The Merry-Go-Round, the country’s third longest running live Bluegrass radio show, is held every Saturday morning in the Downtown Cinema Theatre in Mount Airy from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The show’s founder WPAQ 740 AM and the Surry Arts Council have teamed up to make this event free and open to the public. Folks can show up early for the jam session at 9 a.m. They are welcome to bring their instruments, dance partner and join in. Mount Airy has a wealth of Old-Time and Bluegrass entertainment. A jam session is also held every Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the Andy Griffith Playhouse. The Surry Arts Council also hosts a monthly concert of local musicians called the Blue Ridge Jamboree. Big name bands are also featured at the Downtown Cinema Theatre each month.