The 2026 Klezcadia Festival will take place in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from June 9th to 14th, 2026 and include a variety of concerts and workshops for Klezmer Music & Yiddish Culture.

Concerts as follows:

June 9th at 8pm: Geoff Berner (accordion) with Cookie Segelstein (violin) – their program features a pre-release show of music from their newly-recorded album, which is completely in Yiddish.

June 10th at 8pm: Segelstein-Horowitz Duo of Cookie Segelstein (violin) and Joshua Horowitz (accordion) perform music drawn from the entire history of klezmer, interspersed with their own original compositions and arrangements.

Workshops as follows:

June 9th, 9.30am to 11.30am: Joshua Horowitz – Klezmer Kalisthenics – The boot camp of klezmer to get you in shape with the 10 things every klezmer needs to be able to play. Fun drills that will gel into a tune before your very ears and give you the skills to continue on for years to come.

June 11th, 9.30am to 11.30am: Cookie Segelstein & Joshua Horowitz – Fills, Trills, Thrills, and Spills. Ornament, Variations, Rhythmic Tricks, and Harmony.

June 11th, 1pm to 2.45pm: Segelstein-Horowitz Duo – Band-to-Band Master Class for The Klezbians and the Kvell’s Angels; open to all attendees

June 12th 9.30am to 11.30am: Cookie Segelstein & Joshua Horowitz – The Slow Tunes: Doinas, Dobridens, and Processionals

Registrations are open and free of charge.