Location: Downtown Branson
Web: www.downtownbranson.org
The Downtown Branson Fiddle Festival, in its 24th year, is on the fourth weekend of August. It is a nationally recognized championship fiddling contest that begins with a FREE kick-off jam session, demonstrations, strolling performers, workshops and a Saturday night “Square Dance.” Fiddlers from around the country compete for more than $6,500 in cash prizes. Attendance, which is on the rise, is generally 7,000-10,000. The fiddle is Missouri’s state instrument.