The 2021 Weiser Banjo Contest will be held at the Hooker Hall auditorium at the historic Inter-mountain Institute.
Registration will open in Januar for Weiser Banjo Contest 2021
Note: We always welcome volunteers on the weekend of the contest to help us pull off this event. Contact us if interested.
2020 Banjo Contest
- CANCELLED -
Winners have been posted
here
2019 Banjo Contest Schedule
Saturday, June 15 2019
2pm
Open Mic (with Raynae Redman)
6 pm
Novelty Contest: Get Pick Out of Guitar Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
6:15pm
Intermediate Banjo Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: J. D. Webb, Mike Bond, Chuck Holloway
1st plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
2nd plaque + $25 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd plaque + $10 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
Sunday, June 16 2019
2pm
Novelty Contest: Banjo Tuning Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
2:15pm
Advanced Banjo Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: Rick McCracken, Jason Homey, Mike Bond
1st - plaque + $75 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
2nd - plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd - plaque + $25 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
6pm
Trick Fiddling Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
6:15pm
Banjo + Fiddle Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: Vivian Williams, Duane Boyer, Larry Chung
1st plaque + $150 + handmade Idaho fruit pie &
perform on Monday 6/17 to open the Monday evening program at the National Old Time Fiddler's Contest (6:30pm).
2nd plaque + $100 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
2pm
Open Mic (with Raynae Redman)
6 pm
Novelty Contest: Get Pick Out of Guitar Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
6:15pm
Intermediate Banjo Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: J. D. Webb, Mike Bond, Chuck Holloway
1st plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
2nd plaque + $25 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd plaque + $10 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
Sunday, June 16 2019
2pm
Novelty Contest: Banjo Tuning Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
2:15pm
Advanced Banjo Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: Rick McCracken, Jason Homey, Mike Bond
1st - plaque + $75 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
2nd - plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd - plaque + $25 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
6pm
Trick Fiddling Contest (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Certificates and novelty prizes)
1st place - small Idaho fruit pie
6:15pm
Banjo + Fiddle Contest (starts with judges show case)
Judges: Vivian Williams, Duane Boyer, Larry Chung
1st plaque + $150 + handmade Idaho fruit pie &
perform on Monday 6/17 to open the Monday evening program at the National Old Time Fiddler's Contest (6:30pm).
2nd plaque + $100 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
3rd plaque + $50 + handmade Idaho fruit pie
Novelty Contests
Also known as the "talent-less contest", the Novelty Contest will be interspersed throughout the event.
Everyone is encouraged to participate...trust us, you won't need to practice.
See our point!

Feel free to check out our beautiful photos from Banjo Contest 2018:
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Banjo & Banjo-Fiddle Contest Winners, 2018
Novelty Contest Winners, 2018: Ugly Truck, Whistling, Air Fiddling
Pie Making Class
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Banjo & Banjo-Fiddle Contest Winners, 2018
Novelty Contest Winners, 2018: Ugly Truck, Whistling, Air Fiddling
Pie Making Class
Thank you Barbara!
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