Registration & Housing
FESTIVAL AND COMPETITIONS
REGISTER ONLINE (LIMITED SPACES)
Note: Participants will not be able to mail in payment.
All levels and ages welcome to apply! Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is recommended. Registration includes all festival events, concerts, private lessons and master classes during the days valid for the type of registration purchased.
5-Day Participant: $460
Early Bird Registration (by May 15): $385
• 2 private guitar lessons*
• 4 days of masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia*
• Guitar Ensembles
• Seminars
• Visit to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
• Access to all GuitarFest concerts
5-Day Participant & Adult Performance Competition: $525
Early Bird Registration (by May 15): $400
• 2 private guitar lessons**
• 4 days of masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia*
• Entry into the competition
• Seminars
• Visit to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
• Access to all GuitarFest concerts
• Guitar Ensembles
* All 5-day participants are provided 2 guitar lessons, one of which can include performing in an Oscar Ghiglia masterclass. All applicants interested in performing in an Oscar Ghiglia masterclass must audition.
** Participants who take part in the competition are not allowed to have lessons with the competition judges.
5-Day Auditor: $285
• 4 days of masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia
• Seminars
• Visit to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
• Access to all GuitarFest concerts
1-Day Pass: $75
• All Festival events for one day
• Includes evening concert
2-Day Weekend Pass: $135
• All Festival events and concerts for Saturday and Sunday
Adult Performance Competition: $195
• Includes access to all GuitarFest concerts
Composition Competition is free for the first submission
YOUNG GUITARISTS WORKSHOP
Boston GuitarFest Young Guitarists Workshop runs from Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24
Level I: $165
• Recommended Ages 5-11
• Limited to 10 participants, early registration encouraged
• For complete beginners
• Individual instruction, ensemble playing, and lots of more
• Recital on Sunday afternoon for participants
• Includes free admission to all Boston GuitarFest events for participants
• For students with at least 1 year of studying the guitar
• Individual instruction, ensemble playing, and lots of more
• Recital on Sunday afternoon for participants
• Includes free admission to all Boston GuitarFest events for participants
HOUSING
Housing for the Festival is available at Northeastern University. Room rates are $72/night, single Occupancy. All rooms are non-smoking. All housing residents must be 18 years of age or older– sorry, no exceptions, even if accompanied by a guardian. The NU residence hall available to GuitarFest participants will be announced later this spring. Housing is subject to change to a comparable facility.
Here are some off-campus lodging options.
Deadline has passed.
