Contests & Events

MerleFest features a variety of contests and events to choose among. These include songwriting, guitar, mandolin and banjo championships, raffles and many others!

All winners of prizes worth more than $600 will receive a 1099-MISC.

• The Doc Watson Guitar Championship
  
• The Merle Watson Bluegrass Banjo Contest
  
• The MerleFest Mandolin Contest
  
• The Chris Austin Songwriting Contest
  
• Songwriter's Coffehouse
  
• Pete Wernick’s Bluegrass JAM CAMP
  
• Raffle (Just $5 bucks a pop!)
  
• Silent Auction at MerleFest
  

• 2001 Contest Winners
• 2002 Contest Winners
• 2003 Contest Winners
• 2004 Contest Winners
• 2005 Contest Winners
• 2006 Contest Winners
• 2007 Contest Winners