Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival to Return in April: ‘We Are So Back!’
The Tennessee festival, which is typically held in September, shifts to April for 2027.
In April 2027, the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is set to make a comeback after a hiatus this year. Originally scheduled for September since its inception in 2015, the festival will now take place on April 10-11 at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tenn. "We are so back!" declared the fest's Instagram page.
A lineup for the return event has yet to be announced. In March, the festival announced its decision to take a break in 2026, with an Instagram video announcement highlighting the past 11 years of memories and the promise of new sights, sounds, and surprises in the upcoming year.
The 2025 festival, held on September 27-28, featured a lineup including Kings of Leon, John Mayer, Turnpike Troubadours, American Aquarium, Better Than Ezra, and Sam Barber. The festival was founded in 2015 by Kevin Griffin, who co-founded it with Brandt Wood and Michael Whelan.
Griffin, who launched the festival inspired by the New Orleans Jazz Fest, explained the festival's focus on blending country, folk, rock, blues, and Americana sounds. "We’re taking that idea of Jazz Fest's large tents on main stages and giving it a bucolic, rural feel," Griffin said, emphasizing the festival's emphasis on food, drinks, art, and multi-genre music.
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