Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention

Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention This is the official page of the HVFC. Every Labor Day weekend, come meet old friends, make new ones, and enjoy the traditional music of North Carolina.

The festival site is located on the Yadkin River at 3590 Hwy 268 in Patterson, North Carolina. The convention takes place every Labor Day weekend on the Jones Family Farm, northeast of Lenoir on N.C. Scenic Byway 268 along the banks of the beautiful Yadkin River. Resting in the foothills of the Appalachians in Western North Carolina, the Yadkin Valley is rich in music and history. Just east of the

convention site is the place where Daniel Boone made his home in the 1750s. Boone hunted and explored the valley and beyond for years before heading west through the Cumberland Gap. The convention site itself is home to the resting place of Laura Foster who was immortalized in the famous song "Tom Dooley", first recorded by G.B. Grayson in 1929. Descendants of the Dula and Foster families still attend the Fiddlers Convention each year. The Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention is a proud friend of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. For more info, visit and www.BlueRidgeMusicNC.com

Bring a cake so a feller can take a cake! (and share, we hope)
08/22/2025

Bring a cake so a feller can take a cake! (and share, we hope)

Our festival is 100% donation-supported, and our cake walks are 100% supported by cake donations! Donuts and other pastries and goodies also accepted. Our cakes walks are one of the sweetest parts of our little festival!

Our Contest Rules!!! (see what we did there?) 😅
08/22/2025

Our Contest Rules!!! (see what we did there?) 😅

This weekend in Wilkesboro, go check it out!
08/20/2025

This weekend in Wilkesboro, go check it out!

OUR SCHEDULE IS LIVE!

We really appreciate everyone's patience as we've tackled a lot of new challenges this year. As always, the schedule is subject to slight change due to volume of competitors, but we can't wait to see everyone!

Full contest rules, and registration for all categories is now live on the website so please visit our site for more information at www.carolinahillsfiddlefest.com
We also have a couple volunteer spots open if anyone is interested, message us here.

See y’all this coming Friday and Saturday! August 22 and 23!

this weekend in Wilkesboro!!
08/20/2025

this weekend in Wilkesboro!!

Thank you CCTV!
08/19/2025

Thank you CCTV!

Big thanks to Eric Stafford and CCTV for filming Pat, Kay, and William Ritter for a little local TV spot about the Happy Valley Jamboree. Mooranda Tipper Jones made her television debut! Thanks Pat and Kay for all you do to support the Jamboree and local music. We'll share the video just as soon as we have a link. Stay in-tuned! 🐄 🐮 🎻 📽️

Thanks friends for all your hard work!! 🪏 💪
08/19/2025

Thanks friends for all your hard work!! 🪏 💪

Great fiddle for the Auction this year!
08/18/2025

Great fiddle for the Auction this year!

08/15/2025

🦔🎶 From Flatfooting to Flat Alf!

This year, instead of his usual flatfooting workshop, Rodney Sutton will be sharing his Possum Appreciation Program — a delightful mix of stories, curious facts, sing-alongs, and, yes… the famous possum dance! With puppets, a treasure trove of possum paraphernalia, and the hilarious true tale of his pet possum Flat Alf (star of the children’s book Alfred the Possum: On the Road with The Green Grass Cloggers), Rodney brings this lovable marsupial to life. You can’t make this stuff up… and you won’t want to miss it!

08/15/2025

A certain bovine is looking forward to making her return to the Jamboree after her worldwide debut last year. She's a little too bashful to sing but loves to sit on the front of the stage, where she happily eats cash and check donations to help put on future Jamboree events! She appreciates many of the excellent names offered in last year's name vote, like "Phyl-us," and "Tipper," but was more than happy to follow the will of the people and take on her brand Moo name: Mooranda! Tony Jones wants us to let you know that it is perfectly fine to tip *her*, but please do not approach his family's farm's other cows. They are sad enough that they can't attend the festival, and have to move next door, so just leave the poor gals and their feller alone. 😂🐮❤

Address

3590 NC Highway 268
Patterson, NC
28645

Telephone

+18282952887

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