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.