Youth Bluegrass & Roots Jam

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Location

House of Many Porches Market

Category

Arts & Culture


young adults playing guitars

Event Details

Join fellow young musicians for a morning of music-making! This welcoming jam session is a chance to build skills, gain confidence, and connect with other youth who share a love of bluegrass and string band music.

Whether you're attending your first jam or have been playing for years, musicians of all experience levels are encouraged to participate. Along the way, you'll learn new techniques, explore traditional tunes, and experience the joy of making music together in a fun and supportive environment.

This program is designed for youth ages 9–16. Please bring your own instrument.

Instructor: PineCone

Registration

Space is limited, registration is required. Registration opens two weeks in advance of each program date at 12:00 pm.
See link above for registration.

This program is free to the public thanks to Dix Park Conservancy donors. 


Know Before You Go

Bring your fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, or other stringed instrument.

House of Many Porches Market Address: 701 Palmer Drive Raleigh, NC 27603

  • Via Western Boulevard: Enter at S. Boylan Avenue. Take a Left on Umstead Drive. Right on Palmer Drive.
  • Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Umstead Drive. Take a Left on Palmer Drive.

Park Map

If there is inclement weather, the class will be canceled and registered participants will be notified by Eventbrite email.

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including its amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

Parking & Arrival

  • Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.  
  • There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.  

Entrances & Pathways

  • All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
  • The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
  • A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.

Playgrounds

  • All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
  • The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
  • Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
  • There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
  • The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.

Restrooms & Facilities

  • Restrooms are fully accessible.
  • House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
  • Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
  • Water fountains are accessible.

Service Animals

  • Service animals are welcome in the park.

Programs & Events 

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Contact Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org.