If you like dancing to fiddles, make plans to attend this Western Swing Festival.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

A new event is coming back to Stephenville for a second straight year.

The Western Swing Festival – a two-day celebration honoring the legendary Milton Brown - will be held Sept. 6-7 at Stephenville City Park.

The free event will include live music from top western swing acts and dancing. 

Here is the schedule of events:

Saturday, Sept. 6:

6 p.m. - Billy Mata & Texas Tradition Band

7:30 p.m. - Jody Nix

9 p.m. - Asleep at the Wheel

Sunday, Sept. 7:

5:50 p.m. - Welcome and recognition

6:05 p.m. - Grace Partridge and The Stardust Cowboys

7:15 p.m. - Jake Hooker

8:40 p.m. - Bob Will’s Texas Playboys Under the Direction of Jason Roberts

Milton Brown was born in Stephenville on Sept. 8, 1903.

He died at the age of 32 in a single-car accident on Fort Worth’s Jacksboro Highway.