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After another great festival earlier in Feb 2025, we are really pleased to be launching the 2026 Sydney Handpan Festival. It will take place from the afternoon of Thursday 12th February till Sunday 15th February finishing at midday.We will be returning to the Happy Buddha Retreat in the Blue Mountains near Wenthworth Falls (around 1hr 35mins from Sydney and 10 mins from Wenthworth Falls station). This venue has hotel style accommodation with choices of single, double or triple rooms each with its own bathroom. There is a swimming pool onsite and beautiful bush walks and a waterfall nearby.
https://www.happybuddharetreats.com.au/
The weekend will be packed with jams, workshops and handpan performances. The festival will include nourishing and yummy vegetarian food including breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by Happy Buddha Catering.
Our extra special guest this year is French musician and handpan player Quentin Kayser who is travelling all the way from France to perform and teach at the festival.
https://www.quentinkayser.com/
Quentin is a highly experienced handpan player and teacher who composes beautiful pieces sure to enthrall. We are really excited to have Quentin at the festival as he is one on the top players in the world.
We also welcome Adrian Portia back to the festival. Adrian is another amazing player, known for his incredible technique, agility and improvisations on the handpan.
https://www.adrianportia.com/
This year we are overjoyed to have two handpan makers at the festival.
Matt Ostila is from northern NSW and will bring new insights into the intricacies of handpan making and tuning. Matt is also a very fine musician who loves odd time signatures.
https://mattopan.com/
Our dear friend Tim Tom from Celestial Sound will again be with us to tune handpans and share his knowledge and playing.
https://celestialsound.com.au/
Contact him directly to book a tuning session.
[email protected]
There will be handpans for sale - both from the makers as well as second hand ones from other players
The festival will be all inclusive and we especially welcome beginners to start their journey with this special instrument (don't worry if you don't have an instrument as we can provide one for you to play with over the weekend). Experienced players are also most welcome to come as there will be workshops for all levels.
Ticket information can be found below: Early bird prices until December 15th
* Shared male room with one or two others: early bird $600 then $700
* Shared female room with one or two others: early bird $600 then $700
* Own single room (limited number) early bird: $750 then $850
Daily attendance: early bird $150 then $175
Lunch and dinner for day guests may be available at extra cost depending on the number of residential attendees. Of course you may bring your own food.
The weekend fee includes accommodation, food, workshops and performances. We suggest you book early as last year we were booked out and this year will be even more popular.
To book your place, please make a transfer to the bank account below. Please note that there are limited spaces available. The room allocation will be based on first come first served. After you have deposited the amount please send an email to both of us with your phone number so we have your contact details (email addresses below).
Bank Account:
Account name: Sydney Handpan Fest
BSB: 313140
Acc: 12383659
We look forward to seeing you all. Please feel free to send us a private message or email if you have any questions:
Baran Yildiz: [email protected]
Blair Greenberg: [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Happy Buddha Retreats, 50 Railway Pde. Wentworth Falls NSW 2782, Australia, 50 Railway Pde, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782, Australia, Wentworth Falls
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