Enter for your chance to win a ticket to the online LICKFEST 2025!, an epic weekend with 8 hours of fresh banjo licks shared by 16 top artists in bluegrass and beyond!
Artists include Kristin Scott Benson, Jens Kruger, Sarah Jarosz, Tony Trischka, Billy Failing (Billy Strings), Sam Grisman, Wes Corbett (Sam Bush Band), Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway), Jason Davis (Dan Tyminski Band), Gina Furtado, Jeff Picker (Nickel Creek), and more!
Regular ticket price is $97, and three ticket winners will be chosen. Learn more about LICK FEST here >
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