| Tour by the Vipers Skiffle Group and Jim Dale | |
 1957 poster for the contest at Moss Empire theatre, Leeds | |
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Start date | 16 September 1957 |
| End date | 23 August 1958 |
Stanley Dale's National Skiffle Contest toured the United Kingdom over 1957 and 1958. Headlined by the Vipers Skiffle Group and compèred by teen idol Jim Dale, the shows were based around a battle of the bands between local skiffle groups at each venue, with an advance to a promised television appearance for the winning acts. Twenty-one of the amateur groups appeared on the BBC's pop music programme Six-Five Special from February to August 1958. The final three competitors were the Woodlanders of Plymouth, the Saxons of Barking and the Double Three of Bury St Edmunds. No winner was officially announced.