FESTIVALS
The 2026 AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be held July 23-25th, 2026, at the Towne Square Community Centre in Winchester, Indiana! This year's festival will be packed with more seminars, performances, jam sessions, Q&A, and learning opportunities! In addition, special guest from Hawaii, Mālie Lyman, will be joining us! Malie is an in-demand steel guitar recording artist, superb vocalist, and great grand daughter of renowned Hawaiian singer, Auntie Genoa Keawe. Hawaiian steel guitar master and instructor, Alan Akaka, will also be returning to perform and conduct a seminar.
HOTELS
We recommend making reservations at the following hotels:
Randolph Inn and Suites (Winchester, IN)
Hampton Inn and Suites (Richmond, IN)
Holiday Inn and Suites (Richmond, IN)
Home2 Suites by Hilton (Richmond, IN)
There are additional hotels in Richmond for further options, as well as AirBnb's and Bed and Breakfasts in Winchester.
TICKETS
Tickets for this event can be purchased online, by mail, or at the door. Tickets are $20 per day for AISGC members and $22 per day for non-members. Winchester residents and students with a valid student ID receive free daily admission! Online tickets will be available shortly.
If you would like to pre-register by mail instead of online, please fill out the mail-in Festival 2026 Registration Form located at the right side of this page, and send it with cash or check to:
AISGC
230 South Perry Rd #1145
Plainfield, IN 46168
Checks can be made payable to "AISGC".
PERFORMANCE
If you or your group would like a 30 minute performance slot and are purchasing tickets online, please send us an email requesting a performance slot with your day of preference. If you are mailing in the Festival 2026 Registration Form, simply indicate that you would like a performance slot on the form. Performance slots will be given on a first come, first served basis, with AISGC members being given priority. Please bring 3 sets of chord charts for backup musicians.