Dolly Parton Shares New Details Ahead Of Travel Stop Grand Opening

Dolly Parton shared new details ahead of the grand opening of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop.

Parton’s Grand Opening Week will include plenty of live music, giveaways, surprises and more, plus a community celebration and a fireworks display on Friday, July 3. The travel stop’s opening day is set for 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, with samplings from DLY BBQ and Cup of Ambition, and performances on the main stage by Alison Nichols, Taylor Ocano, Lovella and local acoustic duo Songbird. Here are the artists set to perform throughout the week, states a press release issued Wednesday (June 17):

Thursday, June 25: Introducing Dollyoke - Grab the mic for a special night of Dolly's hits, country favorites, and songs of the road

Friday, June 26: Live music from TNT Acoustic (5-8p) and Mike Ponder Band on the Upstairs Patio (9p-12a)

Saturday, June 27: Live music from Brad & Eric (5-8p) and Southern Harmony on the Upstairs Patio (9p-12a) 

Sunday, June 28: Live music from Audrey See (2-5p) and Scotty Freel (5-8p) 

Monday, June 29: Live music from Dalton Lee (2-5p) and Tim Cannon (5-8p)

Tuesday, June 30 Live music from The Berrys (2-5p) and Alison Nichols (5-8p)

Wednesday, July 1: Live music from Thomas Heath (2-5p) and Taylor Ocano (5-8p) 

Thursday, July 2: Live music from Taylor Teasley (2-5p) and Rebecca Lee Daniels (5-8p)

For the “Grand Finale,” Parton’s travel stop will continue the town’s tradition and host “a full-scale community celebration” beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3. That event will include “live music from Escape Band, a cornhole competition, bounce houses, raffle prizes, food truck, ice cream, and a fireworks display bringing together locals and travelers alike for a send-off into the 4th of July holiday,” the release sites, noting that Parton will not attend the grand opening events.

Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop will open at 3686 Pulaski Hwy, in Cornersville, Tennessee, outside of Nashville. Parton’s “first-of-its-kind travel center experience” aims to make the highway “feel a little more like home,” to professional drivers, road-trippers and families. Guests can RSVP to the grand opening, per a post on Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop’s Instagram account on Wednesday. See the post here, and scroll below to see a map of the upcoming travel stop.