Three musicians play acoustic guitars and a fiddle on an indoor stage. — **Plate I.** Musicians performing, Colorado Fiddle Championships. From rmpbs.org

Colorado Fiddle Championships

Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Fiddle championship; first weekend in January.

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Where: Beef Palace Auction Arena at the National Western Complex, Denver, CO. Directions
When: Last held January 11–12, 2026; next year’s date not yet stated.
Website: coloradofiddlers.org
Managed by: Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers' Association.
Established: 22nd annual.

The contest is annually held the first weekend in the Beef Palace Auction Arena at the National Western Complex. The Colorado Fiddle Championships draws nationally recognized fiddlers, including previous Grand Champions of the National Oldtime Fiddlers' contest, Bob Wills Fiddle Festival & Contest, Texas State Championships/Fiddlers Frolics and Grand Masters Champions.

People

Celeste Johnson, Former novice-division competitor and contest prizewinner who returned as a teacher with competing students.
Denice Carter, Founder and past president of the contest-organizing Colorado Oldtime Fiddlers' Association (2002).
Kaitlin Kenney, Namesake of a memorial scholarship providing music instruction and instruments to underserved Denver children.
Erin Hass, Current Colorado Fiddler's president quoted about Linnea's musical tribute to Kaitlin.
Kaitlin, competitor in the first Colorado Fiddle Championships.
Linnea Kenney, former president and current treasurer of the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association; part of the championships since day one.
Erin Haas, president of the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association, the group that runs the contest.
Charlotte, O'Brien's student and novice-division competitor who took third place.
James, Kyle O'Brien's student who competed in the championship weekend.
Kyle O’Brien, Music instructor and longtime championship competitor, accompanied by his mother on stage.

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