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The 10^th Annual Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival will held on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at the Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e and will include a concert featuring several steel guitar masters. A hands-on opportunity experience table will be available for festival guests to learn more about and experience the Hawaiian steel guitar.

A ho‘olaule‘a concert will be presented at the Kukui Grove Center and feature performances by Hawaiian steel guitar masters.

The Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival will be presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) in association with the Ke Kula Mele Hawai‘i School of Hawaiian Music. Additional support was provided by the Royal Hawaiian Center and the Festival Companies, the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation. Equipment was provided to NextGen steel guitarists by John Pearse Strings.See the Support Us page for information about additional supporters and sponsors.