Partial list of old time festivals for 2020 open to changes

[Bob Buckingham]

2020 Calendar of Fiddlers' Conventions & Festivals..

2020

Here's an updated PARTIAL list of 2020 fiddlers' conventions and music festivals in the Virginia-Carolina Blue Ridge region, as well as a few in Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky. A few have NOT YET announced specific dates for their 2020 event, so keep checking their websites, and also check websites of all the events for more details or changes.

February 7 - 8 - ASU OT Fiddlers - Boone, NC
February 21-22 - Bluegrass First Class Festival - Asheville, NC
March 7 - Star Fiddlers - Star, NC
March 14 - Highfalls Fiddlers - Robbins, NC
March 21 - Seagrove Fiddlers - Seagrove, NC
April 3 - 4 - Surry OT Fiddlers - Dobson, NC
April 18 - RockyFest - Hiddenite, NC
? April 18 - Yadkin Valley OT & BG Fiddlers -Yadkinville, NC
April 23 - 26 - MerleFest - Wilkesboro, NC
April 24 - 25 - Upper East TN. Fiddlers - Flag Pond, Tn.
May 9 - Crooked Road Youth Festival - Abingdon, VA
May 7 - 9 - Denton BG Festival - Denton, NC
May 16 – Pickin’ in the Park BG Festival – Hagan State Park – Greensboro, NC
May 21 - 24 - Crooked Road Dulcimer Festival - Ferrum, VA
May 22 - 24 - Vandalia Gathering - Charleston, WV
May 22 - 24 - Fiddlers Grove - Union Grove, NC
May 20- 23 - Ralph Stanley's BG Festival - McClure, VA
May 21– 23 – Lil’ John’s Mtn. Music Fest. – Snow Camp, NC
2020 Blue Ridge Music Center Concert Series - Blue Ridge Parkway - Galax, VA
June 5 - 6 - Mt. Airy OT & BG Fiddlers - Mt. Airy, NC
June 11 - 13 - Cherokee BG Festival - Cherokee, NC
June 12 - 13 - HoustonFest - Galax, VA
? June 12 - 20 - Mts. of Music Homecoming - Various Locations (SW VA)
June 12 - 13 - Henry Reed OT & BG Fiddlers - Newport, VA
June 20 - Wayne Henderson Festival - Mouth of Wilson, VA
June 18 - 20 - WV Folk Festival - Glenville, WV
June 26 - 27 - Grayson County OT & BG Fiddlers - Elk Creek, VA
July 10 - 11 - Elliott Co. Fiddlers - Sandy Hook, KY
July 11 - Tazewell County OT & BG Fiddlers - Tazewell, VA
July 15 - 18 - Wayside BG Festival – Stuart, VA
July 17 18 - Alleghany County OT & BG Fiddlers - Sparta, NC
July 27 - 31 - Mountain Music School - Big Stone Gap, VA
July 24 - 25 - Ashe County OT & BG Fiddlers - Jefferson, NC
July 29 - Aug 1 - Appalachian String Band Festival - Clifftop, WV
Aug. 3 - 8 - Old Fiddlers Convention - Galax, VA
Aug. 14 - 15 - Fries OT & BG Fiddlers - Fries, VA
Aug. 21 - 22 - Johnson Co. OT Fiddlers - Laurel Bloomery, TN
Aug 27 - 29 - Fly In Festival & Kessinger Fiddle & Guitar Contests - Huntington, WV
Sept. 4 - 6 - Happy Valley OT & BG Fiddlers - Lenoir, NC
Sept. 5 - Albert Hash Memorial Fest. - Mouth of Wilson, VA
? Sept. 12 - 13 - Rockbridge Mountain Music & Dance Festival - Buena Vista, VA
Sept. 11 - 13 - Bristol Rhythm & Roots - Bristol, VA – TN
Sept. - 17 - 19 - Hoppin' John OT & BG Fiddlers - Silk Hope, NC
Sept. 18 - 19 - SC State Fiddling Championship - Pickens, SC
Sept. 18 - 19 - Carolina in the Fall – Wilkesboro, NC
Sept. 29 - Oct 3 - IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass - Raleigh, NC
Oct. 3 - Bascom Lunsford - Minstrel of Appalachia Fest – Mars Hill, NC
Oct. 9 - 11 - Autumn Leaves Festival - Mt. Airy, NC
Oct. 10 – Granite Quarry Fiddlers – Granite Quarry, NC
Oct. 16 - 18 - Home Craft Days Festival - Big Stone Gap, VA
Oct. 24 - Blue Ridge Folklife Festival - Ferrum, VA
Nov. 7 – Pickin’ at the MARC (Fiddlers Conv.) – Wentworth, NC