Schedule:

Friday, September 1, 2023

Open Mic, a joke contest, cake walks, and more! - 7:00pm

Friday - Main Tent

Open Mic, Joke Contest, and Cake Walks. (Please Sign up for Joke Contest or Open Mic at the Information Tent) - 7:15pm

Saturday, September 2, 2023 - Laura Foster's Graveside

Rob & Pat McHale - Dusk

Saturday - Barn

Junior Appalachian Musicians Showcase - 10:30am - 3:00pm

Kids Show Fun: Music singalong, stories and puppets with Mel Jones, Tony Deal, Randy Gardner and Sharon Underwood and friends - 3:00pm - 3:40pm

Children’s Parade - 3:50pm - 4:00pm

Flatfoot Dance Workshop by Rodney Sutton - 5:00pm

Saturday - Mainstage Competition Schedule

Preliminary Competition

Open Instrumental - 10 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Folk Singing - 15 - 10:30am - 11:15am
Banjo - 16 - 11:15am - 11:55am
Dance - 10 - 11:55am - 12:25pm
Fiddle - 20 - 12:25pm - 1:25pm
Guitar - 10 - 1:25pm - 1:55pm
Break or Special Guests - 1:55pm - 2:45pm
Bands - 10 - 3:00pm - 4:40pm

Evening Final Competition: 3 competing in Individual category; 3 in Band Category

Open Instrumental - 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Folk Singing - 6:45pm - 7:00pm
Guitar - 7:00pm - 7:15pm
Fiddle - 7:15pm - 7:30pm
Banjo - 7:30pm - 7:45pm
Flatfoot Dance - 7:45pm - 8:00pm

Break or special guests

Band Finals - 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Awards - 9:30pm

Sunday, September 3, 2023 - Mainstage Performances

William Ritter & Sarah Ogletree - 12:00pm
Doug Sharkey & Steve Kruger - 12:40pm
Michael Reno Harrell - 1:25pm
Strictly Clean and Decent W/ Special Guest Tim Higgins - 2:40pm
Burnett Sisters Band - 3:40pm

Date:
September 1-3, 2023

Location:
Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention,
3590 NC-268,
Lenoir, NC 28645.

Tickets: https://happyvalleyfiddlers.org/tickets/

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