33rd Annual Northwest Guitar Festival

Multi-day classical guitar festival: March 20–22, 2026 Venue: Lutheran Church of the Cross (Fri–Sat events) & Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic (Sat concert + Sun events) Featured performers: • Leonela Alejandro (2024 GFA Rose Augustine Grand Prize winner) — Puerto Rico • Michael Partington — Washington • Robert Wang — British Columbia • Marsello Avilez — Alberta Festival events include: adult and youth competitions, workshops, guitar orchestra (dir. Natasha Pashchenko), luthier expo, and concerts. Sponsored by Knobloch Strings.