Ola Belle Reed Festival
Sat, Aug 03
|J.O Blevins Meadow (Behind LVFD)
Time & Location
Aug 03, 2024, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
J.O Blevins Meadow (Behind LVFD), 9281 NC-194, Lansing, NC 28643, USA
About the event
Attention Old Time Music pickers, singers, and lovers! The Ola Belle Reed Festival will be held on August 3, 2024 in the J.O. Blevins Meadow in Lansing, NC.
Admission: $10 per wristband (grants all day access)
Children 12 and under free
Festival MC: Dale Morris
Competition Judges: Kay Justice, Trish Fore, Tim Lewis
Square Dance Caller: Jerry Smith
We are looking for competitors in both the Youth and Adult categories to perform songs in the style of Ola Belle Reed. The songs may be from the Ola Belle Reed catalog (with the exception of standards, such as “High on a Mountain” and “I’ve Endured”) or may be original songs in the Ola Belle style.
Prize money for adult competitors:
1st place: Individual $100 Band $200
2nd place: Individual $50 Band $100
Ribbons will be awarded to Youth and Adult 1st and 2nd place winners.
Online registrations commence on July 1, 2024. No registration fee is required.
Following the competitions will be performances by Zoe & Cloyd and The Sheets Family Band, plan on staying into the evening to enjoy a night of square dancing on the banks of Big Horse Creek!
The organizing committee is seeking sponsors and volunteers for the festival. If you are interested in supporting this event or volunteering to help on festival day, please contact the committee chairman Dick Greenwood (zdgreenwood@gmail.com) or Sandy Roten (clerk.lansingnc@gmail.com).
For more details on the event, contact glad28643@gmail.com.