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Named Bluegrass Event of the Year by International Bluegrass Music Association. Dynamic performances from some of the biggest stars of bluegrass music, including Missouri native Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, The Grascals, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and the Kruger Brothers.

Visit the Front Porch Fellowship Stage, presented by Singing News. The festival plays host to The National Single Mic Championship, May 19-20, and The Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest, May 26-27. Plus, The House of Barbecue features America's favorite regional barbecue flavors from Kansas City and Memphis to Texas and Carolina.

Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46. See our website for schedule and details.

Celebrate the magic and meaning of the holidays at An Old Time Christmas. More than 4 million lights, a holiday light parade, a five-story special effects Christmas tree, fun family shows including the all-new production It's a Wonderful Life and the acclaimed A Dickens' Christmas Carol, and festive food await in the winter wonderland. Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.

Silver Dollar City hosts a brand-new event featuring country music stars on stages throughout the park for an entire weekend. See performances by country music legends Diamond Rio on Sept. 8, and Pam Tillis on Sept. 9. Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.

Ride into the night with extended ride time on more than 30 rides and attractions. There also will be nightly street dances and special deals in select shops and eateries. Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.

Silver Dollar City, the Home of American Craftsmanship welcomes more than 125 visiting craftsmen, including Best of Missouri Hands juried artists, to demonstrate and display their unique talents.

In 2012, National Harvest Festival welcomes back Salute to the Great American Cowboy featuring an all-new western stunt show, Buck Taylor & Friends, wild mustangs and trick horses, cowboy poets, chuckwagons, rope and whip demos and other activities. Plus, music returns to the Opera House with cowboy and western performers. Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.

National KidsFest features unbelievable shows to bring out the kid in every member of your family. It features the amazing fests of the legendary Fabulous Wallendas Family Circus.

New for 2012: LUMA, a high-tech, three-dimensional show of light, color and motion; Gazillion Bubbles, an interactive show featuring lasers, lighting effects and bubble artistry; and a character meet-and-greet with your favorite cartoon characters.

Plus, experience 30 rides and attractions, from roller coasters to interactive family adventures.

Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.

Experience hundreds of performances by some of gospel's biggest stars including: The Booth Brothers, The Isaacs, Jeff and Sheri Easter, Triumphant Quartet and the Collingsworth Family. Don't miss the two-hour Southern Gospel Nights Concert Series each evening in Echo Hollow Amphitheatre. Plus, feast on the flavors of southern cooking at The House of Chicken and Fixin's, on the City's Square. Admission to Silver Dollar City is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; ages 4-11, $46.