Mark your calendars for the 58th Annual
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention!

October 1 - 4, 2025

This annual event, where the Alabama State Fiddle Champion is crowned (along with the top winner in over a dozen other categories being crowned Alabama State Champions) brings some 200 contestants and an estimated 10,000+ folk music fans to the grounds of historic Athens State University in Athens, Alabama the first full weekend of October each year.

2025 Entertainment Lineup (included with your admission ticket!):

• Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 PM: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
• Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 PM: Pitney Meyer
• Friday, October 3 at 6:00 PM: Jimmy Fortune
• Saturday, October 4 at 8:00 PM: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Also at the convention, area craftsmen display their arts and crafts at the annual arts and crafts fair held in conjunction with the musical competition, offering unique and custom-made souvenirs. There is something for everyone at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention!

Admission Prices:

• Wednesday, October 1: FREE PREVIEW NIGHT
• One-Day Ticket (Thursday, 10/2): $20.00
• One-Day Ticket (Friday, 10/3): $20.00
• One-Day Ticket (Saturday, 10/4): $20.00
• Three-Day Ticket (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday): $30.00

Group Tickets (parties of 20 or more):

• GROUP One-Day Ticket (Thursday, 10/2 - 20 or more): $17.00
• GROUP One-Day Ticket (Friday 10/3 - 20 or more): $17.00
• GROUP One-Day Ticket (Saturday 10/4 - 20 or more): $17.00
• GROUP Three-Day Ticket (20 or more): $25.50

(Children under 12 free with paid adult)