Groove in the Garden, the joint production of Raleigh Little Theater and The Pour House—has just announced its September 21 festival programming, a lineup sure to sate your garden-grooving needs. This year marks the fifth return of the annual homegrown music festival, which takes place in the Stephenson Amphitheater and Raleigh Rose Garden. 

This year’s music spans hip-hop to jazz to alt-country, with Kooley High taking the Main Stage at 4:30 p.m., followed by festival closers Sarah Shook & The Disarmers at 7:00 p.m. Other acts for the day include Hot at Nights 17 Piece Orchestra, Urban Soil, and Arson Daily (on the Main Stage), and CaseyMagic, Clint Roberts, and Into The Fog (on the Garden Stage).

Festival gates will open at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, with entertainment slated to run from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.