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Mount Airy Blue Grass & Old-Time Fiddlers Convention
Mount Airy, NC · Music
- When
- June 4–5, 2027
- Where
- Veterans Memorial Park · Mount Airy · NC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The Surry Arts Council's fiddlers convention draws old-time and bluegrass pickers to Veterans Memorial Park for two days of competition and jamming. It has run since the early 1970s and is usually held the first weekend of June; 2027 dates are approximate pending the next announcement.
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The Surry Arts Council's fiddlers convention draws old-time and bluegrass pickers to Veterans Memorial Park for two days of competition and jamming.
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