Austin Steel Guitar Fest (ASGF) 2026

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💥BIG NEWS💥
Greetings from Austin, Texas!
We are excited to officially announce that SteelRadio is producing a steel guitar festival and convention in early October 2026! The Austin Steel Guitar Fest (ASGF) will take place Thursday, October 1st, Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd. This is an indoor event.
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There will be 2 days of performances on 2 stages Friday and Saturday, with seminars and a Welcome Party with live steel guitar music in the Marriott lounge on Thursday:
🎶 The Main Stage (Ballroom) with members of the SGHOF and "legacy" players along with the players making music and touring today.
🎶The Non-Pedal Stage featuring legacy and actively touring non-pedal players, along with dobro and slide guitar performers.
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A variety of steel guitar vendors and manufacturers will be on-hand along with a selection of vendors from the vibrant and creative Austin Arts community! If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact SteelRadio.org@gmail.com. We are working on some other fun additions to the Fest - TBD on that for now, so stay tuned for updates!

💥EVEN BIGGER NEWS💥
On Saturday afternoon of the Fest the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (SGHOF) (SGHOF), , a non-profit 501(c)(3) based in St. Louis, Missouri, will induct 3 new members. After a pause on inductions of 10 years, SteelRadio, the broadcast arm of the SGHOF, is thrilled to host this exciting event! Two of the inductees, Junior Brown and Lucky Oceans, will be performing during the Fest.
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📍 WHERE: Austin Marriott South

4415 South IH-35, Austin,Texas, USA

*Book your rooms NOW*

📅 WHEN: Thur-Fri-Sat, October 1-3, 2026

🎟️ TICKETS: Available for purchase on-line soon. Please check back here: https://www.steelradio.org/
🕰️ Fri & Sat performances 10am-Midnight
Thursday - Check-in/Registration + Seminars
-Seminars are TBD & are priced separately.
🎉 Free Evening Welcome Party w/live music on Thursday!

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🏩 HOTEL BOOKING:

*IMPORTANT🚨If you are planning to stay at the Marriott, or one of the 3 accompanying Marriott properties located on the same campus as ASGF headquarters, please book your hotel reservations ASAP!
The ACL Music Festival is taking place the same weekend, with over 70K daily attendees. Hotel rooms for that weekend will sell out all over Austin, including the Marriott properties.

Here is hotel booking information:
The ASGF will take place in the Austin Marriott South, and there are four additional Marriott properties side by side offering different pricing and accommodation options for the ASGF.

For Austin Steel Guitar Festival (ASGF) Hotel Booking: Official event dates for booking event rate are Thurs. 10/1 - Sun. 10/4/2026. For booking nights outside of those dates, the event rate will be honored, but the hotel will need to be contacted to assist with those bookings. The direct contact person is April Chau. Her info is provided below.

Austin Marriott South *ASGF event site, ASGF rate = $199/night + tax & fees:
Austin Marriott South Website

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Austin South, ASGF rate = $159/night + tax & fees:
SpringHill Suites Website

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Austin South, ASGF rate = $159/night + tax & fees:
Fairfield Inn Website

Courtyard By Marriott Austin South, ASGF rate = $169/night + tax & fees:
Courtyard by Marriott Website

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*For extended stay options, there is also a Residence Inn by Marriott in the campus, and special event pricing might be made available upon request.

For block reservations, date needed outside event dates, or other booking assistance, April Chau, Sales Coordinator, is managing those requests.

april.chau@aimbridge.com
O: 512-634-2026
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MORE FEST INFO:
🍴 Delicious food & bev available for purchase
🍸 Full Bar
🛍️ Vendors
🚗 Free parking

Please direct any questions to: SteelRadio.org@gmail.com
If you are interested in being a Volunteer at the event, please contact us at the above email address.

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The ASGF will include the induction of three new members to the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (SGHOF) on Sat. Oct. 2, 2026:

• David "Feet" Rogers (posthumously)
• Junior Brown
• Lucky Oceans

💥Here is a list of confirmed steel guitar performers which include members of the *Steel Guitar Hall of Fame:[/b]
Additional players will be added as they are confirmed. Schedule is subject to change.

Alan Akaka
Bode Barker Jr
Caleb Lindley
Caleb Melo
Dave Biller
Doug Jernigan*
Ed Littlefield w/his band Marley's Ghost
Eddy Dunlap
Ethan Shaw
Flavio Pasquetto
Jack Phillips
Jake Penrod
Jim Cohen
Jim Vest* (attending, but not performing)
Joe Wright*
Jordan Stern
Junior Brown
Kevin Skrla
Lucky Oceans
Lynn Owsley*
Matthew Walton
Mike Drassler
Rose Sinclair
Silas Hamilton
Steve Palousek
Sweet Gary Newcomb
Zack Wiggs

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🎶 Need more steel guitar AFTER the Fest?
Plan to stick around town Sunday, Monday & Tuesday October 4-6 for more
Steel guitar shows TBD in local music clubs, likely to include the Continental Club and Sagebrush Austin.

Venue

Austin Marriott South
4415 South IH-35
Austin, TX
78744

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Dates

The event runs from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM on the following dates.
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