Contestants

59th Annual
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
September 30, 2026 – October 3, 2026

$47,350 Total Cash Prizes – The top eight contestants in each category receive prize money!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026

IN PERSON REGISTRATION: Begins at 10:00 AM

ONLINE REGISTRATION: Open Now

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 3:00 PM)

Harmonica
Dulcimer

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 8:00 PM)

Mandolin
Bluegrass Banjo
Dobro

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE McCANDLESS HALL DELMORE BROTHERS STAGE (Beginning at 8:00 PM)

Old Time Singing

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026

IN PERSON REGISTRATION: Begins at 7:30 AM

ONLINE REGISTRATION: Open Now

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE BROWN HALL STAGE (Beginning at 8:30 AM)

Old Time Banjo
Old Time String Band (Preliminaries)
Bluegrass Band (Preliminaries)
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion (Preliminaries)
Appalachian Buck Dancing (Finals)
Old Time String Band (Finals)
Bluegrass Band (Finals)
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion (Finals)

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 8:30 AM)

Beginner Guitar (Ages 12 & under)
Beginner Mandolin (Ages 12 & under)
Beginner Banjo (Ages 12 & under)
Beginner Fiddle (Ages 10 & under)
Apprentice Fiddle (Ages 11-15)
Senior Fiddle (Ages 55+)
Classic Old Time Fiddle
Appalachian Buck Dancing (Preliminaries)
Guitar Fingerpicking
Guitar Flatpicking

IMPORTANT: Fiddle contestants may only enter one fiddle category.
Once a Beginner competitor has entered the apprentice or general category he/she may not re-enter a Beginner category in subsequent years.
In categories not listed as preliminary, winners will be selected from the first-round competition with no finals.

For more information, please contact Brandy Conway by email.

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An admission ticket will pay the entry fee for one category of the competition.
Entry fees for additional categories are $5.00 each.
Registration for Bluegrass and Old-Time Band is $10.00.
Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each category competition.