Welcome to The National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest & Festival!

Join us for our 71st year of this national heritage event!

2024 Contest & Festival Dates:

Always the third full week of June!

Monday, June 17th – Saturday, June 22nd, 2024

Purchase tickets at the Weiser High School or online

(purchase link coming soon!)

 

NOTF Inc.  MISSION STATEMENT

The Corporation is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of fostering and promoting oldtime and traditional fiddling and related traditional arts, including, but not limited to, conducting research, providing instruction, maintaining archives and collections on oldtime and traditional fiddling and related traditional arts, and conducting and sponsoring public shows, exhibitions and competitions of such art.

 

NEW INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 71st Anniversary 2024 EVENT:

This year’s event we’ll be celebrating our 71st Anniversary with an in-person audience, plus the entire contest will be livestreamed. 

WATCHING THE CONTEST:

You may watch this year’s event in-person at Weiser High School, on YouTube, and from the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest and Festival’s Facebook page.  

  • In addition to watching in-person, will be providing a high-quality live stream of our contest. You will be able to enjoy the contest in-person, or from the safety and comfort of your homes. Please donate during the show to help us with our expenses.

FRIENDS & FAMILY FAN CLUB:

Our tradition of cheering for your friends and family members has been very popular and we plan to continue this!

  • Up to 10 “Fan Club” members will be allowed to enter behind the fiddler and sit side-stage. “Fan Club” members will follow the fiddler off stage as soon as that fiddler has finished their round.

TICKET AVAILABILITY:

  •  VIP tickets are available. Call the office to reserve your favorite VIP ticket location.

  • Regular reserved tickets may be purchased here.

REGISTRATION:

  • Contestants’ and Accompanists’ Registration Packets are now available. Festival Vendors and Entertainer Registration forms are also available in the Festival section.

ALL CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE OPEN:

Fiddletown, Slocum and SRHC Campgrounds will all open Wednesday June 12th (see Stickerville’s website, www.stickerville.org, for their latest information).

      If you have any question needing an immediate answer, please feel free to call us! (208) 414-0255 Monday-Fridays 9-5, or email [email protected].

      For anyone interested in our special VIP seating, please call our office and we’ll assist you. VIP seating is unavailable online.

       

      Contest

      For information about “The National Finals of Fiddling”

      Contest Results

      Download PDFs of the final results of every division at the National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest (2018 to current year).

      Tickets

      Click the link above to purchase tickets online.

      Vendors

      Vendors can find out how to join the fun in the park.

      Contestants

      For contestant and Accompanist Packets click the link above.

      Festival

      Music, Food and Craft & Merchandise Vendors, Kids Day, Saturday Parade
      It’s City-Wide Fun!

      Parade

      Parade Information and application.

      Volunteers

      Come join our great volunteer team and help make the event shine!