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Accordion Festivals


International Accordion Festival
February 21 to March 15, 2026
Vienna, Austria
http://www.akkordeonfestival.at/

Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes
Winter Congress
March 13-15, 2026
Castelfiardo, Italy
http://www.accordions.com/cia/cia_future.php 

National Accordion Convention
March 18-21, 2026
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Forney, Texas
http://accordions.com/naa/
Contact: Norman Seaton, 214-938-5984 or [email protected]

Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild Festival
Not happening in 2025.
See https://www.facebook.com/MidAtlanticMusicTeachersGuild/. 

Tejano Conjunto Festival
May 14-17, 2026
San Antonio, Texas
For more information, see http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/tejano-conjunto-festival/

National Polka Festival
Memorial Day Weekend
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 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. 

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/​

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.
 
Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, Annual Competition and 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 
[email protected]
 
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 8-15, 2026
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 15-16, 2026 (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
September 4-6, 2026
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
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  

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




Area Venues Featuring Accordionists

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

Silver Spring American Legion Post 41 - Saturday, June 27, 2026
Clifton Chenier Birthday Party - Band plays 7:00 to 11:00 pm
Food and Drink - Big Dance Floor - Public Parking - No Cover Charge 
8110 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD  20910 
Enter at the Blue Awning - (301) 588-8937 

Lubber Run Amphitheater - Friday, July 17, 2026
Free Outdoor Concert - Band plays 8:00 to 9:00 pm
200 North Columbus Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203
(North Columbus Street & 2nd Street North, two blocks north of Rt. 50)

City Ridge - Friday, August 14, 2026
Free Outdoor Concert at City Ridge - Band plays 6:15 to 8:15 pm
20 Ridge Square NW, Washington, DC  20016 - Across Wisconsin Avenue from Sidwell Friends School 
Bring a lawn chair - peruse the nearby shops 

Washington Folk Festival - Sunday, August 23, 2026
Band plays in The Spanish Ballroom -  4:00 to 5:00 pm - Bring your dancing shoes! 
Glen Echo National Park - 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD 20812  


Up to date info and other gigs can be found at https://www.littleredrenegades.com/home
 


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