The 37th Carrefour Mondial de L’Accordeon will be held in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada from September 4th to 6th, 2026.
The event will feature a variety of concerts, street performances, a musical conference, a public jam (free admission), exhibitions, accordion workshops for beginner and intermediate musicians plus a new Youth Corner (free admission) which offers a continuous show all afternoon on the Accordion Museum site. This event focuses on the talents and involvement of young students from the accordion classes of Alexandre Patry (diatonic accordion) and Valérie Plante (piano accordion).
The festival is an international celebration of accordion music, bringing together approximately 65 musicians from Québec, Canada and countries around the world. The program covers traditional Québec music, world music, musette, jazz, classical, folk and chanson. There are more than 20 concerts and activities, both indoors and outdoors.
The official program includes:
- Opening Concert — Friday, September 4 at 6:00 p.m.
- World Music Encounters — Friday and Saturday evenings
- Public Jams — informal accordion/music gatherings
- Outdoor concerts at various locations
- Accordion workshops and master classes
- Morning musical performances
- Accordéon Tout Terrain
- 100% Trad Québec
- Dernières Notes — closing concert, Sunday evening
- Exhibitors and activities at the Musée de l’accordéon
- Musical entertainment in several Montmagny restaurants
Discover our accordion classes during the festival – for all levels! Whether you’re an experienced player or a beginner, our diatonic accordion and piano accordion classes are for you! Three days of classes / three different content. You can choose to enroll in one, two, or three classes.
Instructors for 2026:
· PIANO ACCORDION (all levels) – Valérie Plante / Friday and Serge Duchesne / Saturday and Sunday
· DIATONIC ACCORDION (one rank) Sabin Jacques / Friday, Saturday, Sunday (beginner-intermediate) Denis Pépin / Saturday and Sunday (intermediate advanced)
· 2-rank DIATONIC ACCORDION (all levels) – Léon Ollivier (France) / Sunday
