Are you looking for accordion festivals to attend in 2026? Here is an extensive list of accordion happenings. To add more events: Ritabelll@aol.com
National Accordion Association Conference
March 18-21, 2026
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Forney, Texas
http://accordions.com/naa/
Contact: Norman Seaton, 214-938-5984 or NatlAccordion@sbcglobal.net
Featuring: The NAA Orchestra Experience With Gordon Kohl
https://www.accordions.com/naa/cHandOuts.html
The Santa Barbara Symphony – Bella Italia!
March 28, 2026, 7:30pm & March 29, 2026, 3:00pm
Featuring Hanzhi Wang, Accordion
https://ticketing.granadasb.org/20385
Promo code: AIMS20 (20% discount)
Ksenija Sidorova will perform “Prophecy” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi on April 2 – 4, 2026.“Prophecy” is a one-movement accordion concerto exploring the tradition of clairvoyance in various cultures by Estonian composer (and progressive rock veteran) Erkki-Sven Tüür.
San Diego Accordion Extravaganza & Band Camp
May 13-16, 2026
SqueezePlay: Kim & Dan Christian
Contact via: SqueezePlay.biz or (719) 459-2061
Tejano Conjunto Festival
May 14-17, 2026
San Antonio, Texas
For more information:
http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/tejano-conjunto-festival/
Rose City Accordion Club’s 27th Accordion Camp
May 31 – June 5, 2026
Collins Retreat Center, Eagle Creek, OR
Conductors: Joe Natoli & Gail Campanella
Instructors: John Giuliana & Toby Hanson
rosecityaccordionclub.org
National Polka Festival
Memorial Day Weekend
Ennis, Texas
For more information: www.nationalpolkafestival.com
National Button Accordion Festival
Memorial Day Weekend
The Apollo Maennerchor German Club
291 South Dock Street
Sharon, Pennsylvania
https://www.nationalbuttonaccordionfestival.com/
Django in June
June 8-14, 2026
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
Django in June is New England’s premiere occasion to celebrate, study and just plain enjoy the musical tradition unwittingly launched en France some 75 years ago by Django Reinhardt, now known by many as “Gypsy jazz.” Musicians from all over North America attend: last year, there were a handful of accordions, as well as scads of guitars, violins, mandolins and basses. The instruction is top-notch and the evening concerts and jam sessions are fantastic. The accordion has a long and interesting association with Gypsy jazz. Django’s first gigs as a child-professional were as an accompanist for accordionists playing musette in rough and tumble dance clubs of working-class Paris. The Django in June website, www.djangoinjune.com provides leadsheets and MP3’s of the tunes that form a basis of the curriculum for the course.
GR8 IDEAS Digital Accordion Symposium 5.0
June 21-24, 2026. The Grand Resort – Warren, OH
www.thegrandresort.com
Email : josephnatoli@ymail.com
The focus will be on the digital accordion. You will be treated to in depth workshops on the Roland FR-4X & FR-8X, the Bugari Evo, and the Korg Fisa Suprema, as well as audio and video recording tools and music notation tools. Your registration also provides eligibility to perform in the GR8 IDEAS Orchestra on the Tuesday night concert 6/23/26 if you are so inclined. Also, the final night on Wed 6/24/26 will include a concert by digital accordionists Matthias Matzke, Cory Pesaturo, Eddie Monteiro, and Joseph Natoli.
Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration
June 25-28, 2026
Leavenworth, Washington
Concerts, Competitors, Jam sessions, Workshops, and More!
For more information see www.accordioncelebration.org or call 206-622-4786.
West Coast Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
June 27 – July 4, 2026
Mendocino Woodlands, California
Folk music & dance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia & Turkey
https://eefc.org/balkan-camp/west-coast/
ATG Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, Annual Competition Festival
July 8-12, 2026
Sheraton Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.accordions.com/atg
American Accordionists’ Association Festival and Competition
August 13-16, 2026
Marriott Hotel
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
www.ameraccord.com
AAA1938@aol.com
Annual Cotati Accordion Festival
August 15-16, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday)
La Plaza Park, downtown Cotati, Calif.
Festival includes a wide variety of accordionists and bands.
www.cotatifest.com
Master Class and Concert Series
The Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
43A West 13th Street (between 5th and 6th avenues) New York, NY
Information and reservations: 212-876-0827
www.billschimmel.com
Carrefour Mondial de l’Accordeon
Accordion Festival in Montmagny, Quebec
September 4-6, 2026
Musee de l’Accordeon
301, boulevard Tache est
Montmagny, Quebec G5V 1C5
Phone: (418) 248-7927
Fax: (418) 248-1596
accordeon@montmagny.com
http://accordeonmontmagny.com/?lang=en
Cleveland Labor Day Oktoberfest
September 4-7, 2026 and September 11-12, 2026
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
Berea, Ohio (just outside Cleveland)
A lot of bands. A lot of beer(s).
https://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/stc/index.html
The 29th edition of the Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival will be held from February 13th to 20th, 2027.
