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April 23-25, 2027 in Altoona, PA
Aloha & Welcome!
Workshops! Concerts! Uke Jams! Open Mics! Vendors! & More! Beginners Welcome!
Aloha! We're so excited to welcome you to the 14th annual Allegheny Ukulele Soirée! This year's theme is "Aloha in the Alleghenies", a celebration of Hawaiian culture. Featuring some of the top 'Ukulele artists from Hawaii, including Herb Ohta, Jr., Bryan Tolentino, & Steven Espaniola, join nearly 300 of your new best friends at the Allegheny Ukulele Soirée! The Soirée features two evening concerts and an afternoon performer showcase concert, two open mic opportunities, six led jam/strum-a-longs, 30+ workshops, a summit/networking opportunity for Jam/Club leaders, not to mention our fine selection of vendors. Across three days there is something for everyone. We even have a special Ukulele Jump Start! Beginner Track for those just getting started with the ukulele!
Aloha in the Alleghenies
This year's theme is "Aloha in the Alleghenies", a celebration of Hawaiian culture. Many of our artists are from or have a strong connection to Hawaii and Polynesian culture. Our workshops will include the typical variety of topics but will also include some special Hawaiian cultural topics such as kanikapila, Hawaiian falsetto singing, and more. Our 14th annual festival is a celebration of the cultural heritage that brought us our favorite lil' instrument, the 'Ukulele!
2027 Guest Artists
See all of our guest artists, instructors, and performers here!
Featured for 2027
New for 2027
Volunteering at the Soirée
The Soirée is growing and we could use your help! Our core Soirée team has reached it's capacity and we feel it's time to ask the Soirée community to help us out with some aspects of putting on the Allegheny Ukulele Soirée.
We need volunteers willing to commit to at least 8 hours of time during the festival weekend. Volunteer shifts will be scheduled in blocks of 2 hours. Shifts could be scheduled from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon. We will work with you to maximize your workshop time and around your travel plans.
Soirée Plus Package
A new way to experience the Allegheny Ukulele Soirée, a Soirée Plus package gives you full weekend access to the Soirée along with some very nice perks! Limited to only 20 memberships, the Soirée Plus package offers some new and exciting perks to enhance your festival experience at the Soirée. Your purchase of the Soirée Plus package helps us to keep ticket prices attainable for the rest of our attendees and enables us to bring in bigger names each year.
