OMMA Youth in Bluegrass Contest

The 2025 Youth in Bluegrass Competition, hosted by the Ozark Mountain Music Association, was held this past Saturday, May 17, in Branson, MO. The long-running band contest, originally run by Silver Dollar City and KSMU radio, is open to bluegrass

The Ozark Mountain Music Association will once again host the Youth in Bluegrass Competition in Branson, MO. This is the continuation of what had formerly been known as the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Competition, held in cooperation between Silver Dollar

For more than 20 years, Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO hosted the annual KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Contest, bringing young bands in their teens and younger, together to compete for serious cash prizes. The contest was the brainchild of