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Plan your getaway this spring to the Ozarks for the annual Dulcimer Jamboree at the Ozark Folk Center in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas. Experience the sounds of this unique and ancient instrument during evening concerts at Ozark Highlands Theater on April 24 and 25, 2026 featuring some of the best dulcimer players in the nation.Tickets & Information:
https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/ozarkfolkcenter/2026-dulcimer-jamboree-concerts-contests
Admission is free to the Southern Regional Dulcimer Championship Contests on Friday and Saturday. Usual admission fees apply to evening concerts. Day-of tickets cost $2.00 more at the theater.
Friday, April 24
5:00 - Theater doors open
5:30 - 6:45 Dulcimer Ensemble Contest begins
7:00 - 9:00 Dulcimer Jamboree Concert performers:
-Katie Moritz
-Don Pedi
-Jess Dickinson
Saturday, April 25
1:00 - Theater doors open
1:30 - 3:00 Mountain Dulcimer Contest begins
3:00 - 5:40 Hammered Dulcimer Contest begins
5:40 - 6:30 Final Round - Mountain Dulcimer Contest
6:30 - 7:00 Final Round - Hammered Dulcimer Contest
7:00 - 9:00 Dulcimer Jamboree Concert performers:
-Colin Beasley
-Rick Thum
-Kara Barnard
About the featured performers:
Steve Eulberg:
2007 GRAMMY Ballot for "Best Contemporary Folk/Americana", Runner-up National Mountain Dulcimer Championship, finalist National Hammered Dulcimer Championship
Colin Beasley:
2018 Hammered Dulcimer Champion, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist including steel pans and percussion
Kara Barnard: Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and 2022 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion
Rick Thum:
Award-winning hammered dulcimer player and professional instrument builder
Katie Moritz:
2013 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion and 2019 National Mountain Dulcimer finalist
Don Pedi:
Long-standing master of the mountain dulcimer and recipient of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award
Jess Dickinson:
2013 Southern Regional Hammered Dulcimer Champion and Dulcimer Ensemble Champion
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Event Venue
Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue,Mountain View,AR,United States
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