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Hopscotch 2025 tickets on sale now

Hopscotch returns Sept. 4–6, 2025, to Downtown Raleigh, N.C.

Groundhog Day Giveaway: The Rodent has Spoken!

🎩 Punxsutawney Phil says more winter!

It’s time! Passes are on sale now! Purchase your passes during our limited merch drop and receive this exclusive Hopscotch x Hurricanes beanie!

🧢 Huge thanks to Custom Patch Hats, located right in the heart of Raleigh, N.C., for teaming up with us to create this exclusive drop!

3-Day GA Passes

3-Day VIP Passes

Inclues Free Hopscotch X Hurricanes Beanie

Hopscotch 25 Groundhog Day Beanie Decorative Only


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Hopscotch 2024 hosts VIP parties starting Wednesday, Sept. 4

Hopscotch 2024 kicks off with a VIP party on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The VIP only schedule follows:

Wednesday, Sept. 4

Hopscotch Music Festival + The Rialto Present

The dB’s

Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:00pm

Hopscotch VIPs can claim up to

two (2) complimentary tickets to the show!

Click the link below and select the “General Admission – Hopscotch VIPs” ticket. Enter the email address used to purchase your Hopscotch VIP passes in all lowercase.

Remaining tickets will be available to the general public beginning Saturday 8/31 for $22 + applicable taxes and fees.

This show is at The Rialto.

THURSDAY, September 5

Where: Landmark Tavern | 117 E Hargett St

When: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Food: Provided by Raleigh Times

Presented by: Come Hear NC, Merge Records, Dash Media

Friday, September 6

Where: Natural Science | 2409 Crabtree Blvd #126

When: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Food: Provided by Local’s Seafood

Presented by: Levitate

SATURDAY, September 7

Where: Jimmy V’s Osteria & Bar | 420 Fayetteville St

When: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Food: Provided by Jimmy V’s

Presented by: Parker Poe, Axios


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Hopscotch 2024 early bird passes on sale now

Early Bird passes are on sale now!
From the good folks at Hopscotch: Act fast, y’all! These are the lowest prices available for 2024, and quantities are extremely limited. New for 2024: payment plans are available during checkout! Buy your 3-day GA or VIP passes for just 20% down, and split the remaining balance over four additional payments. For more info on payment plans, visit our website. We can’t wait to reunite with you all for another Hopscotch Music Festival in the heart of downtown Raleigh


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Kelsey Waldon brings her unique sound to the Old North State Nov. 6-8

Country music fans, listen up: If you missed singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon’s performance at Hopscotch 10, you’re in luck. You can catch her playing at Chapel Hill’s Local 506 on Wednesday, Nov. 6; The Grey Eagle in Asheville, Nov. 7; and The Evening Muse in Charlotte, Nov. 8.
Waldon was recently handpicked by Americana legend John Prine to join his label Oh Boy Records, which released her new album “White Noise/White Lines,” produced with Dan Knobler.
What makes this significant is Waldon is the first new artist to sign with the label in 15 years.
“It’s hard for me to put into words what it truly means to me to be signed to Oh Boy Records,” Waldon said in a release. “To have someone like John, who I have looked up to my whole life, who I have set my songwriting standards after and my general music-making standards after, to have someone like him endorse my music and care enough about it to make sure it reaches a wider audience…that means everything.”

Prine echoes the excitement by stating in a release, “Kelsey’s voice is one of the more authentic country voices I’ve heard in a long time. Her music continues an important arc of traditional folk and country music.”

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Hopscotch 10 celebrates a decade in downtown Raleigh on Sept. 5-7, 2019

Featuring an eclectic collection of more than 120 acts, Hopscotch Music Festival will return for its 10th year on Sept. 5-7, 2019 to downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.

Hopscotch has been described as “America’s (secret) best festival” and “the premiere experimental and underground festival in America.”

Wristbands go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, at bit.ly/Hopscotch10

Check out the impressive lineup below:

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