Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships

06/22/2025

Our most recent band contest winners performing live during Downtown Lawrence’s sidewalk sale! 2025 contest registration opens tomorrow!

05/07/2025

The weather for Spring Thing this Saturday is shaping up to be pretty idyllic. ☀️🪕🎻

04/28/2025

At FidPick 43, we had our first ever Spanish-language group, Alegres del Rancho from Topeka. This August, we are excited to announce our first ever Grammy-winning artist. Official announcement to be made at Spring Thing! A FidPick Fundraiser on Saturday, May 10.

Any guesses? If you guess right, we have a free FidPick t-shirt for you at our annual event happening on Sunday, August 24! 🥇🪕

04/24/2025

FidPick is just 4 months away! And we have BIG news coming about this year’s headliner, you’re going to be 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯…

04/19/2025

Thanks to Kansas Tourism for the writeup! Our star-studded Spring Thing is going to be so much fun... make sure May 10 is on your calendar!

Presented by Stuga Vodka, hand crafted in Dodge City, KS. Spring Thing is a fundraiser concert to benefit the non-profit Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships, and to deliver more great traditional American music to our community! FEATURING: Sally & The Hurts (9pm) The Lost Keys (8pm...

03/20/2025

Friends: this is real money that positively affects our cultural identity, and FidPick relies on funds from the Kansas Arts Commission to bring you top-tier artists like Rick Faris, Roe Family Singers, and The Lost Keys. We have a world-class artist in negotiations for FidPick 44 on 8/24/25, but we rely on state funds to make it all happen. Please contact your representatives and urge them to keep this tiny (relative to the entire state budget) sliver of funding flowing in support of the arts - FidPick Board of Directors