[3] World Fiddle Day was founded by County Donegal fiddler Caoimhin Mac Aoidh in 2012.
[4][5] The May date was chosen to coincide with the 1737 death of Italian violin craftsman Antonio Stradivari.
[11] In 2016 a World Fiddle Day celebration was held at Fort York in Toronto on May 21.
[12][13] Other events were held in Owen Sound, Ontario[7] and Scartaglen, County Kerry, Ireland.
[14] The Scartaglen celebration that year included lectures about the lives of local fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford.