COME ON OUT !
Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Contra Dancing 2006
Contra dancing, Square Dancing and Step Dancing!

SINCE 1961, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S FAVORITE
OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS, FOLK SONG, FOLK DANCING & CRAFTS FESTIVAL

Where: Paramount Ranch near Agoura Hills, California in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation area

On THREE STAGES with Dance Barn and Children's area, set within Western movie sets and mountain locations -- bring your instruments and "sit in" with jamming musicians!

Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder

THE MAIN STAGE:

Over 100 instrumental and singing contestants, plus performances by Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder, The Stairwell Sisters, and Simon Pure!

DANCE BARN: Clogging, Square Dancing, Contra Dancing, English Country Dancing and Step Dancing - with all live music!

PAVILION STAGE: Mike Mahaney's Cowboy Music & Poetry, Cowboy Nick from KCSN and more! 

RAILROAD STAGE: Traditional Singing Playoffs, Steve Werner and Fur Dixon, Stephanie Bettman, Evie Ladin, and Ross Altman!

Jam With Your Friends!

JAM WITH YOUR FRIENDS: On Western movie sets and mountain locations - banjos, fiddles, guitars, basses, mandolins, whatever - bring your instruments and play along with other jamming musicians!

Folk Art, Vendor Wares and More!

FOLK ART BOOTHS AND VENDOR WARES: Weaving, ceramics, metal craft, leather craft, jewelry, needlework, painting, instruments, straw hats - you name it!

L.A.'s National Park!

PARKS ACTIVITIES: Environmental and public service booths providing information and displays of national, state, and local parks, hiking trails, volunteer organizations, environmental groups and native plants. Come see "L.A.'s National Park!"

Topanga's Main Stage Audience

TICKETS: Available only at the gate on the day of the event. $12.00 for ages 18-64, $7.00 for ages 10-17 or over 65. No charge for children under 10.

FOOD: Bring your own picnic or buy from vendors on site!

PARKING: Free parking, including a shuttle bus service for the parking area. to the main gate!

DIRECTIONS: Take the (101) Ventura Freeway to Kanan Road off-ramp in Agoura Hills, California. Head south towards the ocean 1/4 mile to Cornell Road. Turn left on Cornell Road and continue 2 1/2 miles to the entrance of Paramount Ranch. Signs are posted along the way. See our Maps and Directions page for more information!

Sponsored by the non-profit Topanga Banjo●Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival, Inc. in cooperation with the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Parks Service

2008 Free Summer Concerts
at the Peter Strauss Ranch

Fur Dixon

Don't forget the THREE FREE CONCERTS sponsored by Topanga Banjo●Fiddle Contest at Peter Strauss Ranch coming in July, August and September 2008! Parking is FREE, too! Y'all come on out and enjoy an afternoon of great music from 3-5 p.m. for the huge cost of nuttin' honey! CLICK HERE to go to the Peter Strauss free Summer Concerts page for dates, times and band information!