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!

• 12:00pm*: State Youth/Open Fiddle
• 1:15pm*: 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

• 12:30pm*: State Miscellaneous Acoustic Competition
• 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

  FOOD TRUCKS

  To be announced

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 concert, individual contests and the band contest will held at the Granada Theater and Lucia (2 blocks north of South Park.)

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