World Accordion Day is on May 6th, the day the accordion was patented in 1829. World Accordion Day was started in 2009 by the CIA and has been very successful, generating enormous positive publicity for the accordion. A key part of this event is the World Accordion Day website.

Every association, group, orchestra, performer and teacher, is asked to actively support this event by encouraging national and local accordion activities to happen in their country on this day or the weekend either side of Accordion Day if that should be more convenient.

Check out the May USA News for accordion events celebrating World Accordion Day. This is a CIA promotion for the accordion in which every accordion enthusiast can participate and help bring our accordion world together as well as strongly promote the accordion.

Many of the concerts/accordion events are listed on the World Accordion Day (WAD) website, for those accordion events taking place during the period, Friday April 28 through to Sunday May 14, 2017. This is a CIA co-ordinated event with most WAD activities taking place on May 6th.

Read the May USA News to find out about events honoring our beloved instrument.

Reports and videos of many of these events will be online right after May 6th. The reports and events listing in over 20 countries are at: 2017WAD

As always, please send ideas and comments to Ritabelll@aol.com.