LOUISIANA, Mo. — Despite the sometimes wet and often windy weather, hundreds of people turned out for the festival, which included concerts, jam sessions, crafts, a petting zoo, an ugly cake contest, a screaming chicken competition and many other fun festivities.

Carl White and Rachel Maye do a song at the first Bluegrass Pickers Festival April 30 in downtown Louisiana. The Springfield-based duet performs as The Royal Hellions