Hilton Garden Inn

An archtop guitar show AND music festival! 24 of the world's greatest luthiers, 20 hours of workshops and over 30 hours of live music. The festival focuses the Builders, Players, Appreciators and Admirers of the Archtop Guitar. This festival brings together the finest archtop luthiers and players for an incredible weekend of guitars and music. See Workshop Schedule HERE PERFORMANCES FRIDAY Silver Vines – Solo/Duet guitar 7:30 Khabu Doug Young 8:30 Sean McGowan 9:30 Tim Lerch and Mark Goldenberg Kline’s…

A guitar show and music festival celebrating the art, science, and passion behind the guitar’s most enigmatic incarnation! September 9th – 11th, 2022 Arvada, Colorado For one weekend in September, Arvada CO becomes the center of the archtop guitar universe. This unique festival is the only one of its kind and features over 30 of the world’s premier guitar builders showcasing their work, along with world-class players, teachers, and clinicians offering player workshops and concerts around Olde Town Arvada.  Over…

A guitar show and music festival celebrating the art, science, and passion behind the guitar’s most enigmatic incarnation, the archtop! For one weekend in September, Arvada CO becomes the center of the archtop guitar universe. This unique festival is the only one of its kind and features over 30 of the world’s premier guitar builders showcasing their work, along with world-class players, teachers and clinicians offering player workshops and concerts around Olde Town Arvada.  Over 60 hours of music and…

A guitar show and music festival celebrating the art, science, and passion behind the guitar’s most enigmatic incarnation, the archtop! For one weekend in September, Arvada CO becomes the center of the archtop guitar universe. This unique festival is the only one of its kind and features over 30 of the world’s premier guitar builders showcasing their work, along with world-class players, teachers and clinicians offering player workshops and concerts around Olde Town Arvada.  Over 60 hours of music and…

A guitar show and music festival celebrating the art, science, and passion behind the guitar’s most enigmatic incarnation, the archtop! For one weekend in September, Arvada CO becomes the center of the archtop guitar universe. This unique festival is the only one of its kind and features over 30 of the world’s premier guitar builders showcasing their work, along with world-class players, teachers and clinicians offering player workshops and concerts around Olde Town Arvada.  Over 60 hours of music and…