Virginia Ukapalooza

09/28/2026

Last call to purchase any of the following:
1. Individual mentoring sessions with a uke pro -- there are a few still remaining
2. Official Virginia Ukaplaooza 2026 Tshirt
3. Official Virginia Ukaplaooza Hat
4. Printed Jam Packet

Any of these add on items can be purchased from Eventbrite through 9/30 and will be added to your prior ticket order:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virginia-ukapalooza-2026-tickets-1985634292621

09/04/2026

In addition to running the annual Virginia statewide ukulele festival, it is another goal of our non profit to grow the next generation of VA ukulele players. We use proceeds from our festival to donate ukes to central VA schools and libraries.

Yesterday, Virginia Ukapalooza delivered a set of ukuleles, uke accessories, and a mobile uke storage cart to Glen Lea Elementary School in Henrico County. The school had some existing ukuleles, but our donation provides the additional ukes and storage to allow the school to start teaching uke to 3rd graders starting this semester!

Thanks to Fan Guitar and Ukulele for getting the ukes setup and checked out.

More info about our outreach program:
https://virginiaukapalooza.org/outreach/

08/06/2026

We really appreciate The Midnight Ukulele Society (MUS) supplying an army of volunteers each year to help run Virginia Ukapalooza!

Here's MUS performing "Black Magic Woman" at last year's festival:

Recorded on 11/7/2025 at Virginia Ukapalooza 2025, The Premier Vir...

08/02/2026

One of the staples of each annual Virginia Ukapalooza festival is the performance by community uke groups from all around Virginia.

Here's a through back to a performance from last year's festival by The Sonic Ukes -- a uke group based in the Eastern Shore of VA.

Recorded on 11/8/2025 at Virginia Ukapalooza 2025, The Premier Vir...

07/30/2026

Here's a throw back to last year's festival: Gracie Terzian's performance of an original song.

Recorded on 11/8/2025 at Virginia Ukapalooza 2025, The Premier Vir...

07/27/2026

We can't wait for Virginia Ukapalooza 2026 and to help get us all in the mood, here's a taste of Clark Holmes performing at last year's festival.

Recorded on 11/7/2025 at Virginia Ukapalooza 2025, The Premier Vir...

07/13/2026

For anyone that wants to attend our festival on Saturday 11/7 and Sunday 11/8 Only, our "Saturday/Sunday Only" tickets will go on sale on Monday 7/20 at 8am EDT on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virginia-ukapalooza-2026-tickets-1985634292621

Note that we are at capacity for Friday 11/6, All Access tickets are sold out, and we do not plan to release any more tickets for access to the festival on Friday 11/6.

Note that various activities/workshops on Saturday 11/7 are full, but there are still at least 2 activity/workshop options available in each timeslot. You are welcome to review the list of what's full prior to purchasing a ticket by reviewing our event description on Eventbrite.

An action packed, three day event of ukulele related learning, playing, and socializing — by nationally known and regional ukulele talent.

06/26/2026

Warning: the page in the image below was created by someone that never purchased tickets from us and is attempting to resell fraudulent tickets to our event.

If you are attempting to purchase a ticket from someone else, we strongly suggest sending Virginia Ukapalooza a DM or email ([email protected]) prior to sending anyone any money, and we can verify the ticket you are purchasing is legitimate. Plus, you will need to contact us anyways to transfer the name badge and workshop signup info to your name.

06/17/2026

In addition to running the annual Virginia statewide ukulele festival, it is another goal of our non profit to grow the next generation of VA ukulele players. We use proceeds from our festival to donate ukes to central VA schools and libraries.

Today, Virginia Ukapalooza delivered a set of ukuleles and accessories to The Academy at Virginia Randolph, an Henrico County school serving students with disabilities at all grade levels. The school has an existing music therapy program, and with our donation, the school will be incorporating ukuleles into their music program this summer and in the upcoming school year!

Thanks to Fan Guitar and Ukulele for getting the ukes setup and checked out.

More info about our outreach program:
https://virginiaukapalooza.org/outreach/

06/02/2026

All Access tickets are sold out. We've received inquiries from several people that are interested in purchasing those tickets if any more of them become available. For anyone interested in joining the waiting list, please fill out our form here:
https://forms.gle/Vs1CPPiesDP7L1Qx6

The form states further information about how the waiting list process will work.