Pre-Festival Open Mic Thursday Evening August 27th, All welcome details soon...
Day 1 (Friday, August 28th, 2026)​​
Day​: Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.
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All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.
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Lessons and Workshops 11-6pm.
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Competition Round 1, Theater, 11am - 3 pm
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10am competition meeting with Judges and Competitors (May actually take place online prior to festival)
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Afternoon Concert, 3pm-6pm, Theater, (order TBD)
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Bunny Barnes
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Red Door Duo
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Jesse Smith
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Evening:
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Evening Concert, 7-10 pm, Theater, (order TBD)
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Tim and Myles Thompson
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Mark Scanga
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Brian Henke​
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Day 2 ​(Saturday, August 29th, 2026)
Day​: Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.
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All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.
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Lessons and Workshops 11-6pm.
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Competition Round 2, Theater 11am - 3 pm
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Afternoon Concert, 3pm-6pm (order TBD)
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Matt Thomas
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Bryce Mullins
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Hiroya Tsukamoto
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Evening:
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Headliners Concert,
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Gareth Pearson
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Aleksandr Misko
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Alberto Lombardi
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Day 3 ​(Sunday, August 30th, 2026)
Day​: Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Full Day, and 3 Day Passes Available.
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Film Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker, Randy Levin 10am
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String Theory: Guitar Obsessed
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“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
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All Day Vendor Exhibition, Lobby, 11am-6pm.
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Lessons and Workshops 11-6pm.
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Competition Finals. Theater, Noon - 1pm
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Winners Circle Showcase, Theater, 2pm-6pm.
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Mikey Bilello
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Glenn Roth
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James Diller
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Nick Johnson
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Patrick Woods​
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Hwajong Kim
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Evening:
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Evening Concert, Theater, 7-10:30 pm (order TBD)
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Competition Winner
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Muriel Anderson
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Stephen Bennett​
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