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Uncle Dave Macon Days

Grab your banjos and shine your dancin' shoes-- the Uncle Dave Macon Days old-time music and dance festival is located in historic Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Considered one of America's premier summer festivals, the family-oriented event annually gathers more than 40,000 people to Murfreesboro for a hearty helping of fun, southern style. It has been consecutively selected by the Atlanta-based Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 events in the Southeast. Additionally, the American Bus Association designated Uncle Dave Macon Days as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2005.

The festival was established to honor the memory of Uncle Dave Macon. Uncle Dave lived near Murfreesboro and is considered one of the first Grand Ole Opry superstars. A master banjo player and performer, he died in 1952, and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966.

Uncle Dave Macon Days is one of the very few old-time music competitions in the country. A purse of more than $6,100 is at stake during Friday and Saturday's highly charged music and dance competitions. In 1986 the United States House of Representatives proclaimed these competitions to be the National Championships in Old-Time Banjo, Old-Time Clogging and Old-Time Buckdancing.

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  Uncle Dave Macon Days

  PO Box 5016
  Murfreesboro, TN 37133-5016

  Phone: (800)716-7560

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• Past Events

  07/13/07- 07/15/07

  30th Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival Cannonsburgh Village