Last-minute guide to Railbird Festival 2025: Weather, tickets, bag policy & more
The 2025 Railbird Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, and there’s still time to grab a ticket.
The Lexington music festival will feature more than 30 performances by artists including Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Bailey Zimmerman, Riley Green and more.
There’s a slight chance festival attendees will have to brave rain to enjoy the music again this year. The National Weather Service forecasts a 20% chance of showers after 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a 10% chance Saturday night and “mostly clear” skies expected Sunday night.
The festival takes place rain or shine, and while umbrellas are prohibited, you can bring a rain poncho or jacket in case of showers.
Here’s your guide to navigating the 2025 Railbird Festival, including how to get last-minute tickets, the schedule, parking and transportation information and more.
Are Railbird Festival tickets still available?
“Limtied tickets remain” for Railbird Festival as of Wednesday afternoon, although prices have increased since tickets first went on sale. Here’s how much tickets are going for, before taxes:
One-day general admission: $150 for Saturday, $155 for Sunday
One-day general admission plus: $300 for either day
One-day VIP: $460 for either day
One-day platinum: $949 for either day
Two-day general admission: $250 for one ticket, $235 each for four or $230 each for six
Two-day general admission plus: $430
Two-day VIP: $799
Two-day platinum: $1,720
If you’re looking to spend more than $10,000 to attend the festival, even more exclusive options are available. For $12,500, you can get two-day, two-person “Superfecta” tickets, which include exclusive on-stage viewing for some performances, private golf cart transportation, a concierge, one reserved “prime” parking spot and more.
The two-day cabana package goes for $60,000 and can host up to 30 people. It includes complimentary snacks and a dinner buffet, a full-service bar, upgraded restrooms, overhead fans, hospitality staff and more.
Railbird Festival schedule
Railbird Festival performances will take place on three stages, with artists performing simultaneously in some cases.
Festival organizers say entrance wait times will be the longest between 2 and 5 p.m. each day, and advise attendees to plan to arrive earlier or later to reduce wait times.
Here’s the schedule for Saturday, by stage:
Limestone stage
1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Ruston Kelly
3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Wyatt Flores
5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Sierra Ferrell
7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Shaboozey
9:30 to 11 p.m. Lainey Wilson
Elkhorn stage
1 to 1:45 p.m. Infinity Song
2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Sierra Hull
4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Larkin Poe
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Cody Jinks
8:15 to 9:15 p.m. Bailey Zimmerman
Burl stage
1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Mama Said String Band
2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Rattlesnake Milk
4 to 4:45 p.m. Maggie Antone
5:15 to 6 p.m. Josh Meloy
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
8 to 9 p.m. Luke Grimes
Here’s Sunday’s schedule, by stage:
Limestone stage
1 to 1:30 p.m. The Castellows
2 to 2:45 p.m. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Treaty Oak Revival
5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen
7:15 to 8:15 p.m. The Red Clay Strays
9:30 to 11 p.m. Jelly Roll
Elkhorn stage
1:15 to 2 p.m. Chaparelle
2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Max McNown
4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Thee Sacred Souls
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Gavin Adcock
8:15 to 9:15 p.m. Riley Green
Burl stage
1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Mojo Thunder
2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Noeline Hofmann
4 to 4:45 p.m. Bendigo Fletcher
5:15 to 6 p.m. Jesse Welles
6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Ole 60
8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Blackberry Smoke
Parking and transportation options
There is no public parking available at The Red Mile for the festival weekend. “Platinum” parking passes were sold this year to Platinum ticketholders, but are sold out.
You could take a rideshare service to the festival or park downtown. Railbird officials recommend checking parkwhiz.com and spothero.com for downtown parking information.
Pick up and drop-off for rideshare service is located across from 1141 Red Mile Road, No. 101 and next to Bus Stop 810, according to the festival website.
Lextran offers transportation to Red Mile on Route 15.
A Railbird Festival guide is also available online, from the event organizers.
What can you bring to the festival?
The following items will be allowed at the 2025 Railbird Festival, according to the event website:
Clear bags made of clear plastic, vinyl or PVC no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches.
Small clutch purses and fanny packs with no more than 1 pocket.
Clutch purses no larger than 6 by 9 inches.
Baby strollers, including stroller wagons designed to transport children with children present.
Frisbees
Binoculars
Blankets, sheets and towels
Cameras (basic point and shoot consumer-grade cameras) without detachable lenses and other accessories (monopods, tripods, GoPro mounts and other attachments are not allowed.)
Empty reusable water bottles, hydration packs, plastic or aluminum water bottles.
Sunscreen in nonaerosol containers is allowed in the size of 3.4 ounces or less.
Personal-sized hand sanitizer
Portable battery packs
Personal misting fans with a bottle no larger than 1.5 liters (must be empty upon entry)
Factory sealed Naloxone or Narcan
Hydration/electrolyte packets in factory sealed single serving packages
These items are prohibited at Railbird Festival:
Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products
Coolers (Exceptions may be made for medical use.)
Framed backpacks and multiple pocket backpacks
Professional audio recording equipment
Professional cameras and professional recording (photo, video, audio) equipment
Professional video equipment (No video recording will be allowed.)
Drones or any other remote flying device
Flags
Hammocks
Glass containers
Illegal or illicit substances
Inflatables, including inflatable chairs
Outside food or beverage (including alcohol)
Umbrellas
Pets (Service animals are not considered pets and are allowed, as required by law.)
Selfie sticks
Skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts or any personal motorized vehicles
Tents, canopies or shade structures
Totems & totems with flags (Less than 7 feet tall, and less than 1 inch in diameter. Must be made of light material: swim noodles, foam type material, cardboard tubes, fabric, light plastic, balloons, aluminum and/or blow up items.)
Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors are not allowed. No unauthorized solicitation and materials
Weapons or explosives
Fireworks
Large chains or spiked jewelry
Bicycles (While you cannot bring your bike inside to the festival, bike parking will be available next to the Box Office at The Round Barn.)
Carts (including red wagons)
Chairs
More details about allowed and prohibited items, as well as the bag policy, are available online from organizers.
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