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Accordion Festivals


International Accordion Festival
February 22 to March 23, 2020
Vienna, Austria
http://www.akkordeonfestival.at/

National Accordion Convention
March 18-21, 2020
Hyatt Regency Hotel
701 East Campbell Road 
Richardson, Texas 75081
www.NationalAccordion.org

Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Festival
April 13 - 15, 2018
Westin Hotel Princeton at Forrestal Village
201 Village Blvd
Princeton, NJ 0854
Please see http://www.mamtg.org/ for details. 

Tejano Conjunto Festival
May 15-19, 2019
San Antonio, Texas
For more information, see http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/tejano-conjunto-festival/

National Polka Festival
Memorial Day Weekend (May 24-26, 2019)
Ennis, Texas
For more information, see www.nationalpolkafestival.com.

National Button Accordion Festival
Memorial Day Weekend - May 24-26, 2019 (Friday-Sunday)
The Apollo Maennerchor German Club 
291 South Dock Street 
Sharon, Pennsylvania
See: http://www.nationalbuttonaccordionfestival.com/index.html

​Django in June
June 10-16, 2019
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. 

Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration
June 22-23, 2019
Leavenworth, Wash.
Concerts, Competitors, Jam sessions, Workshops, and More!
The 2017 Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, organized by the Northwest Accordion Society, will be an exciting event - full of talented musicians, enthusiastic music lovers, friendly competitors of all ages and lots of surprises including the Annual Accordion Parade down Front Street in the beautiful Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, WA. For the Love of the Accordion!
For more information see www.accordioncelebration.org or call 206-622-4786.
 
Mendocino Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
June 22 - 29, 2019
Mendocino, California
http://eefc.org/isCamp.shtml
Folk music & dance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia & Turkey

American Accordionists' Association Festival and Competition
July 17-21, 2019
Valley Forge Casino Resort (Radisson Hotel)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
www.ameraccord.com
AAA1938@aol.com
 
Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, Annual Competition and Festival
July 24-27, 2019
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel 
Denver, Colorado
www.accordions.com/atg
 
American Accordionists' Association Master Class and Concert Series 2014
July 26-28, 2019
The Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
43A West 13th Street (between 5th and 6th avenues)
New York, NY
Master classes at 3 pm; concerts at 7 pm
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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Iroquois Springs Balkan Music & Dance Workshop
August 10-17, 2019
Iroquis Springs, New York
http://eefc.org/isCamp.shtml
Folk music & dance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia & Turkey

Annual Cotati Accordion Festival
August 17 - 18, 2019 (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
August 29 - September 2, 2019
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
August 30 - September 2, 2019
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
Aigist 12-17, 2019
Shenzhen, China
http://coupemondiale.org/2019/cn_video.html

​2019 Castelfidardo Music Festival
September 18 - 22, 2019 in Castelfidardo, Italy
See http://www.pifcastelfidardo.it/ 
Annual Kimberley International Old Time Accordion ChampionshipsDISCONTINUED

Las Vegas International Accordion Convention
October 14 - 17, 2019
Gold Coast Hotel
Las Vegas , Nevada
Info from: Paul Pasquali
2330 South Main Street #15 
Salt Lake City , Utah 84115 
International 1-801-486-1695 
Toll Free: 800- 472-1695 
Fax: 801-596-7315
vegas@accordioninfo.com 
www.AccordionStars.com



Area Restaurants Featuring Accordionists

Please call ahead to confirm.
 
Little Red and the Renegades at Haydee’s Restaurant
Every second Friday of the month at 9 pm
3102 Mount Pleasant St, NW
Washington DC 
(202) 483-9199
A Little Red and the Renegades night is pretty evenly split between the piano stylings of New Orleans and Zydeco of SW Louisiana.
NO COVER!
 
Jim Vassar at Esposito's Pizza 'n Pasta Italian Restaurant
Every Tuesday evening - call to confirm
9917 Lee Highway (Route 50, several blocks west of Fairfax Circle)
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-5912
 
Silvia Eberly at Euro-Bistro
314 Elden Street (Shopping center ) next to Birkenstock
Herndon, Va. 20170
703-481-8158 
www.euro-bistro.com
http://www.facebook.com/euro.bistro
Tuesdays and Fridays 6:30 -9 pm
Call for other dates
 
Sergio Fresco at Cantina Mamma Lucia
Usually third Saturday, 6-9 pm
1350 Dorsey Rd., Rt.176
Hanover, MD 21076 
http://www.mammalucia.com/
Call 410-684-2900 or check Sergio's website, www.accordion2me.com for schedule.
The restaurant is very close to Arundel Mills Mall near BWI.
 
Silvia Eberly and Mike Surratt & the Continentals at Old Stein Inn
Old Stein Inn
1143 Central Avenue
Edgewater, Maryland
410-798-6807
http://www.oldstein-inn.com/our-story.php
Check out the music calendar at http://www.oldstein-inn.com/events.php

 
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