New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2027

Each January since 2016, some of the planet’s finest homemade instrument players and the movement’s most dedicated enthusiasts have converged in New Orleans to participate in the event that has become known as the World Cup of cigar box guitar.

It’s a unique celebration of the art, music, and cultural history of homemade stringed instruments in the city where those simple devices played a role in the early development of Jazz and Blues. Covering 3 days and utilizing the world-class listening and exhibit spaces at the venerable New Orleans Jazz Museum, the festival always presents an unsurpassed roster of CBG artists.