Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival 2025

Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival 2025 was the 45th annual Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, taking place in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Competition Winners

Karla Mortimer holding one of the competition placards

Forest Thurman won both guitar and band competitions

Mandolin

• 1st: Benjamin Babick 262
• 2nd: Anthony Powell 236
• 3rd: Grace Dickerhoff 225
• Brody Sharp 221

Full Band

• 1st: Forest Thurman and friends 283
• 2nd: Poverty Gulch 259
• 3rd: Enchantment Ramblers 253
• Brody James & The Never Flats 237

Banjo

• 1st: Tyler Walls 274
• 2nd Lucy Tanyi 260
• 3rd Laura Gersony 253
• Deborah Hillard 239
• Ryker Sharp 216
• Mike Wallace 242
• Gord Acri 249

Specalty Duet

• Brianna & Joe Baxter 282
• Brody & Grace 247
• Galen Anderson & Gary Auxier 246
• Mark Hickler & Howard 229
• Jeff and Ryker Sharp 225

Specialty Instruments

• Teak Porter 272
• Mark Hickler 267
• Anthony Powell 255
• Al Robertson 216

Speciality Vocal

• Ella Wurzel 292
• Teak Porter 285
• Anthony Powell 279.5
• [[Galen Anderson] 272
• Al Robertson 271

Fiddle

• [[Katie Boonn] 238
• [{Corrine Garey]] 226
• Laura Barry 219
• Dave Brinkman 217

Guitar

• Forest Thurman 277
• Brian Roe 269
• Teak Porter 257
• Luke Levesque 226