as part of the ticketing process. At Rhiannon Giddens’ request there are no VIP passes for the festival, nor tiered ticket pricing. As such, priority seating at DPAC will go to those who buy early!

FESTIVAL FOOTPRINT

Biscuits & Banjos takes place in a number of indoor and outdoor venues in Downtown Durham ranging in capacity from 200 to 2,500. Due to the multi-venue nature of the festival, admission to festival events (apart from the ticketed Saturday DPAC headline concert)  is on a first come first serve basis. Please prepare to arrive early for concerts you surely do not want to miss!


Want to support the mission?

the butter club

Our answer to a ‘VIP’ tier. All $5,000 donations will receive the following benefits:

  • Pair of weekend passes for you and a guest (Fair Market Value: $430);

  • Private biscuit baking session and breakfast hang with Rhiannon for you and your guest alongside other Butter Club members;

  • Five Saturday-only passes to be donated to nonprofit partners serving historically under-resourced communities;

  • Merch swag bag: embroidered apron, biscuit cutter, local honey, golden banjo pin, and a B&B tote (Fair Market Value: $120); and

  • Listing in all print and online recognition as a Butter Club member.

Butter Club donations for Biscuits & Banjos are deductible to the full extent allowed by law, and are facilitated by our 501(c)3 partner, Unmanageable Arts.