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Contestants

58th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

October 1-4, 2025

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


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025

REGISTRATION: Begins at 12:00 Noon

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 7:00 PM)

Harmonica (Finals)
Mandolin (Finals)
Bluegrass Banjo (Finals)
Dobro (Finals)

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE McCANDLESS HALL DELMORE BROTHERS STAGE (Beginning at 7:00 PM)

Dulcimer (Finals)
Old Time Singing (Finals)


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025

REGISTRATION: Begins at 8:00 AM

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE McCANDLESS HALL STAGE (Beginning at 9:30 AM)

Beginner Fiddler (Ages 10 & under) (Finals)
Apprentice Fiddler (Ages 11-15) (Finals)
Guitar Finger Picking (Finals)
Guitar Flat Picking (Finals)
Beginner Guitar (Ages 12 & under) (Finals)
Beginner Mandolin (Ages 12 & under) (Finals)
Beginner Banjo (Ages 12 & under) (Finals)

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 9:30 AM)

Old Time Banjo (Finals)
Classic Old Time Fiddler (Finals)
Senior Fiddler (Ages 55+) (Finals)
Old Time String Band
Bluegrass Band
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE BROWN HALL STAGE (Beginning at 2:00 pm)

Appalachian Buck Dancing

FINALS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Saturday Afternoon)

Appalachian Buck Dancing
Old Time String Band
Bluegrass Band
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion


  • IMPORTANT: Fiddle contestants may only enter one fiddle category.
  • Aside from the “finals” categories listed above, winners in all other categories will be selected from the first-round competition with no finals in these categories.

For more information, please contact Brandy Conway by email.

Tickets

  • 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.

Brochure

Contest Rules

* These rules are not final. Check back closer to the competition for the final rules.

Previous Winners

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