Other ways you can watch or listen to the 2026 Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree

DTC TV will be airing the Jamboree LIVE, from kickoff to sign off, via web stream at www.DTC3.tv Free of charge!
and both on DTC3 (ch.3) and DTC3 HD (ch. 303) for DTC TV customers.

Listeners can also catch the Fiddlers Jamboree music LIVE on the web stream at www.wjle.com throughout the annual two day festival.

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NEWS

Now accepting craft applications for 2026

2026 Craft Application
Save 10% on your Craft Booth(s) by applying by September1, 2025.

Download your PDF free copy

"50 Year History of the Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival "

Visit our Arts & Crafts page for this year's crafters and their locations around the square, download or view on your phone,

Exciting Jamboree Dance News for 2025

We are pleased to announce the Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree has partnered with The National Clogging Organization (C.L.O.G.) and The National Clogging & Hoedown Council (N.C.H.C.) in sanctioning four traditional clogging categories to add to our festival starting in 2025! This is in addition to our current dance competitions. To review the rules please select the link below. Check back soon for Order of Events.

NCHC Contestant Rules & Regulations
Registration forms can be printed, filled out and presented the day of the event in person. Payment will need to be made at that time.
Remember, MUST BE REGISTERED AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR CATEGORY.

PLEASE READ THE CHANGES FOR CONTESTANTS

Contestant Rules & Regulations ~ Revised 2025

For more information and updates

Join us for the 55th Annual Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival coming Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th, 2026 to Downtown Smithville, Tennessee. Each day begins at 9am with over 35 music and dance categories, streets full of hand-made crafts, and food booths galore. Come and see for yourself why this FREE family-friendly festival has been named the official Jamboree & Crafts Festival of the State of Tennessee.

The old-time Fiddlers' Jamboree is a DeKalb County tradition that draws musicians, craft artists, and spectators to the Smithville Square each summer around the Independence Day weekend. Over time, the festival became a broader tribute to Appalachian art and culture. Thousands of tourists visit the festival every year, along with television viewers across the country via DTC-TV.

The Grand Ole Opry, the world’s longest-running radio show and the show that made country music famous, is proud to announce that it has invited the 2026 Grand Fiddle Off Champion of the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival to perform on its legendary stage, the biggest stage in country music. The Smithville Jamboree, held annually on the Friday and Saturday nearest the Fourth of July in Smithville, Tennessee, is a major event that draws hundreds of musicians and crafts people, as well as thousands of spectators from around the world. The festival showcases the best of old-time Appalachian-style music and dance, as well as authentic Appalachian and handmade crafts.

The Po' Ramblin' Boys Named 2025
Fiddlers’ Jamboree Blue Blaze Award Winner
Saturday, July 5th @5:00 pm.

Formed ten years ago in the Smoky Mountains in 2014, The Po' Ramblin' Boys have made a significant impact on the bluegrass music scene. They are known for their authenticity and straightforward honesty, which resonates deeply with their audience. The group has successfully brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, showcasing their versatility and dedication to the genre.

We would like to thank our 2025 partners!

Live Streaming will start 9am, July 4

WJLE Radio AM 1480-FM 101.7 has been broadcasting LIVE the on-stage entertainment of the Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival since its beginning in 1972. The first of any electronic media to do so. Listeners can also catch the Fiddlers Jamboree music LIVE on the web stream at www.wjle.com throughout the annual two day festival.