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| Date: | May 03, 2026 |
| Venue: | Restaurant and Bar, Wesley Anne, 250 High St, Northcote, VIC 3070 |
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The Accordion Society of Australia (ASA) will hold their World Accordion Day (WAD) celebrations at the Wesley Anne live music venue in Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on May 3rd, 2026 from 12 midday to 3pm.
This is a free concert with entertainment by accordion ensembles ASAVO, Hills Accord, and the Prahran Accordion Band as well as student performances.
The event will feature a performance by “Sanfona”, (picture above) a five piece band of accordion, guitar, trumpet, bass and drums, led by accordionist, Jo Abbott. Sanfona perform music with high energy improvisations, colourful melodies and harmonies and toe-tapping grooves, transforming music by artists such as Richard Galliano, Django Reinhardt, Serge Luc and Ludovic Beier.
See poster above for further details.
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| Date: | May 4 - 6, 2026 |
| Venue: | May 4th, 2026 - 12:30hrs Pálffy palace, Chamber hall,
Valdštejnská 14, Praha 1. May 5th 2026, 14:30 hrs, Church of the Evangelical, Czech Brethren, Korunní 60, Praha 2 Vinohrady. May 6th 2026, 17:00 hrs, Hall of Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, 17. listopadu 2, Praha 1 |
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Information: Program Live stream. Performers - Ladislav Horák, Jiří Lukeš, Markéta Laštovičková, Hans Maier (Hochschule Trossingen), Andrea and Martin Šulcovi, Tadeáš Mrázek, Richard Jágr, Václav Bastl, Czech Accordion Ensemble, Jakub Dvořáček - piano, Michaela Palová - soprano, NeoKlasik orchestra (cond. Václav Dlask).
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| Date: | Two Concerts by Aotango Quintet accordionist Grayson Masefield, 5th May and 7th May |
| Venue: | 5th May Aotango In partnership with Chamber Music NZ in Whakatane, Church of St George and St John 7.30 7th May Aotango In partnership with Chamber Music NZ in Rotorua, Sir Howard Morrison Centre, 7pm. |
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| Date: | March 21, 2026 All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica – Moscow |
| Venue: | Gnesin RAM Concert Hall in Moscow |
| Contact: | Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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The All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is celebrated each year (on the third Saturday in March) at the Gnesin RAM Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia. The Department of the Bayan and Accordion of the Gnesin RAM established the event with project manager, Friedrich Lips. The aim of the event is to become part of a national cultural project.
The All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is also Russia’s contribution to World Accordion Day (May 6th) because that date clashes with a Russian National Holiday, so for that reason, the All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is held in March annually.
The initiative began in 2010 and demonstrated great enthusiasm in all regions of Russia, both from amateurs and professional musicians, and resulted in a truly national celebration.
Saturday, March 21
Gnessin Russian Academy of Music Concert Hall
All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion, and Harmonica
Part 1
Performing: Gnessin musicians – winners of the 1st All-Russian Competition of Folk Instrument Performers (St. Petersburg, 2025)
Robert Alevetdinov
Alexey Loganov
Maksim Kuznetsov
Laureate of the 2026 All-Russian Competition for the Best Performance of Baroque Music on Bayan and Accordion
Part 2
Pages of Our History
Honored Artist of the RSFSR Anatoly Shalayev – on the 100th anniversary of his birth (1925-1997)
People’s Artist of Russia Anatoly Belyaev – on the 95th anniversary of his birth (1931-2025)
The concert features the State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble “Rossiya” named after L.G. Zykina.
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Dmitry Dmitrienko
Conductor: Sergey Kornyakov, winner of national and international competitions.
Soloists:
Laureates of national and international competitions:
Olzhas Nurlanov
Timur Galinurov
Kirill Rusinov
Maxim Kuznetsov
Mikhail Chernov
Project Director: Professor Friedrich Lips
Gnessin Russian Academy of Music Concert Hall
March 21, Saturday
All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion, and Harmonica
Part 1
Performing Gnessin Orchestra members – laureates of the 1st All-Russian Competition of Folk Instrument Performers (St. Petersburg, 2025)
P. Tchaikovsky – Prelude and Fugue from the cycle “Six Pieces on One Theme,” Op. 2
P. Roffi – Enigma-Etude
Performed by Alexey Loganov
A. Kholminov – Concert Symphony for Bayan
Performed by Maxim Kuznetsov
P. Tchaikovsky – November
V. Semenov – Sonata No. 3, 1st movement
Performed by Robert Alevetdinov
Laureate of the 2026 All-Russian Competition for the Best Performance of Baroque Music on Bayan and Accordion
Part 2
Pages of Our History
State Academic Russian Folk Orchestra L.G. Zykina “Russia” Ensemble
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor: Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Dmitry Dmitrienko
Conductor: Sergey Kornyakov, winner of national and international competitions
A. Shalaev
“On the Mountain, There’s a Viburnum”
“Volga Refrains”
“Moldavenyaska”
“Russian Snowstorm”
Soloists: Timur Galinurov and Kirill Rusinov
A. Belyaev
“Duma o Donbasse”
Performed by the “Moskovsky Izvozchik” Orchestra
“Tsyganochka”
Soloist: Mikhail Chernov
G. Shenderev “Volga Pictures”
Soloist: Olzhas Nurlanov
Project Director: Professor Friedrich Lips
| Date: | Saturday May 9, 2026. |
| Venue: | The traditional Golden Accordion Bled Competition will take place in the Bled Festival Hall. Festivalna dvorana Bled, Cesta svobode 11, 4260 Bled, Slovenia. |
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Information: The competition will be held in eight age group categories
with each contestant playing own choice music and will be live streamed. The
deadline for applications is: May 5th, 2026. This event is held in conjunction
with World Accordion Day (WAD) and is organised by Javni zavod Turizem Bled.
Download competition rules and entry form here: 2026Bled
| Date: | 3pm Sunday May 3rd, 2026 |
| Venue: | Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Contact: | Accordion Shop Cape Town (run by Stanislav Angelov) and SAFRA (South African Free Reed Association). Email: president.safra@gmail.com |
“From Paris to Stellenbosch” Celebration 2026
A World Accordion Day “From Paris to Stellenbosch” celebration will be held at the Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch, South Africa on May 3rd, 2026 from 3pm.
The concert, organized by Accordion Shop Cape Town (run by Stanislav Angelov) and SAFRA (South African Free Reed Association), will feature the accordion and other members of the free reed family, such as the bandoneon, concertina, harmonica and more.
“You can expect music from various genres, performed by top professional accordionists from the Cape Town area and some young, upcoming accordion students. Monika Stuchlik from Zamar, Stanislav Angelov, Loren Ehlers, Andre van Vuuren, Louis Verwey to mention a few. Accordion players will be joined by a few other top professional musicians as well.”
Performers will “present music that reflects a musical journey between these two cultural landscapes—whether through French repertoire, South African influences, or works that artistically bridge these worlds.”
One performance only. For further details email: president.safra@gmail.com
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| Date: | 1-3 May 2026 |
| Venue: | A World of Accordions Museum Harrington Arts Center, 1401 Belknap Street, Superior, WI 54880. |
| Contact: | www.WorldOfAccordions.org |
Information: View poster for information and the website for the schedule.
| Date: | May 2, 2026, 12 midday to 4 pm |
| Venue: | Waller’s Coffee Shop, 240 Dekalb Industrial Way, Decatur, Georgia 3044, USA. |
| Contact: | Accordionology |
Information: View poster for information and the website for the schedule.
“Accordionology” will celebrate World Accordion Day (WAD) at Waller’s Coffee Shop in Decatur, Georgia, USA on May 2nd, 2026, from 12 midday to 4pm. Picture left, Kyle Turner, Accordionology duo.
The event will include accordion performances by Justin Thornburgh, Diane Marie, George Voorhees, Lisa Lancey, Jake Herzog, Mark Lamback, The Accordionology Duo which includes Kyle Turner (accordion) & Dan Coy (guitar) and more.
LEARN:
Mini Accordion Museum where you can see the inner workings and history of these unique instruments!
PLAY:
Open Jam Session - Bring your accordion, because everyone can join in on the jam session at the end of the event! CLICK HERE to access the Jam Session sheet music. Printed charts will be provided at the event, as well as music stands. We hope you come play along with us!
SHOW OFF:
Photo Wall where you can strike your best accordion pose (no experience required!)
$10 MERCH PACK & RAFFLE Ticket Option: This $10 includes our custom World Accordion Day 2026 Sticker and Merch pack + One Raffle Ticket for a chance to win an Excelsior Accordiana!
Admission is free of charge.
Bring your squeeze, bring your friends - we'll see you there!
