E-mail: steve@westernswing.com Last updated April 30, 2009
FEBRUARY 13—14 - 1st Canton Western Swing Valentine Party - Canton Memorial Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton, TX (contact: 800-243-6502)
MARCH 12—15 - 25th Annual Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree - Sheraton Grand Hotel, 4440 W. John Carpenter Fwy. (114), Irving, TX (contact: 817-558-3481)
MARCH 21 - 13th Annual Texas Western Swing Fiddling Showcase - Bell County Expo, Belton, TX (contact: texasfiddle@texaswesternswing.com)
APRIL 16—18 - Texas Forest Country Western Swing Music Festival - Crockett Civic Center, 1100 Edmiston Drive, Crockett, TX (contact: 936-544-2359 or jessizwar@crockettareachamber.org)
APRIL 23—25 - 38th Annual Bob Wills Days - Turkey, TX (contact: 806-263-4019 or adfirmagency@gmail.com)
MAY 17 - 17th Annual Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival - Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX (contact: 888-200-5620 or kfranks@sanmarcostx.gov)
JUNE 10—13 - West Texas Western Swing Festival - The Coliseum, Snyder, TX (contact: 325-573-3558 or synchcom@snydertexas.com)
JUNE 18—20 - 22nd Annual Legends of Western Swing Music Festival - MPEC Exhibit Hall, Wichata Falls, TX (contact: 972-612-9598 or 940-723-6732 or gloriamiers@tx.rr.com)
JULY - Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Showcase - The Palace Event Center, 2310 N. Banner Road, El Reno, OK (contact: 405-495-3166 or WSMSS@aol.com)
AUGUST 6—9 - 19th Annual Pioneers of Western Swing Music Festival, Auburn Eagles, 702 M Street, SE, Auburn WA - (contact: 425-357-9210)
OCTOBER 1—4 - 28th Annual Western Swing Hall of Fame Music Festival & Inductions - The Machinist’s Hall, 2749 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA (contact: 916-974-1236 or halloffame@westernswingsociety.org)
OCTOBER 9—11 - 20th Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium - Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, 1461 Hwy. 70 W., Ruidoso Downs, NM (contact: 505-378-7262)
Northwest Western Swing Music Society - Monthly music showcases, second Sunday of month.
Texas Western Swing Hall Of Fame - (contact: 512-295-2770)
Visalia Area Western Swing Society - meets third Sunday every month 2—6 PM - Memorial Building, Exeter, CA (contact: 209-747-1200)
Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest - Meets quarterly - (contact: 918-266-7997 or sandra.guthrie@cnent.com)
Western Swing Society - Music session with guest bands and jams, first Sunday of month 1—6 PM - The Machinist’s Hall, 2749 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova, CA (contact: 916-974-1236)