Guitar Competitions and Festivals

Classical Guitar Festivals in the United States

• Appalachian GuitarFest — March 28-30, 2025

• Boston GuitarFest

• Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival

• Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival — June 5-8, 2025 guitarsint.com

• Chicago Guitar Festival

• Columbus State Guitar Symposium

• Florida Keys Guitar Festival

• GFA International Convention & Competitions

• Great Lakes Guitar Festival

• Hartt School Guitar Festival

• Houston Classical Guitar Festival & Competition

• Indiana Guitar Festival

• JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition

• La Guitarra (California)

• Lone Star Guitar Festival

• Long Island Guitar Festival

• Louisville Guitar Festival

• Miami International GuitART Festival & Competition

• New Mexico Classical Guitar Festival — June (annually) Guitar New Mexico

• New York Guitar Seminar

• Parkening International Guitar Competition

• Shearer Summer Institute

• Sierra Nevada Guitar Competition

• Tennessee Guitar Festival

• Texas A&M Guitar Symposium

• Texas Guitar Competition and Festival

• UT Dallas Guitar Festival

• Wilson Center Guitar Festival

• Denver Guitar Festival & Competition — September 5-7, 2025 University of Denver

• Los Angeles Classical Guitar Festival — May 16-18, 2025 guitarfestival

• Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition

 

Australia

• Melbourne Guitar Festival / Guitar Festival — 8 August 2025 Faculty of Fine Arts and Music

• Adelaide Guitar Festival — 10 September – 12 October 2025 Adelaide Guitar Festival+2ArtsHub Australia+2

• Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition (final) — 14 September 2025 (part of AGF) AussieTheatre.com+5ArtsHub Australia+5Limelight+5

• WA Classical Guitar (Ensemble & Solo) Festival — 16–17 August 2025

• Classical Guitar Society Sydney Summer School — 5–9 January 2026 classicalguitarsydney.org

• Sydney Guitar Show — 7–8 March 2026

 

Austria

Forum Gitarre Wien

Rust

Belgium

CordeFactum Festival

Brazil

Villa Lobos Festival

Bulgaria

Sofia Classical Guitar Competition

Czech Republic

Kutna Hora Guitar Festival and Competition

Mikulov Guitar Festival and Competition

England

Stafford Guitar

Estonia

Tallinna Guitar Festival

Finland

Tampere Guitar Festival

France

Paris Guitar Festival

Vendome Guitar Festival

Lambesc Guitar Festival

Germany

Hamburger Guitar Festival

Gevelsberg Guitar Festival

Koblenz Guitar Festival and Competition

Heinsberg Guitar Festival and Competition

Zevener Guitar Festival

Gitarre und Natur

Rotenberger Guitar Festival

Nurtingen Guitar Festival

Iserlohn Guitar Festival

Holland

Zwolle Guitar Festival

Twents Guitar Festival and Competition

Gitaar Podium

Israel

Guitar Gems

Italy

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Barrios Festival and Competition

Cassino Festival and Competition

Friuli Venezia Giulia Festival and Competition

Suoni Novi Competition

Right Profit Festival

Paganini Festival and Competition

Tedesco Festival

Bologna Guitar Festival

Moisycos International Festival and Competition

Brescia Guitar Festival and Competition

Cervo Guitar Festival

Mottola Festival and Competition

Pordenone Festival and Competition

Giuliani Festival

Michele Pittaluga Competition

Lagonegro Courses and Competition

Japan

Tokyo Guitar Competition

Liechtenstein

Ligita

Mexico

Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival

Norway

Bergen Guitar Festival

Poland

Silesian Guitar Festival

Tansman Competition

Summer Guitar Festival

Olsztyn Guitar Festival and Competition

Romania

Eduard Pamfil Festival and Competition

Romanian Radio Guitar Festival

Sinaia Guitar Festival and Competition

Transylvania International Festival and Competition

Serbia

Guitar Art Festival

Spain

Andres Segovia Festival

Certamen Llobet Festival and Competition

Rodrigo International Festival and Competition

Petrer Festival and Competition

Cordoba Guitar Festival

Julian Arcas Competition

Sweden

Malmo Guitar Festival

Switzerland

Fribourg Guitar Festival

Thailand

Asia International Festival and Competition