Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival

Friday – Saturday
July 4 - 5, 2014

Commencing at
9:00 a.m. both days

Town Square
Smithville, Tennessee

Come one, come all to downtown Smithville, Tennessee, beautiful DeKalb County, and the 43rd Annual Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival! This year's event will be held Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th. The Festival begins at 9:00 am each day, and continues until the final competition has been awarded. With over 35 music and dance categories, streets full of hand-made crafts, and over a dozen food booths, there is something for everyone at the Jamboree. You have to experience it in person...come and see the Jamboree!

The mission of the Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival is to preserve and perpetuate traditional Appalachian and Old-Time music, dance, and crafts.

News

New For 2013!

Friday, June 14th, 2013

In an effort to continue improving the Jamboree, the following changes have been made for 2013:

* A new category has been added for Old-Time Appalachian Folksinging: Duet, Trio, and Quartet.
* The Order of Events has changed: Band categories have been moved to later in the day.
* Junior and Senior Fiddlers will be asked to play two tunes in the Finals: a waltz and a breakdown.
* Old-Time Fiddle Bands and Bluegrass Bands will be asked to play two tunes in the Finals: one with vocals and one instrumental only.
* Five judges will score each music contestant, the high and low scores will be thrown out, and the remaining three scores will be used to determine the contestant’s final score.
* Renowned flat-picker Roy Curry will serve as head music judge, and dance expert Jeff Driggs will serve as the head dance judge.

See our “Crafts” section for changes to the craft rules.

We hope these changes will benefit both the contestants and the audience, and help us achieve our mission to preserve and perpetuate Appalachian and Old-Time music and dance. As always, if you have any questions, please contact us!