SUNDAY, August 27

South Park, Lawrence, KS @ 12pm

The park is adjacent to downtown Lawrence. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs, and instruments if you play.
Below is the order of events. In the event one event runs long, the subsequent events will begin at the conclusion of the previous event.

STAGE 7 AT FIDPICK* (NORTH STAGE)

*Stage 7, from the Walnut Valley Festival’s infamous Pecan Grove!

• 12pm: CONCERT: Sally and the Hurts
• 1:20pm: Band Competition (New!) – Round 1
• 3:00pm: CONCERT: Roe Family Singers
• 4:45pm: Band Competition – Finals
• 5:00pm: Awards ceremony

DOUG DUBOIS HARMONY STAGE (SOUTH STAGE)

• 12:30pm: Miscellaneous Acoustic Instrument Competition
• 1:00pm: Banjo Competition
• 1:30pm: Youth Fiddle Competition
• 2:00pm: JUDGES BREAK
• 2:30pm: Finger-Style Picking Competition
• 3:00pm: Open Fiddle Competition
• 3:30pm: Flat-Picking Competition
• 4:00pm: Mandolin Competition

BANDS REGISTERED FOR THE BAND COMPETITION (ROSTER IS FULL)

• Tequa Trio
• Signal Ridge
• Cowtown Country Club
• Folk in the Flow
• Wakarusa Roundabouts
• Whiskey Mash Band
• Jeremy Blaes & Grant Boesen
• The Tonganoxie Split

NOTE ON TIMES: All times are approximate due to the unknown number of contestants. Signup is available for each contest until the day of the event. Please check in with the Stage Manager at the Doug DuBois Harmony Stage (South stage) at least an hour before your instrument competition is slated to begin.

RAIN POLICY

In the event there is significant rain, the committee watches the radar and will make a decision about event location by 11:00 am. If it looks like the weather will clear by late morning, the contest will be delayed by one hour and begin at 1 p.m. If the rain is expected to continue throughout the day:

Sunday’s music competitions will be held at the Senior Resource Center,  745 Vermont St.
Concerts and the band contest will held at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. 

Due to space constraints, the indoor locations will not include vendors or activities.