Musicians from across the region will compete for state bragging rights when the Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Championships return to the Ozark Folk Center State Park on Saturday, Aug. 8.
The annual competition will be at the park’s 1,000-seat Ozark Highlands Theater, with free admission for spectators from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Old Time Ozark Traditions and the Committee of One Hundred, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the music, dance, crafts and culture of the Ozarks since 2012, the event features banjo competitions in the morning followed by fiddle contests in the afternoon…