URI'S 11TH GUITAR AND MANDOLIN FESTIVAL TAKES THE STAGE BEGINNING OCT. 18

KINGSTON, R.I., Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:

KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - The warm, mellow sounds of guitars and mandolins will once again blend with the cool autumn air across the University of Rhode Island campus and neighboring southern Rhode Island communities in late October.

The 11th annual URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival will bring together the global string artist community for a weeklong celebration of music beginning Oct 18. Guitarists and mandolinists from all corners of the world, including Brazil, Peru, Australia, Costa Rica, Italy, France, South Korea, Israel, Greece and Japan, will descend upon the Ocean State to delight local music enthusiasts.

Ten performances will be he...