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53rd Walnut Valley Festival; National Flat-Picking Championships, September 17-21, 2024; Winfield, KS
  • About the Festival
    • Walnut Valley Festival for First-Timers
    • Safety & Emergency Protocols
    • Walnut Valley News
    • Occasionals
    • Festival Map
    • Festival FAQs
  • Entertainers
    • 2025 Entertainers
  • Contests
    • 2024 Contest Winners
    • Contest Registration
    • Contest Rules
    • 2024 Luthiers and Prizes
    • 2025 Accredited Contests
    • Past Contest Winners (1972-Present)
      • Alphabetical
      • Chronological
  • Arts, Crafts & More
    • 2025 Paulette Rush Arts & Crafts Show
    • Crafter Information
    • Food Concessions
    • Massage Barn
  • Camping
    • General Camping Information
    • Camping: Preregistration, Lineup & Land Rush Information
    • Campground Rules
    • Camping Alternatives
    • Camping Comforts
    • Campsite Contest
    • Campground Stages
    • Campground Radio
  • Special Events
    • 2024 Wednesday Workshops
    • 2024 Champion Showcase Concert
    • 2024 Feisty Music Camp for Kids
    • NewSong Showcase
    • 2024 NewSong Showcase Winners & Alternates List
    • 2024 NewSong Showcase Winners
    • Andy May’s Acoustic Kids™ Showcases
    • Things to do and see in Winfield
  • Tix & Merch
    • Festival Tickets
    • Shop
  • Cart  
  • About the Festival
    • Walnut Valley Festival for First-Timers
    • Safety & Emergency Protocols
    • Walnut Valley News
    • Occasionals
    • Festival Map
    • Festival FAQs
  • Entertainers
    • 2025 Entertainers
  • Contests
    • 2024 Contest Winners
    • Contest Registration
    • Contest Rules
    • 2024 Luthiers and Prizes
    • 2025 Accredited Contests
    • Past Contest Winners (1972-Present)
      • Alphabetical
      • Chronological
  • Arts, Crafts & More
    • 2025 Paulette Rush Arts & Crafts Show
    • Crafter Information
    • Food Concessions
    • Massage Barn
  • Camping
    • General Camping Information
    • Camping: Preregistration, Lineup & Land Rush Information
    • Campground Rules
    • Camping Alternatives
    • Camping Comforts
    • Campsite Contest
    • Campground Stages
    • Campground Radio
  • Special Events
    • 2024 Wednesday Workshops
    • 2024 Champion Showcase Concert
    • 2024 Feisty Music Camp for Kids
    • NewSong Showcase
    • 2024 NewSong Showcase Winners & Alternates List
    • 2024 NewSong Showcase Winners
    • Andy May’s Acoustic Kids™ Showcases
    • Things to do and see in Winfield
  • Tix & Merch
    • Festival Tickets
    • Shop
  • Cart  

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Walnut Valley Association
918 Main
PO Box 245
Winfield, KS 67156

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Phone number: 620-221-3250

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918 Main – P.O. Box 245
Winfield, KS 67156
620-221-3250
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About the Festival

The Walnut Valley Association was formed in 1972, with its sole purpose to produce the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Championships Festival, also known as the Flat-Picking Championships, now known as the “Walnut Valley Festival” or simply “Winfield” to the long time attendees.

Still the third week-end in September, in Winfield, Kansas, at the Winfield Fairgrounds, the Walnut Valley Festival has long prided itself on being educational as well as enjoyable, but most of all, the Festival is a homecoming. And a homecoming not just because of the music and how folks act, but a coming home to a place in the soul and the heart with a spirit of celebration.

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