FIDDLE FESTIVAL Homestead hosts fiddle festival: 'The fiddle makes people feel less alone' Christina Lyons Daily Sun staff writer May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026 Updated Jul 28, 2026 0 1 of 5 Caleb Klingenberg (right) plays his fiddle in the Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival on Saturday. His dad, Brett, accompanied him on the guitar. Christina Lyons, Daily Sun One of the contestants at the Homestead National Historical Park Fiddle Festival on Saturday. Christina Lyons, Daily Sun Contestants in the fiddle festival played a hoedown, a waltz and a tune of their choice. Christina Lyons, Daily Sun A contestant in the picking division of the 29th Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival. Pickers played two tunes, a hoedown and a tune of their choice. Christina Lyons, Daily Sun A picker sings with his selection in the competition. 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