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HARMONICA BRIDGE 2026

XX International Harmonica Festival in Toruń

Musicians from around the world. Extraordinary concerts. Workshops, jam sessions and a competition with Grand Prix €1,000

MUSIC in the heart of Toruń
The festival takes place in one of the most atmospheric cities in Poland.

The aim of the festival is to present harmonica masters from around the world, specialising in a wide range of musical genres and styles on diatonic and chromatic harmonicas: from blues, folk, jazz, rock and classical music to crossover blends and pop.

COMPETITION

During the festival, a harmonica competition will take place with a Grand Prix prize of €1,000!
The prize has been funded by the Association of Performing Artists

Competition Regulations

ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Over two decades, we have welcomed more than 100 artists from the USA, Europe and Asia — from blues legends to jazz innovators

BLUES

JAZZ

FOLK

CROSSOVER

Highlights

Full festival programme available here

21 SIE
15:00
Hub Kulturalny,
ul. BYDGOSKA 50
KONKURS HARMONIJKARZY
21 SIE
19:00
AMFITEATR
Muzeum Etnograficzne
Kraków Street Band, Marcos Coll
22 SIE
15:00
SCENA K/ fontanny
Flisak
Hootin’ the Blues, Fata Morgana
22 SIE
20:00
ZAMEK DYBOWSKI
Nocna Zmiana Bluesa, Andy J. Forest
paul lamb & chad strantz

This is our twentieth edition!

Since 2006, Harmonica Bridge has been bringing together harmonica lovers from around the world. The festival has grown from a local event into one of the most important harmonica festivals in Europe.

Over 20 years, more than 100 artists have performed on our stages, drawing audiences of tens of thousands. Toruń has become a meeting place for harmonica players of all generations and musical styles.

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We are pleased to announce that EASTTOP is a partner of our festival.

Organisers

The "Harmonica Bridge" festival is organised by the City of Toruń and the Toruń Cultural Agenda, with the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship as Partner, and with one of Poland's leading harmonica players — Sławek Wierzcholski — serving as Artistic Director.

Łukasz pietrzak, sławek wierzcholski, Łukasz wiśniewski