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 Mark your calendars for the 2013 Downtown Branson Fiddle Festival & Mid-America Fiddler’s Championship, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3–4. This nationally recognized event includes a FREE Jam Session and Gambler’s Draw on Saturday night, Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m. brought to you by Titanic Museum Attraction. The 25th Branson Fiddle Festival will feature food, demonstrations, strolling entertainers, workshops, and sidewalk sales. Nationally known judges have the tough job of deciding who will win $7,000 in cash prizes. The Fiddling competition will be in the “Ozarks Music & Culture Tent” in Historic Downtown behind Dick’s 5 & 10. Prelims are Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Finals will be Sunday, Aug. 4, Noon to 5 p.m. There is NO entry fee to contestants. Pre-registration is greatly appreciated. Fiddle contestants will receive reimbursement of festival admission at time of their registration into the competition. Daily tickets are $3. Tickets for children 4-12 are $1.50. Children 3 and younger get in free. Workshops will be in a private conference room Friday, Aug. 2. Pre-registration for workshops is strongly suggested. Contact Junior Marriott for more information about instructors and workshop schedules: 417-683-2777 or fiddledog66@gmail.com. Workshop tuition is $25 each. Remember to mark your calendars for the 25th Annual Downtown Branson Fiddle Festival and Mid-America Fiddler’s Championship!
Sunday we will be raffling off an antique German fiddle with bow and case from K.C. Fiddles AND Two Round Trip Domestic Airline tickets from the Branson Airport! Raffle tickets can be purchased directly from the Downtown Branson Betterment Association prior to the festival and during the festival. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Drawing for the winners of the raffles will be on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 3PM. Complete the 2013 Downtown Branson Fiddle Festival registration form to participate in the fiddle competition - FREE to Compete - and return it to the Downtown Branson Betterment Association (DBBA). All Contestants who register by June 26, 2013 will receive a FREE 2013 Fiddle Festival T-shirt – so get your registration in early!
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P.O. Box 1034, Branson, MO 65615
112 W. College St., Branson, MO 65616
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Saturday Night’s FREE Jam Session and Gamblers Draw Competition, Aug. 3, 6-9 p.m. brought to you by Titanic Museum Attraction in the “Ozarks Music & Culture Tent.” There is a $5 entry fee to participate in the Gambler’s Draw. Song titles are placed in a hat. Fiddlers competing draw one of the titles out of the hat and are required to play that song. If they can’t play the song, they are eliminated from the competition. The last fiddler standing will be the winner and will receive all of the entry fee money that was placed in the hat. The Jam Session will continue after the Gambler’s Draw.
