Bluegrass, BBQ and Competition Coming to Silver Dollar City, MO

Silver Dollar City’s Bluegrass & BBQ

Brings the Bluegrass Best to the Midwest, May 12-30 

The all-American favorites of bluegrass music and slow-smoked barbecue take over the Silver Dollar City streets, from the tunes of the bands to the tang of the sauce, at the park’s Bluegrass & BBQ festival, May 12-30. Presenting more than 50 bands and hundreds of performances, from international award-winning musicians to the hottest new bands in bluegrass, the festival presents a feast from the stages to the grills at the Branson, Missouri theme park.

  “The music is as American as barbecue – and we have that too,” Callaway says. Crossover and cutting-edge bluegrass artists like Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals and IIIrd Tyme Out have racked up awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), while Audie Blaylock and Danny Paisley have won awards with more traditional sounds. New groups, such as Monroeville –already spotlighted on The Today Show - keep the genre fresh.

IN THIS STORY

• National Bluegrass Competitions
• Annual National Single Mic Championshi
• Youth In Bluegrass Band Competition

National Bluegrass Competitions

The festival highlights two national competitions featuring entrants from across the country. The 5th Annual National Single Mic Championship, May 21-22, highlights performance skills as each band gathers around a single microphone and balances their sound by moving toward or away from it, a technique revived by many of today's top bluegrass bands. The Youth In Bluegrass Band Competition, May 28-29, promotes and encourages amateur bluegrass musicians 21 years of age or younger as they compete for top honors and cash prizes.

Silver Dollar City, located near Branson, Missouri, is open daily during Bluegrass & BBQ, May 12 – 30. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and Sunday, May 29).  For information and schedules: 800-831-4FUN(386), or www.silverdollarcity.com.