Dolly Parton’s estate announced that a two-day festival will take place next year in Nashville and London to celebrate the iconic country singer’s life.Dollyfest was originally supposed to happen in January, featuring performances from Parton and other artists, but when Parton began facing health challenges in late 2025, the festival was canceled, the estate explained in a Monday news release. Now, since her death last week at age 80, Dollyfest will be a “global double-day, double-weekend, double-continent party of a lifetime” and take on a whole new meaning with fans being able to celebrate the singer’s 60-year career. The festival will replace a traditional memorial.Danny Nozell, Parton’s longtime manager, said Parton didn’t want a traditional memorial. “We are not discouraging people from celebrating Dolly in the ways they choose,” Nozell said in a news release. “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.”Singer Dolly Parton attends the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on May 11, 2023.SUZANNE CORDEIRO via Getty ImagesParton’s death was announced Tuesday. In the past year, Parton backed out of planned commitments due to health struggles. Her reps told People that before her death, she was diagnosed with cancer. Parton’s family hosted a private funeral for the star on Friday, something she had requested. Her rep told People that anyone wanting to pay their respects to her should donate to her Imagination Library, an organization that gifts books to children under the age of 5. Parton, who was just as well known for her sense of humor and gaudy fashion as her hit songs, was celebrated by artists, actors, singers and performers following her death. Many shared their memories of Parton on social media, including Miley Cyrus, Parton’s goddaughter, who wrote that their most sacred moments together happened offstage. “I will always love her and want to make her proud,” Cyrus wrote. “My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”