The 2026 NZAA South Pacific Accordion Championships & Festival will be held at the superb Raye Freedman Arts Centre (picture below), Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland on Saturday 30 May & Sunday 31 May. The excellent acoustics and lighting present every performer at their best. Download the rules and competition prospectus at:
https://accordions.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026nz_prospectus.pdf

NZAA President Sonja Palinich is delighted to welcome all accordionists in New Zealand and around the world to join us and enjoy the event which is open to competitors and festival performers worldwide and has a variety of age group classes for soloists, duos, trios, ensembles and orchestras.

The rules for the international solo categories closely follow the rules of the Coupe Mondiale. The South Pacific international concert music category has exactly the same rules as the Coupe Mondiale Masters category. The South Pacific entertainment category has exactly the same rules as the Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment category.

Similarly (under 18 years) Junior South Pacific entertainment category. The South Pacific Junior solo concert category has the same rules as the first round of the Coupe Mondiale Junior category.

Entries close on April 17th, 2026. Download the rules and competition prospectus at: https://accordions.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026nz_prospectus.pdf

For further details email NZAA Competitions Secretary Renee Jeffries at: nzaacompsec@gmail.com