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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 bands 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
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