The Bob Wills Fiddle Festival & Contest is Greenville, Texas’ annual citywide celebration of the state’s famed western-swing king and its music-loving culture. The October event features free day and night dances; an all-ages fiddle competition attracting world-class players that honors Wills’ legacy by promoting his craft; and ticketed concerts held at the city’s proudest jewel, the art-deco Greenville Municipal Auditorium, which unveiled a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2016. The festival attracts a range of country, Americana and western-swing acts such as Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel, the Hot Club of Cowtown, Dale Watson, Charley Pride, the Time Jumpers and Leon Rausch (the voice of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys in the late 1950s and early ’60s).