Grand Ole Opry announces third annual Dolly Parton birthday celebration

Opry Goes Dolly will be held on January 18th

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Opry member Dolly Parton’s 79th birthday during its third annual Opry Goes Dolly on January 18th at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Opry Goes Dolly will celebrate country music’s greatest global ambassador and an artist who takes the Opry with her wherever she goes. The special Saturday night Opry Goes Dolly is a one-of-a-kind Opry show that falls just a day before her birthday on January 19th. While Parton will not appear in person, the Opry Goes Dolly show will honor her with tributes throughout the first Opry 100 show at the legendary Grand Ole Opry House.

Opry Goes Dolly will feature special guest artists performing their favorite Dolly hits, Dolly-themed events, photo-ops and more. Among those scheduled for the Opry Goes Dolly show are Dolly fans Bill Anderson, Rhonda Vincent, Ashley Cooke, and Chapel Hart as well as the first Opry debut of 2025, six-time Grammy nominee Shaboozey.

As part of the Opry Goes Dolly events, fans attending the Opry show can purchase a ticket to join a special Dolly-oke fundraiser in Studio A, headlined by the beloved Chapel Hart on Saturday night following the Opry show. All proceeds from the event will support the Opry Trust Fund, which offers financial assistance to those in the country music industry during times of crisis or emergency. All January 18th ticket purchasers will receive add-on details in the coming days.

Beginning today, $5 from every ticket sold to the January 18th show will be donated to Parton’s Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

Among other plans in celebration of Dolly’s birthday include birthday treats baked using Duncan Hines Dolly Parton’s mixes given to Jan. 18 Opry House tour guests, while supplies last; a larger-than-life birthday card for fans to sign at the Opry House on January 18th; Dolly impersonator on Opry Plaza for photos during January 18th Opry Goes Dolly show; Signature Dolly drinks at all Opry House bars​ during January 18th Opry Goes Dolly show; and The Opry Shop will feature Dolly music and merchandise in celebration of her birthday as long as supplies last.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn