Open to all area vocalists, finalists 13 & under will compete for Jr. Idol, while finalists 14 & above vie for the title of Big Top Idol. 

AUDITION IN PERSON | SAT. JUNE 29, 3:00-5:00PM

Auditions will be held at The Backstage, located at 84810 Hwy 31, Bayfield, WI. Each contestant should prepare two songs to perform acapella for our panel of judges. Full details available online.

AUDITION VIRTUALLY | SAT. JUNE 29 - WED. JULY 3

Virtual submissions open at 12:00pm on June 29 and will close at 5:00pm on July 3. Each contestant should prepare two songs, performed acapella, to submit for our panel of judges. Full details available online.

* Performance will be held at The Backstage

Fri, June 21 / Umphrey's McGee / Buy Tickets

Sat, June 22 / Laughing Fox & Friends / Buy Tickets

Sun, June 23 / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Buy Tickets

Thu, June 27 / Hwy 61 Revisited: A Bob Dylan Retrospective / Buy Tickets

Fri, June 28 / Lorrie Morgan / Buy Tickets

Sat, June 29 / Watchhouse with Charlie Parr / Buy Tickets

Sun, June 30 / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway / Buy Tickets

Wed, July 3 / Shakey Graves / Buy Tickets

Fri, July 5 / Not Fade Away: Buddy Holly & the Golden Age of Rock N Roll / Buy Tickets

Sat, July 6 / Riding The Wind / Buy Tickets

Fri, July 12 / Arrival From Sweden: The Music of Abba / Buy Tickets

Sat, July 13 / Pickin' on Rock / Buy Tickets

Sun, July 14 / Andrew Bird & Nickel Creek / Buy Tickets

Thu, July 18 / Ladies of Laurel Canyon / Buy Tickets

Fri, July 19 / Pickin' on Rock / Buy Tickets

Sun, July 21 / An Evening with Lyle Lovett & His Large Band / Buy Tickets

Thu, July 25 / JJ Grey & Mofro / Buy Tickets

Fri, July 26 / Song for the Wild / Buy Tickets

Sat, July 27 / The Drifters, The Platters, & Cornell Gunter's Coasters / Buy Tickets

Sun, July 28 / Chief O'Neill & the Lost Tunes of Ireland / Buy Tickets

Thu, August 1 / Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder / Buy Tickets

Fri, August 2 / Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings / Buy Tickets

Sat, August 3 / Charlie Berens with special guest Adam Greuel / Buy Tickets

Sun, August 4 / Hwy 61 Revisited: A Bob Dylan Retrospective / Buy Tickets

Thu, August 8 / Gaelic Storm / Buy Tickets

Fri, August 9 / Corey Carlson & the Big City Band / Buy Tickets

Sat, August 10 / Jake Shimabukuro / Buy Tickets

Sun, August 11 / Ladies of Laurel Canyon / Buy Tickets

Thu, August 15 / Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, & Family / Buy Tickets

Fri, August 16 / Chief O'Neill & the Lost Tunes of Ireland / Buy Tickets

Sat, August 17 / Graham Nash: More Evenings of Songs & Stories / Buy Tickets

Sun, August 18 / Big Top Idol / Buy Tickets

Thu, August 22 / Hwy 61 Revisited: A Bob Dylan Retrospective / Buy Tickets

Fri, August 23 / Chief O'Neill & the Lost Tunes of Ireland / Buy Tickets

Sat, August 24 / Mary Mack & North Star Comedy Hour / Buy Tickets

Fri, August 30 / Semisonic / Buy Tickets

Sat, August 31 / In Spite of Ourselves: The Music of John Prine & Nanci Griffith / Buy Tickets

Fri, September 6 / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Buy Tickets

Sat, September 7 / Old Last Night / Buy Tickets

Fri, September 13 / Mucca  / Buy Tickets

Sat, September 14 / Them Coulee Boys, Tin Can Gin, Molly Brandt / Buy Tickets

Sat, September 21 / Big TAP ChautauquaFest / Buy Tickets

Fri, September 27 / Elephant Revival / Buy Tickets

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32525 Ski Hill Road, Bayfield, WI 54814

June-September

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84810 State Hwy 13, Bayfield, WI 54814

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Big Top's 2024 season is sponsored by Kylmala Truss and The Bayfield Inn.