# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎸 The Lakeside Guitar Festival is BACK! Join us for two days of incredible music with a six-string slant at the historic Como Lakeside Pavilion. From alt country, to jazz, fingerstyle, everyday strummers to the highly experimental—there is truly a little music for all. Bringing back the "Swan Boat" set on Friday, our first ever open mic & strum along is back on Sat and the pedal swap! 

 The 2026 lineup features innovative guitarist Yasmin Williams! Regional greats like brilliant composer Zacc Harris presenting his work : American Reverie , incredibly soulful songwriter Chastity Brown playing solo and collaborating with Terrell X.  Saturday on the Promenade Stage - presented by Baird Financial Jandric Antkowiak Group - Returning will be grammy award winning,  fingerstyle master, Pat Donohue with Richard Kriehn, a brilliant string player himself! Afro-fusion artist Obi Original & the Black Atlantics bringing the grooves, a brilliant string player himself! Twangster Erik Koskinen pairs up with Nieves del Norte for a sorta Finnish Americana Nortena collaboration. Emerging americana/bluegrass St. Rangers will tear up the stage. 

Music Mission is thrilled to present augmented programming this year thanks to the Minnesota Humanities Center, with additional concerts and workshops taking place on the days preceding our Como Lakeside Pavilion activities.

Wednesday August 12
The Mexico City Experiment + Terrell X - a one night only collaboration between Minnesota and CMDX artists at the forefront of their respective creative music scenes.
Berlin, Minneapolis - https://www.berlinmpls.com


Friday August 13
MacPhail Center for Music
Jeronimo Gonzalez, composer and instrumentalist (jarana, bass, guitar) will work with students at MacPhail, exploring the intersection of traditional music and modern jazz.
Then catch all these artists collaborating with LGF artists at Como Lakeside Pavilion throughout the weekend.

This work is funded in part by MHC with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage

Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008

This activity is supported, in part, by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-paul/lakeside-guitar-festival-2026/200030258899102
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, art, concerts, workshops, open-mic, it, jazz, first-friday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 256

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: St Paul
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Como Lakeside Pavillion
- **lat**: 44.982194237428
- **long**: -93.143142476035
- **full address**: Como Lakeside Pavillion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103-1059, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026  being held?
  - **A:** Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026  takes place on Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Como Lakeside Pavillion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103-1059, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026 ?
  - **A:** Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026  is organized by Lakeside  Guitar Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Lakeside Guitar Festival 2026  is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in St Paul, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 250+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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