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Dolly Parton estate announces DollyFest 2027

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

The estate of Dolly Parton has announced a two-day celebration of the life and legacy of the music icon. It'll be appropriately called DollyFest, and it will be held on two continents over two consecutive weekends in 2027.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest' to celebrate her legacy (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    A portrait of the late Dolly Parton surrounded by flowers and cards in a memorial sits outside her home Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Brentwood, Tenn.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Dolly Parton estate announces ‘Dollyfest' celebration for 2027 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    U.S. country music singer Dolly Parton performs onstage in London as part of her “Backwoods Barbie” world tour, on July 5, 2008.

  3. Variety

    Dolly Parton Estate Sets Two-Day DollyFests for Nashville and London in 2027, Says These ‘Parties of a Lifetime’ Will Take the Place of a Public Memorial (opens Variety)

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    The Dolly Parton estate has announced the first large public programs honoring the life and music of the late superstar, with events titled “DollyFest: The Celebration of a Lifetime” set to take place in Nashville and London on successive weekends in 2027.

  4. KOB 4

    Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ following a private ceremony (opens KOB 4)

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    Dolly Parton’s not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London in 2027. According to a press release, the festival was originally conceived to take place in January 2026, around her 80th …

  5. The Daily Caller

    Dolly Parton To Be Honored With Massive Two-Day Star-Studded ‘Dollyfest’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    ‘This is something that is authentic to her’

  6. Rolling Stone

    A Music Festival Celebrating Dolly Parton is Heading to Nashville and London (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Dollyfest: The Celebration of a Lifetime was originally slated to occur on Parton's 80th birthday this January and feature a performance from the Queen of Country herself

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    Dolly Parton Estate Announces 2027 Dollyfest Shows in Nashville, London (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Parton's estate described the shows as "a global double-day, double-weekend, double-continent party of a lifetime."

  8. Deadline

    Dolly Parton Estate Sets DollyFest Celebrations In Nashville & London (opens Deadline)

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    The Dolly Parton Estate has announced two DollyFest celebrations in honor of the late country music icon set for 2027 in Nashville, TN and London, England. The Nashville celebration was initially planned as a multi-artist event on Parton’s 80th birthday in January 2026 in which she was to perform an…

  9. Fox5 Atlanta

    DollyFest to celebrate Dolly Parton in Nashville, London next year (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Dolly Parton's estate has announced DollyFest, a two-day celebration planned for Nashville and London on consecutive weekends in 2027.

  10. Time

    What We Know About ‘Dollyfest,’ the Festival Dolly Parton Planned to Host—and That’s Now Being Held in Her Honor (opens Time)

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    Dolly Parton planned to host and perform at the festival. Now, it's being held to honor her legacy.

  11. BBC News

    Festival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London (opens BBC News)

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    Dolly Parton's estate says DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, just as she wanted.

  12. KTLA Los Angeles

    Dolly Parton estate announces DollyFest 2027 (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    The estate of Dolly Parton has announced a two-day celebration of the life and legacy of the music icon. It'll be appropriately called DollyFest, and it will be held on two continents over two consecutive weekends in 2027.

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