New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2026

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 pm UTC-06:00

New Orleans Jazz Museum | New Orleans

New Orleans Jazz Museum
Publisher/HostNew Orleans Jazz Museum
New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2026 Professional acts from 4 continents will provide 20 hours of great music on unique instruments in a magnificent 190-year-old landmark.
About this Event

Each January since 2016, some of the planet’s finest homemade instrument players and the movement’s most dedicated enthusiasts have congregated in New Orleans to participate in what has been called the World Cup of cigar box guitar events.

It’s a unique celebration of the art, music, and cultural history of homemade stringed instruments in the city where those simple devices played a role in the early development of Jazz and Blues. Covering 3 days and utilizing the world-class listening and exhibit spaces at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the festival always presents an unsurpassed roster of CBG artists.


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Instrument builders from far and wide will gather Friday and Saturday for the Builders’ Forum to compare notes and compete for prizes.


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ONLY 100 INDIVIDUAL ALL-INCLUSIVE LIVE-AUDIENCE 3-DAY TICKETS AND ONLY 12 PATRON PACKAGES WILL BE SOLD, providing attendees with the enjoyment of a uniquely intimate and comfortable experience in the Performance Center of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The Early Bird rate will be in effect until December 1st. A few standing-room-only single-day tickets may be added later if space allows.
3-DAY PASS HOLDERS are entitled to:
Seated admission to every event on the 3-day schedule
Chances to win one of 5 cigar box guitars to be given away
Official poster
Refrigerator magnet
Event laminate
The PATRON PACKAGE is for our most enthusiastic supporters, and includes two 3-DAY PASSES along with the chances, posters and magnets. Special PATRON laminates will entitle holders to reserved front-and-center seating, as well as recognition both at the event and year-round on the festival’s website.


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We cordially invite you to join us in the World’s Most Musical City for the festival's 10th Anniversary!

Event Venue

New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, United States

Tickets

USD 165.18 to USD 587.74

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