Bluegrass Spring Music Jam At The Fairgrounds

Bluegrass Spring Music Jam will return to Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22.

This foot-stompin’, family-friendly event will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 20; from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 21; and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 22. Admission is $15 for adults and free for children 12 and younger. Parking is free, and camping is $35 per night.

Sponsored by Coca-Cola, Ford and Kubota, the Bluegrass Spring Music Jam will celebrate traditional and world-class bluegrass music. The headliner will be five-time Grammy Award nominee Rhonda Vincent, known as the “Queen of Bluegrass.” She will perform on Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m.

The Boxcars, celebrated for their outstanding bluegrass music, also will headline the event, performing on Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m.

Also performing are the Banyan Bluegrass Band, Drymill Road, Highway 41 South, Keith Bass & the Florida Bluegrass Express, Matthew Sabatella & the Rambling String Band, Newtown, the Roys, Uproot Hootenanny and others.

Other activities will include a variety of foods and delicacies, jam sessions, arts and crafts, old-fashioned games for kids, vendors of all kinds and a car show. Backpacks, food, glass containers and alcohol are prohibited.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities, call (561) 790-5233 or e-mail theresa@southfloridafair.com or tim@southfloridafair.com. There also are opportunities for vendors. Download a vendor application at www.southfloridafair.com or contact Lorie Stinson at (561) 790-5245 or e-mail lorie@southfloridafair.com.

For more about the event itself, call (561) 793-0333.