European Accordion Gatherings anyone??

[Accordionjosefa]

I've seen a lot of US Accordion Gatherings on here, but not any Europe ones. Do they exist?? Any recommendations and details would be massively appreciated.

I mean camp style workshops, learning, participating and playing together over a period, not like Accordion festivals where you watch artists who have been booked to play.

I'm based in Portugal but willing to travel almost anywhere in Europe to attend something like this!

Josefa

 

[Dingo40]

There's been a few on YouTube from pre-Covid times
Here's something for 2023

Vienna Accordion (Akkordeon) Festival 2025 | Tickets Dates & Venues – CarniFest.com

Once a year, from the second half of February to the second half of March, Vienna holds the music Accordion (Akkordeon) festival. The concerts take place in more than 15 different venues all over the…

www.carnifest.com

It may be more productive to search by country.
For example, Ireland:

Folk Festivals in Ireland 2023

A list of almost all the UK folk music festivals for 2023. Arranged by country (Ireland in this case) and date. Folk and traditional music at it's best.

www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk

 

[Corinto]

Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica - Castelfidardo

Fif Castelfidardo | Festival internazionale fisarmonica / International accordion festival Castelfidardo

| Festival internazionale fisarmonica / International accordion festival Castelfidardo

www.festivalinternazionalefisarmonicacastelfidardo.com

 

[Corinto]

LE SON CONTINU 2023 --- 13 - 16 / 07 / 2023

Festival Le Son Continu du 11 au 14 Juillet 2019 à Ars (36)

Du 11 au 14 Juillet 2019, « Le son continu » rassemblera les passionnés des instruments, musiques et danses populaires au du château d'Ars près de La Chatre

www.lesoncontinu.fr

 

[hais1273]

Wazemmes accordion festival in Lille. Run by an organisation called "Flonflons". Details on facebook.

 

[Pipemajor]

If you look on the "Session" site, there are usually lots of workshops for Irish Trad music

 

[losthobos]

Nuits de Nacre
Tulle France
Near Maugeins factory

 

[Pipemajor]

Good call losthobos.
The nuits de nacre is held over 3 day about the beginning of July.
There is a river running through the centre of the town which has boats cruising up and down with accordeonists playing late into the evening.
It is always jam packed and vehicular traffic is prohibited from the area

 

[Alans]

several years ago there was an accordion study program in the Italian Dolomites north of Venice. The location is breath-taking and it was a week of performances and teaching by the top accordionists in the world. I haven’t checked to see if it is still on but it was run by a well-known player with the last name Soave.

 

[saundersbp]

It is still on. I was invited this year but can't make it.

Welcome to Peter Soave Music Academy