Athens Old Fiddlers Contest & Reunion
When:
May 27, 2022 to May 29, 2022
Where:
Athens Courthouse Square Downtown Athens, TX
About the Event:
Event Producer:
Fiddles on Wheels 501c3 / East Texas Business Alliance
Traci Wilkes, Sherry McKenzie, Cindy Roberts, Katie Birk, Mary Ensign
P.O. Box 6614; Granbury, TX 76049
(903) 681-2269
Music: Country, Western Swing, Texas Style Fiddling, Old Time Fiddling, Classic country, Honky Tonk
Activities: Fiddling contests, Street dance
The Athens Old Fiddlers Contest and Reunion is held on the Courthouse Square in Athens as a homecoming for many people. In 1932, the Bethel community started staging a countywide fiddlers contest as a climax to a farmers' study course. Beginning early on Saturday morning, pickin' and fiddlin' takes place all around the downtown square. Groups of people crowd around to listen while the players practice before the contest. Later in the evening, a professional country western band plays for the street dance. There are concessions and novelty stands along the sidewalks, and there's always a carnival set up just off the square. Please bring quilts or lawn chairs to sit on while listening to the music and renewing old acquaintances. As always, Old Fiddlers is a FREE event!
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