Contestants

58th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

October 1-4, 2025

$47,350 Total Cash Prizes
The top eight contestants in each category receive prize money!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025

REGISTRATION: Begins at 12:00 Noon

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 7:00 PM)

Harmonica
Dulcimer
Mandolin
Bluegrass Banjo
Dobro

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE McCANDLESS HALL DELMORE BROTHERS STAGE (Beginning at 7:00 PM)

Old Time Singing

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025

REGISTRATION: Begins at 8:00 AM

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE McCANDLESS HALL STAGE (Beginning at 9:00 AM)

Beginner Guitar (Ages 12 & under)
Beginner Mandolin (Ages 12 & under)
Beginner Banjo (Ages 12 & under)
Old Time Banjo
Guitar Finger Picking
Guitar Flat Picking

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Beginning at 9:30 AM)

Beginner Fiddler (Ages 10 & under)
Apprentice Fiddler (Ages 11-15)
Classic Old Time Fiddler
Senior Fiddler (Ages 55+)
Old Time String Band (Preliminaries)
Bluegrass Band (Preliminaries)
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion (Preliminaries)

COMPETITIONS HELD ON THE BROWN HALL STAGE (Beginning at 2:00 pm)

Appalachian Buck Dancing (Preliminaries)

FINALS HELD ON THE FOUNDERS HALL MAIN STAGE (Saturday Afternoon)

Appalachian Buck Dancing
Old Time String Band
Bluegrass Band
Tennessee Valley Fiddle Champion

IMPORTANT: Fiddle contestants may only enter one fiddle category.
Once a Beginner competitor has entered the apprentice or general category he/she may not re-enter a Beginner category in subsequent years.
In categories not listed as preliminary, winners will be selected from the first-round competition with no finals.

For more information, please contact Brandy Conway by email.

Tickets

An admission ticket will pay the entry fee for one category of the competition.
Entry fees for additional categories are $5.00 each.
Registration for Bluegrass and Old-Time Band is $10.00.
Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the beginning of each category competition.