LMU Music Guitar Festival 2026
Date: March 27-28
Location: Loyola Marymount University
We are excited to welcome guitar fans from around Southern California back to Murphy Recital Hall for one of the most exciting guitar events in Los Angeles! Come for the whole day, or pick and choose events that work for your schedule.
Schedule
March 27
5:00 pm: Roaring Loud GuitarFest (LMU Alumni Mall) - Free!
March 28
9:00 am: Check in, ensemble warm up (Murphy Recital Hall, all day)
10:00 am: Adjudicated Ensemble Showcase ($10)
11:30 am: Lunch for all registered participants
12:30 pm: Ensemble Coaching and Alumni-led jam sessions
1:30 pm: Alan Mearns, Performance ($25/$15)
2:30 pm: Technique Workshop
Tickets
All ticket sales are exclusively online (no onsite box office).
See below for more details!
All Access Pass
For the true guitar enthusiast! Purchasing the all access pass for the full festival will gain you entrance to all festival events, concert performances, workshop participation, jam sessions, technique session, plus lunch.
$65 General Admission/$45 Students
Roaring Loud GuitarFest
We’re kicking off this year’s festival with an outdoor concert featuring LMU student musicians, with live sound produced by LMU students from the Recording Arts Department. The music ranges from jazz to singer/songwriter to punk, and the common thread is that all groups feature the guitar! Join us on Alumni Mall on Friday, March 27 from 5-6:30pm for a high energy start to the 2026 LMU Guitar Festival.
March 27 | 5:00pm | Free!
Adjudicated Ensemble Showcase
Ensembles from middle schools, high schools and community colleges will perform for the audience and for a panel of respected adjudicators. Come to see the talent of the future!
March 28 | 10:00am | $10
Alan Mearns
Belfast-born guitarist, composer, and poet Alan Mearns brings his virtuosic and emotionally-rich playing to the stage at Murphy Recital Hall.
March 28 | 1:30pm | $25 General Admission/$15 Student
Questions?
Contact AJ Minette at albert.minette@lmu.edu
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