Acoustic music camps

Camps and workshops centered on acoustic. 23 programs listed, 11 with upcoming dates posted, 6 offering scholarships.

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Oct 2026

Oct 8-11, 2026

Desert Night Acoustic (DNA) Music Camp
Kingston, NM, Southwest New Mexico·Workshops and intensives

MandolinBassVocalsGuitar
Oct 19-23, 2026

Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch Workshops
Athens, OH plus touring locations·Workshops and intensives

GuitarSongwriting

Nov 2026

Nov 6-8 (Fall Weekend), 2026

WUMB Fall and Winter Acoustic Music Weekends
Groton, MA, North-central Massachusetts·Workshops and intensives

GuitarBanjoFiddleVocals

May 2027

May 26-30, 2027

Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp Vienna
Vienna, Austria·Adult fantasy camps

Guitar

Jun 2027

Jun 2-5, 2027

Blue Ridge Guitar Camp
Brevard, Western North Carolina·Workshops and intensives

Guitar
Old Time Week Jun 13-19; Bluegrass Week Jun 20-26, 2027

Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp
Maryville, TN, Tennessee·Workshops and intensives

GuitarBanjoMandolinFiddleScholarships

Jul 2027

Jul 1 to Aug 21, 2027 (several sessions)

Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp: Music Shed and Studio 59
New Milford, Litchfield County, CT·Kids and teens

GuitarBassDrumsKeysScholarships
Jul 18-24, 2027

SummerSongs
Stony Point, Hudson Valley, NY·Workshops and intensives

SongwritingVocalsGuitarKeys
Jul 26-30, 2027

Ashokan Acoustic Guitar Camp
Olivebridge, NY, Hudson Valley, NY·Workshops and intensives

Guitar
Jul 26-30, 2027

Interlochen Acoustic Guitar Retreat
Interlochen, MI, Northern Michigan·Workshops and intensives

Guitar

Dates not posted yet

These run most years. The organizer has not posted the next dates, or we have not confirmed them yet.

2027: exact dates not posted

Guitar Workshop Plus
Toronto, Nashville, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, Canada / USA·Workshops and intensives

GuitarBassDrumsKeysScholarships
Last on record: Aug 19-23, 2026

DNA Music Summer Camp
Kingston, NM, Southwest New Mexico·Workshops and intensives

GuitarFiddleVocalsSongwriting
Last on record: Apr 30-May 3, 2026

DNA Songwriting Camp
Kingston, NM, Southwest New Mexico·Workshops and intensives

Songwriting
Last on record: Jul 6-10, 2026

Frets & Refrains: Richard Thompson Acoustic Guitar & Songwriting Camp
Big Indian, Catskills, NY·Adult fantasy camps

GuitarSongwritingScholarships
Last on record: Jan 13 to Feb 3, 2026 (several sessions)

Grateful Dead Song Camp
online·Workshops and intensives

Guitar
Last on record: Sep 13-17, 2026

Martin Taylor Guitar Retreat: Italy
Soave, Veneto, Italy·Workshops and intensives

Guitar
Last on record: Aug 24-28, 2026

Martin Taylor's Guitar Retreat
Big Indian, Catskills, NY·Adult fantasy camps

GuitarScholarships
Last on record: Aug 25-28, 2026

Marty Music Mountain Retreat
Big Indian, Catskills, NY·Adult fantasy camps

GuitarScholarships
Last on record: Aug 16-22 (Week Two), 2026

Summer Acoustic Music Week (SAMW)
Moultonborough, NH, Lakes Region, NH·Workshops and intensives

GuitarFiddleMandolinUkulele
Last on record: Aug 27-30, 2026

Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp USA
varies (Nashville 2025, Austin 2026)·Adult fantasy camps

Guitar
Last on record: Oct 2-4, 2026

Ullapool Guitar Festival
Ullapool, Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom·Workshops and intensives

Guitar
Last on record: Sep 16, 2026

Walnut Valley Festival Wednesday Workshops
Winfield, KS, Kansas·Workshops and intensives

GuitarMandolinBanjoFiddle
No dates on record yet

Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
Washington·Workshops and intensives

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