The seventh annual fiddler's convention will be held Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, at the Higgins Agricultural Fairgrounds on U.S. 21 in Sparta. The weekend will be filled to the brim with bluegrass and old time music by pickers of all ages. The Saturday night show is 100 percent hot pickin' bands. On Friday night and during the day Saturday, the audience will see and hear a variety of bands and individual contestants who come to the stage when they are ready to play, in no particular order. Calling All Dancers For those who like to kick up their heels, there's junior and senior dance competition with ribbons awarded to the top 5 in each category.
Registration is at the convention.
There's plenty of fun besides the competition. With all that good music coming from the stage, the dance boards are a busy place. 2 p.m. Camping is first come, first served. The Higgins Agricultural Fairgrounds has clean restrooms with showers. There' s spacious covered grandstand seating, or you can bring a lawn chair for a close-up view of the action on stage.