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Tickets for Friday and Saturday night guest artist concerts and the final round of the Division I competiton will be available at the door. $10 general admission, and $5 for ASU students

Again this year: two youth divisions added to competition!

Soon To Be Available: downloadable parts for GuitarFest Guitar Orchestra! Use Parts link on the menu above.

Douglas James, Artistic Director

Abbigail Ledford ,  Administrative Director

Featuring International Artists:

Evening concerts by:
Milen Parashkevov,  Carlos Pérez, Stanley Yates, and William Yelverton.

All concerts will be held in the Broyhill Music Center at Appalachian State University.

  Full package price for festival participants, including all concerts, masterclasses and workshops: Recession special! New lower price of only $30!!   Additional fees for competitors: $70 for Division I, $20 for Divisions II & III

  Parents and young siblings of pre-college registrants may attend any events for free!!

Individual tickets for evening concerts and Division I competition final round are $10 ($5 for ASU students with I.D.) and will be available at the door.

Accommodations
Special rates for GuitarFest registrants are available from the Super 8 of Boone. Please note that the Super 8 is the official hotel for GuitarFest, and will be the only hotel that our shuttle service will operate to on the Friday preliminary round of the Division 1 competition. Reservations must be made by March 25 to guarantee the special festival rates.