Dolly Parton fans will soon be able to dust off their cowboy boots and celebrate the life and legacy of the country music legend at a new two-day festival.

The beloved singer-songwriter died aged 80 on August 25 following a “brief battle” with cancer, her publicist revealed last week.

Tributes have since poured in for the country music legend, whose larger-than-life personality and philanthropy made her an icon far beyond country music.

Now, fans will have another chance to celebrate Dolly after her estate unveiled plans for ‘Dollyfest’.

The festival will take place across two consecutive weekends next year, in her home city of Nashville and in London.

According to a press release shared on Monday, the festival was originally scheduled to take place in January 2026 – around Parton’s 80th birthday – and was going to feature her as a performer and host.

However, it will now serve as a celebration of her legacy.

“We had the venue booked and we had the announcement ready to go. And then, in August 2025, Dolly had to take a step back after her initial health challenges.

“A lot of people always say, WWDD (What Would Dolly Do?), and, well, at this moment, Dollyfest is WDWD (What Dolly Would Do!),” organiser Danny Nozell, founder and chief executive of CTK Enterprises, said in a statement.

Her estate added: “We are not discouraging people from celebrating Dolly in the ways they choose. However, as far as a traditional memorial goes, that is not something Dolly wanted.

“So, instead, it feels more appropriate for us to take a beat, let all the tributes that immediately make sense occur naturally, and then, see through this festival-style concept that was truly dreamed up by Dolly.

“This is something that is authentic to her, something that feels right to me, and something that artists and fans around the world can participate in, while also giving everyone time to grieve, and giving everyone time to plan.”

Parton’s great-niece, Lainey Parton, said in a post about the funeral on Instagram: “This is a really hard post for me to make. I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words.

“From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough. She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn’t do something. She believed in me before I even knew how to believe in myself.

“Most people can think of at least one bad memory with everyone in their family. I honestly can’t think of one with her.

“Because she couldn’t have kids of her own, she always made us feel like we were hers. She loved us that way, and I’ll forever be grateful for that.”

Images posted of her final resting place by US NewsChannel 5 Nashville reporter Amelia Young showed a brown memorial with a picture of a wooden home in the mountains surrounded by flowers, along with a book to leave messages of condolence.

The singer and philanthropist was best known for her genre-defining hits including 9 To 5, I Will Always Love You and Jolene.

In May, Parton pulled out of a highly anticipated Las Vegas residency, which was due to begin in September.

She had already postponed her six-date run at the Colosseum Theatre at Caesars Palace from December 2025 to deal with “health challenges”.

Born in 1946, the iconic American singer-songwriter, actress and humanitarian became one of the most beloved entertainment figures in the world.

Widely considered to be the Queen of Country, Parton was known for her glamorous outfits featuring thousands of rhinestones, her impressive wigs, heavy makeup and form-fitting jumpsuits.

She was deeply associated with Nashville throughout her career and was inducted into its Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1986.

Over the course of her career, which spanned more than 60 years, Parton sold more than 100 million records worldwide and wrote more than 3,000 songs.

Following her death last week, a number of Parton’s records re-entered the UK charts, including Jolene, which featured at number nine in the singles chart on Friday.

Since her death, an airport in Nashville in Tennessee proposed changing its name in honour of the singer.

A musical about her life – Dolly: A True Original Musical – will also be launched next year on what would have been her 81st birthday.

A museum called Dolly’s Life Of Many Colours, referencing her 1971 song and album Coat Of Many Colours, is also due to open in Nashville this autumn.

Performers, ticket information and dates for DollyFest are yet to be announced.