If you’d like to take your harp playing to a new level in 2022, then a harp festival is one of the best ways to take instruction from some of the top harpists in the world, and immerse yourself in music for a few days.

Take a look below for some upcoming harp festivals, both online and around the world that might be just what you need this YEAR.

(n.b. there are a few others who haven’t announced firm dates yet but I’ll update the list as I get info of them)

ONLINE

Jan 14-16 (+6 month playback) Winter Harp Festival - With Kim Robertson, Park Stickney, Ailie Robertson and Marianne Gubri

Jul 1 - Oct 1 Somerset online

UK

Jan 28-30 Halsway Harp Weekend (England)

Apr 8-11 Edinburgh International Harp Festival (Scotland)

Apr 12-13 Wales Harp Festival (Wales)

May 15-22 Warwick Harp Week (England)

Jul 22-28 World Harp Congress (Wales)

Jul 29-31 Harps North West Festival (England)

Aug 1-5 Marlborough Summer School (England)

Aug 24-27 Glasbury Harp Summer School (Wales)

Oct 22-26 Harp on Wight Festival (England)

Nov 11-13 Higham Hall Weekend (England)

Europe

Jan 6-9 Harfenwinter (Germany)

May 7-8 Dutch Harp Festival (Netherlands)

May (exact dates TBC) Tuamgraney Harp Festival (Ireland)

Jun 16-19 Harfentreffen (Germany)

Jul 13-17 Dinan Harp Festival (Brittany)

Jul 30-Aug 3 Harfensommer (Germany)

Oct 20-23 Nordic Harp Meeting (Finland)

North America

Mar 25-27 Virginia Harp Center Festival (Virginia)

May 12-15 Harp Gathering (Ohio)

Jun 12-18 Midwest Harp Festival (Illinois)

Jun 21-24 Somerset Folk Harp Festival (New Jersey)

Jun 25-30 Ohio Scottish Arts School (Ohio)

Jul 18-23 Grand Manan Harpers Retreat (New Brunswick)

Sep 15-18 Harp in the Glen (Wisconsin)

Sep 21-15 Spanish Peaks Harp Retreat (Colorado)

Oct 14-16 Huron Harp Festival (Ontario)

AUSTRALIA

Jan 8-15 Harp Holiday (NSW)

Mar 3-6 Boxwood (VIC)