Day 1 (Friday, August 28th, 2026)​​

Day​:  Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.

• All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.

• Workshops 11-6pm.

• Competition Round 1, Theater, 11am - 2:30 pm 

  • 10am competition meeting with Judges and Competitors.

    • Demo on Stage at end of competition round​​

• Afternoon Concert, 3pm-6pm, Theater, (order TBD)

  • Bunny Barnes

  • Red Door Duo

    • ​Demo on Stage at Intermission

  • Jesse Smith

Evening:

• Evening Concert, 7-10 pm, Theater, (order TBD)

  • Tim and Myles Thompson

  • Mark Sganga

    • Intermission Word from our Sponsor: Guitar Museum of New England​

  • Brian Henke​

 

Day 2 ​(Saturday, August 29th, 2026)

Day​:  Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.

• All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.

• Workshops 11-6pm.

• Competition Round 2, Theater 11am - 2pm

  • Demo on Stage at end of competition round

• Afternoon Concert, 3pm-6pm (order TBD)

  • Matt Thomas

  • Bryce Mullins

    • Demo on Stage at Intermission

  • Hiroya Tsukamoto

Evening:

• Headliners Concert,

  • Gareth Pearson

  • Aleksandr Misko

  • Alberto Lombardi

 

Day 3 ​(Sunday, August 30th, 2026)

Day​:  Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.

• Film Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker, Randy Levin 10am

  • String Theory: Guitar Obsessed

                          “A smart, funny, and heartfelt celebration of the guitar-told by legends, innovators and some truly unexpected                                        voices.”  –Tom Needham, Exec. Dir. of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame: Music Documentary Film Festival

• All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.

• Workshops 11-6pm.

• Competition Finals. Theater, Noon - 1pm

• Winners Circle Showcase, Theater, 2pm-6pm. 

  • Mikey Bilello

  • Glenn Roth

  • James Diller

    • ​Demo on Stage at Intermission

  • Nick Johnson

  • Patrick Woods​

  • Hwajong Kim

Evening:

• Evening Concert, Theater, 7-10:30 pm (order TBD)

  • Competition Winner

  • Muriel Anderson

  • Stephen Bennett​