Ukulele Festivals 2010

UPDATE: Ukulele Festivals 2013

There are more ukulele festivals then ever this year so I thought it’d be useful to have them all listed in one place. I’ll be updating this page, so if you’ve got something that needs adding to the list send me a message or leave a comment.

United Kingdom and Ireland

2010 London Uke Festival

Location: TBA
Date: TBA
Performers: TBA
Website: http://www.londonukefestival.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Wukulele Festival

Location: Worthing, West Sussex
Date: 8-10th October 2010
Performers: Bob Brozman
Website: http://www.wukulelefestival.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Ukulele Festival of Great Britain

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Date: June 19 and 20, 2010
Performers: The Re-Entrants, GUGUG, Hot Potato Syncopators, Winin’ Boys, Ukulelezaza, Steven Sproat, The Uke Box, L’ Uke, The Anything Goes Orchestra
Website: http://www.ukulelefestival.co.uk/Home.aspx
Local Amenities: Map

Colliers Wood Ukulele Festival

Location: Colliers Wood
Date: 17th April
Performers: Helen Arney, The Marauders, Brockley Ukulele Group
Website: http://collywoodukulele.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Hollesley Ukulele Festival

Location: Hollesley
Date: 23-26 July
Performers: The Re-Entrants, The Anything Goes Orchestra
Website: http://www.ukulelecosmos.com
Local Amenities: Map

Belper Ukulele Day

Location: Belper Town Football Club, Belper
Date:
Performers: The Re-entrants, The Anything Goes Orchestra.
Website: ukulelecosmos.com
Local Amenities: Map

Ukelear Meltdown III

Location: Star And Shadow Cinema, Battlefield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Date: February 27 and 28, 2010
Performers: Ukelili (USA), Abdul Khan and The Projections (Pakistan/UK), Lady K & The Kooky Kitchen (Finland), Piecans (UK), Dirty Diamonds (UK), Vacation Pioneers (UK), Eilidh Macaskill (UK), Sekksyunkel (UK), Williwaw (USA)
Website: http://ukelearmeltdown.wordpress.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Europe

Ukulele Village

Location: Sarzana, Italy
Date: 21-23 May
Performers: TBA
Website: TBA
Local Amenities: Map

Ukulele Bazar

Location: Paris, France
Date: 17 April
Performers: TBA
Website: http://www.ukulele.fr/
Local Amenities: Map

United States of America

Lone Star Uke Fest 2010

Location: Aloha, Texas
Date: April 29, 30 & May 1, 2010
Performers: Texas Swing with Aloha!, James Hill, Gerald Ross, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Kimo Hussey, Debbie Porter, Pops Bayless, Mark “Spanky” Guttierez, Ukulele Bartt and Dennis McBride
Website: http://www.lonestarukefest.com/
Local Amenities: Map

UkeFest 2010

Location: 71 East Yale Avenue, Denver
Date: February 6, 2010
Performers: James Hill and Anne Davison, Canote Brothers, Boulder Acoustic Society, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Eleanor, Ukulele Loki, Denver Uke Community, Moe Dixon
Website: http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/festivals/UkeFest2010/
Local Amenities: Map

Tahoe Area Ukulele Festival – 2010

Location: John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, Nevada
Date: March 19 – 21, 2010
Performers: Jake Shimabukuro and James Hill
Website: http://playuke.net/
Local Amenities: Map

New York Uke Fest 2010

Location: Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York City
Date: May 12 – 16, 2010
Performers: Bill Tapia, James Hill, Li’l Rev, Deni Bonet, Victoria Vox and Mihana, Zee Avi, Kazuyuki Sekiguchi-san
Website: http://www.nyukefest.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Gorge Uke Fest 2010

Location: Hood River, Oregon
Date: February 19 – 20, 2010
Performers: Moe Dixon, James Hill, Victoria Vox, Langley Ukulele Ensemble
Website: http://www.gorgeukuleles.org/
Local Amenities: Map

Ukulele World Congress

Location: Needmore, Indiana
Date: June 4 – 5, 2010
Performers: TBA
Website: http://ukuleleworldcongress.wordpress.com/
Local Amenities: Map

Hawaii

40th Annual Ukulele Festival

Location: Kapiolani Park Bandstand in Waikiki, Oahu
Date: July 18, 2010
Performers: ukulele virtuosos, internationally known musicians, local celebrities, talented ukulele players from around the world and a ukulele orchestra of over 800 students
Website: http://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/oahu/index.htm
Local Amenities: Map

10th Annual Waikoloa Ukulele Festival

Location: Queen’s Marketplace in Waikoloa
Date: March 6, 2010
Performers: TBA
Website: http://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/waikoloa.htm
Local Amenities: Map

8th Annual Kauai Ukulele Festival

Location: Kukui Grove Center in Lihue, Kauai
Date: April 17, 2010
Performers: Lihue Seniors, Aldrine Guerrero, Hanalei School, Kapa’a Middle School, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, King Kaumuali’i Elementary School and more
Website: http://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/kauai.htm
Local Amenities: Map

4th Annual Maui Ukulele Festival

Location: Maui Arts & Cultural Center, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI USA 96732
Date: October 10, 2010
Performers: Herb Ohta Sr. (Ohta-San), Jake Shimabukuro, Holunape, Raiatea Helm, Manoa DNA, Paula Fuga, Richard Ho’opi’i, Brittni Paiva, Kelly Boy Delima, Derek Sebastian and more
Website: http://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/maui.htm
Local Amenities: Map

Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii

Location: Kaka`ako Waterfront Park
Date: February 13, 2010
Performers: Bill Tapia, Herb “Ohta-san” Ohta, , Herb Ohta Jr., Pali, Holunape, Manoa DNA, the Roy Sakuma Ukulele School, Iwao, Kiyoshi Kobayashi & the Ukulele Orchestra of Japan, Sekiguchi Band featuring Kimiko Wakiyama
Website: http://www.ukulelepicnicinhawaii.org/media.html
Local Amenities: Map

Australia and New Zealand

Melbourne Ukulele Festival

Location: Northcote and Brunswick
Date: February 26th – March 2nd 2010
Performers: Tyrone (Brisbane), Betty’s Driving Force, Uni and Her Ukulele (San Francisco) & Meredith Axelrod (San Francisco), Old Spice Boys (Byron Bay), Anthony Leonard, Jim D’Ville (Portland, Oregon USA), Azo Bell, Ukeleus (Canberra), Spiderfish Stew (Fremantle)
Website: http://ukulelesafari.com/index.php?pid=11397
Local Amenities: Map

Cairns Ukulele Festival

Location: Cairns, Australia
Date: July 3 – 4, 2010
Performers: James Hill, Daniel Ho, The Old Spice Boys.
Website: http://cairnsukulelefestival.net/
Local Amenities: Map

The Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival

Location: The Blue Mountain Hotel, Lawson, New South Wales 2783, Australia
Date: January 30, 2010
Local Amenities: Map