The 17th Ascoltate 2026 International Accordion Competition will take place at the Kaunas Juozas Gruodis Conservatory in Kaunas, Lithuania from November 27th to 29th, 2026.

The competition is organised by the Kaunas Accordion Society, Kaunas J. Gruodis Conservatory, and the Kaunas Music School and is open to accordionists of all ages as soloists, ensembles and orchestras.

Jury members are:

Alena Budziňáková, Marie-Andrée Joerger, Marcela Kysová, Natālija Melnikoviča, Momir Novakovic, Wiesław Ochwat, Grzegorz Palus, Mirco Patarini and Pietro Roffi.