• Homestead Heritage Center & Prairie

    Homestead

    National Monument of America Nebraska

Monumental Fiddling Festival and Acoustic Band Contest

Mark your calendars for the Monumental Fiddling Championship and Acoustic Band Contests! This day of rousing music and fun-filled competition will take place at our Education Center on Saturday, May 28, 2011.

For audience members: 
2 p.m- competition begins.
There is no admission fee.
7 p.m.- Winners of all three categories will perform.

For fiddlers and acoustic band members: 
$1000 in prize money  
Drawing to win a free fiddle.
Registration starts at 10 a.m.
Free workshop at 10 a.m.
Competition starts at 2 p.m.

This event is supported by the Leigh F & Jane M & Leigh M Coffin Foundation as well as the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Did You Know?

Prairie

While plowing 1 acre of ground, the homesteader walked 10 miles.  So to plow the required 10 acres for his homestead, the homesteader had to walk a minimum of 100 miles.
  -- Homestead National Monument of America