SUNDAY, August 23, 2026

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.

DOUG DUBOIS HARMONY STAGE (NORTH STAGE)

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

• 12:30pm*: State Miscellaneous Acoustic Competition
• 1:00pm*: State String Band Competition, round 1
• 3:15pm*: State String Band Competition, finals
• 3:30pm*: Concert: Dom Flemons
• 5pm*: Awards ceremony

CONTEST STAGE (SOUTH STAGE)

Stage2Go courtesy of the Link family

• 12:00pm*: State Youth/Open Fiddle
• 1:00pm*: State Banjo Competition
• 1:30pm*: State Mandolin Competition
• 2:00pm*:  State Fingerstyle Guitar Competition
• 2:30pm*: State Flat Pick Guitar Competition

*NOTE ON TIMES: All times are approximate due to the unknown number of contestants. Please check in with the Stage Manager at the Contest Stage (South stage) at least an hour before your instrument competition is slated to begin.

BANDS REGISTERED FOR THE BAND COMPETITION

Catgut
Jeannie & Tal Band
Primrose Junction
Rudy and the Lost Boys
Tequa
The Lost Keys
The Third Kansas Cavalry Unit
Grody Riggins

  FOOD TRUCKS

Barbwire BBQ
Echo City Kettle Cor
Free State Beer
JB’s Cali Fusion
KC Corn Dog
The Pretzelly Truck
Rainbow Ice
The Street Kitchin

RAIN POLICY

In the event of significant rain, the committee will monitor radar and announce a decision about event location by 11:00 a.m. Please check Facebook and Instagram for official updates.

• If the weather is expected to clear by late morning, the contest will be delayed one hour and begin at 1:00 p.m.
• If rain is expected to continue throughout the day, the event will move indoors:
  • Concert and band contest — Granada Theater (1020 Massachusetts St.)
  • Individual contests — Lucia (1016 Massachusetts St.)

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