NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Ahead of the start of the CMA Fest, this year’s Fan Fair X will take place Music City Center, starting on June 6th with a kick-off event by country legend Dolly Parton.
For the launch event, which takes place at Fan Fair X on June 6th, Parton will join host Rachel Smith for a special conversation on the CMA Close Up Stage.
The event will feature a selection of Parton’s global branding and merchandise items as well as sampling and demonstrations from Good Lookin’ Cookin’, her the forthcoming cookbook written by Parton and her sister, Rachel Parton George.
Additional details about the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
Along with the Dolly Parton kick-off event, Fan Fair X’s Close Up Stage will feature some of the genre’s hottest stars as CMA Fest Artists of the Day, including Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett, and Lainey Wilson.
Fan Fair X will take place on Thursday, June 6 through Saturday, June 8 (9:30 AM-5:00 PM) and Sunday, June 9 (9:30 AM-4:00 PM). Venue doors open daily at 9:30 AM.
CMA Close Up Stage highlights include:
• Thursday, June 6 Kick Off – Dolly Parton hosted by Rachel Smith
• Friday, June 7 Artist of the Day – Cody Johnson hosted by Cody Alan
• Saturday, June 8 Artist of the Day – Thomas Rhett on “Country Heat Weekly” LIVE
• Sunday, June 9 Artist of the Day – Lainey Wilson hosted by special guest
• Enlisted: Where Music Meets Military with Craig Morgan and Gary Sinise
• Jake Owen: A Barefoot Blue Jean… Afternoon
• “Got it from My Momma” with Lauren Akins
• Old Dominion: “Good Times, Great Odies”
• Sam Hunt on “Country Heat Weekly” LIVE
• Latin Roots: The ‘Equis’ Factor in Country Music with Frank Ray, Angie K, Leah Turner, Louie TheSinger and Sammy Arriaga hosted by Tomás Mier
• Country Central Presents: Midland, Kashus Culpepper, Maggie Antone and Tucker Wetmore
• 50 Years at The Opry House, hosted by Mark Wills with fellow Opry Members Jeannie Seely and Larry Gatlin & more
• Idol Hour with Chayce Beckham, HunterGirl, Colin Stough and “American Idol” ’24 Winner and Runner-Up
• Charles Esten: Deacon, Ward & Love Ain’t Pretty
• Song Suffragettes with Alison Nichols, Callista Clark, Cyndi Thomson, Matraca Berg and Melissa Fuller
• Carly Pearce on “Country Heat Weekly” LIVE
• Soulcial Hour with Mickey Guyton + Friends
• Nate Smith on “Country Heat Weekly” LIVE
• Black Opry Presents Willie Jones, Denitia, Jett Holden, Carmen Dianne and Aaron Vance
