Toe-Tappin' Music “Out Wickenburg Way”
30th Annual Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship
The Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival on November 13-15, 2009 is sponsored by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce - and it's one of the oldest bluegrass festivals in the Southwest.
Featured bands entertaining all three days at the festival are Mark Phillips & Ill Generation Palmer Divide Bluegrass, and Honi Deaton & Dream.
Additionally, contestants will compete in thirteen categories for prizes and cash awards. Some of the categories bring Championship designation, such as Open Fiddle, Mandolin, Flat Pick Guitar, and Banjo.
The festival is held outdoors at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, just 1/2 mile east of Highway 60/93 in Wickenburg. Limited reserved self-contained RV camping is arranged through the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce.
The festival opens on Friday to the public at 11 am, with entertainment from 1 pm- 5:30 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 7 am for a pancake breakfast, and entertainment follows from 9 am - 5:30 pm. Tickets for the Bluegrass Festival are: $12 adults, $10 senior citizens, $7 children; 3 Day Passes are $30, $27 and $12 at the gate.
One of the festival highlights is the Saturday Bluegrass concert featuring the band inside the 600-seat Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, on the campus of Wickenburg High School at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $ 15 per person and sold by the chamber.
At the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, the festival location for the three days, you'll find food & drink concessions, arts/crafts, and a designated Kids Zone. Organizers prohibit bringing in alcoholic beverages, food and coolers. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
General bleacher seating is available on grounds.
Wickenburg Chamber, 928-684-5479
www.wickenburgchamber.com
