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Accordion Festivals


International Accordion Festival
February 24 to March 17, 2024
Vienna, Austria
http://www.akkordeonfestival.at/

National Accordion Convention
March 20-24, 2024
Hilton Garden Inn - 785 SH 121 - Lewisville, Texas (8 miles north Dallas-Fort Worth Airport)
http://accordions.com/naa/
Contact: Norman Seaton, 214-938-5984 or [email protected]

Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Festival
2024 festival not posted as of Jan. 1, 2024.
See https://www.facebook.com/MidAtlanticMusicTeachersGuild/. 

Tejano Conjunto Festival
May 15-19, 2024
San Antonio, Texas
For more information, see http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/tejano-conjunto-festival/

National Polka Festival
Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26, 2024)
Ennis, Texas
For more information, see www.nationalpolkafestival.com

National Button Accordion Festival
Memorial Day Weekend 
The Apollo Maennerchor German Club 
291 South Dock Street 
Sharon, Pennsylvania
See: https://www.nationalbuttonaccordionfestival.com/​

​Django in June
June 10-16, 2024
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. 

West Coast Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
June 15-22, 2024
Mendocino Woodlands, California
Folk music & dance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia & Turkey
https://eefc.org/balkan-camp/west-coast/​

Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration
June 20-23, 2024
Leavenworth, Wash.
Concerts, Competitors, Jam sessions, Workshops, and More!
For more information see www.accordioncelebration.org or call 206-622-4786.

American Accordionists' Association Festival and Competition
2024 festival not posted as of Jan. 1, 2024

www.ameraccord.com
[email protected]
 
Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, Annual Competition and Festival
July 23-27, 2024
Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza 
Kansas City, MO
www.accordions.com/atg
 
American Accordionists' Association 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

ACCORDIONS NOW! Festival
Co-sponsored by New Hampshire Accordion Association and Accordion Connection LLC
​Every August 
Nashua, New Hampshire
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101304736920-242/NHAA+REVISED+Mission+Statement+11Apr11.pdf
Jam sessions, workshops, concerts, vendor displays, accordion sales, door prizes
FESTIVAL RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION: Call 1-800-328-5227.
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East Coast Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
August 10-17, 2024
Iroquois Springs, Rock Hill, New York
https://eefc.org/balkan-camp/east-coast-balkan-music-dance-workshop/
Folk music & dance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia & Turkey

Annual Cotati Accordion Festival
August 17-18, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday)
La Plaza Park, downtown Cotati, Calif.
Festival includes a wide variety of accordionists and bands.
Visit the Web site at www.cotatifest.com

Carrefour Mondial de l'Accordeon
Accordion Festival in Montmagny, Quebec
2024 dates not posted as of April 1, 2024
Musee de l'Accordeon
301, boulevard Tache est
Montmagny, Quebec G5V 1C5
Phone: (418) 248-7927
Fax: (418) 248-1596
[email protected]
http://accordeonmontmagny.com/?lang=en
 
Cleveland Labor Day Oktoberfest
2024 dates not posted as of April 1, 2024
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds 
Berea, Ohio (just outside Cleveland)
A lot of bands. A lot of beer(s).
Information on the website: http://clevelandoktoberfest.com/
 
Coupe Mondiale
September 6-10, 2024
Castelfidardo, Italy
http://www.accordions.com/cia/cia_future.php 

​Castelfidardo Music Festival
Castelfidardo, Italy
See http://www.pifcastelfidardo.it/ 




Area Venues Featuring Accordionists


Zydeco show at Cheverly American Legion Post 108 - October 19, 2024
3608 Legion Drive Cheverly, MD 20785

Marc Gretschel and The 108 Music Series of the American Legion Post 108-Cheverly present a celebration of Lousiana music, including Zydeco, New Orleans R&B, and Gulf Coast Blues.Zydeco. It will be a hoppin' Saturday night. Plenty of dance space at the spacious and gracious Post 108. Special guest, Seth Kibel. Doors and dinner at 6:30pm. Para Hita will be serving Shrimp and Chicken Po' Boys with fries for $15. Streetcar 82 draft, $5.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louisiana-roadhouse-saturday-night-tickets-940566508747?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 



Mike Surratt Upcoming Dates

Friday September 6 - Solo at the Greenspring Ballroom Dance Club in Springfield, VA from 7:30-9:30pm. 

Saturday September 7 - The ECB will be performing for another dance at Colvin Run in Great Falls, VA from 8:30-11:00pm. Dance class starts at 7:30pm.

Friday September 13 - Holiday Park SC "Free Dance Club Friday" solo performance in Wheaton, MD from 1-3pm. 

Friday September 13 - The ECB returns for another "Friday Night Swing Dance" at The Promenade in Baltimore, MD from 8-11pm.

Saturday September 14 - Solo Accordion and Keyboard at the one and only Old Stein Inn in Edgewater, MD from 2-6pm. Sorry, there is no dancing at the Old Stein, but plenty of great food and drink and lil' ol' me.

Saturday September 21 - Solo at the Bavarian Brauhaus in Hanover, MD from 6-9pm. Stop by for a drink, dinner and a dance. No Cover.

Saturday September 28 - The Continentals are back for another "Rocktobierfest" in Rockville, MD from 11:00am-12:30pm.

Saturday September 28 - The Continentals Return to the Frederick Oktoberfest in Frederick, MD from 5:30-10:00pm.

Sunday September 29 - Solo Accordion and Keyboard at the Old Stein Inn in Edgewater, MD from 2-6pm. 

Saturday October 5 - The Continentals will be performing for an Oktoberfest at the Rail Haus Beer Garden in Dover, DE from 1-5pm.

Sunday October 6 - Solo Accordion and Keyboard at the Old Stein Inn in Edgewater, MD from 2-6pm. 

Saturday October 12 - The Continentals Duo will be performing for an Oktoberfest at St. John's Church in Ellicott City, MD from 6-9pm.

Sunday October 13 - Solo Accordion and Keyboard at the Old Stein Inn in Edgewater, MD from 2-6pm. 

Wednesday October 16 - I'm back for another Solo performance at Elegant Dancing in Fairfax, VA from 8-10pm. It was much (again) in August.

Saturday October 19 - Solo at the Bavarian Brauhaus in Hanover, MD from 6-9pm. Stop by for a drink, dinner and a dance. No Cover.

Saturday October 26 - The ECB returns to The New Thurmont Dance Club in Thurmont, MD from 7:30-10:30pm.

 

More info at www.mikesurratt.com.


 
Little Red and the Renegades (Zydeco, Blues, and New Orleans R&B - high energy grooves for dancing)

Silver Spring American Legion Post 41
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Good Food and Drink - Big Dance Floor - Public Parking
8110 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD  20910 - Enter at the Blue Awning - (301) 588-8937 - [email protected]
NO COVER CHARGE - 7 to 11 pm
More info at- https://www.hankdietles.net/

Takoma Park Street Festival - Sunday, October 6, 2024
Free Festival runs 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Rain or Shine - Little Red plays 3:00 – 3:45pm 
at the Gazebo Stage, 7035 Carroll Avenue at Westmoreland Avenue
https://mainstreettakoma.org/featured-events/takoma-park-street-festival/

New Deal Cafe - Saturday, October 19, 2024
Best Place in DMV for live music - Great Food and Drink - Dance Floor
113 Greenway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD  20770
Reservations recommended (301) 474-5642 - NewDealCafe.com
No cover charge - 7 to 10 pm

El Golfo Restaurant - Saturday, November 2, 2024
Day of the Dead Party - Fiesta del Día de Muertos
Authentic Latin and Mexican Food - The Friendliest People in Silver Spring / Takoma Park 
8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring, MD  20901
[email protected]
(301) 608-2121 - (301) 608-2122
No cover charge - 7 pm start

 
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