No guitar festival without an EXPO with guitars, dealers and builders.

The Antwerpen Gitaarfestival is the place to be for all guitar lovers to hear, try out, order or even buy outright. And like every year, we give ample way to local Belgian talent! A cosy meeting place to encourage the dialogue between makers and players in between concerts, lectures, competitions and masterclasses.

Zaterdag 11/11 (13:00) – Blind Date. Jan Depreter plays 6 different guitars in an interactive comparative test (admission free). The audience is free to fill out a form judging dynamics, projection, colour and balance for a nice prize!

Zaterdag 11/11 (16u00) – Free lecture “How about Hauser II?” byGerhard OLDIGES

Saturday 11/11 (17u00) – Concert “Hommage to Hermann Hauser II (1911-1988)”

Jan Depreter plays 7 pieces on 7 different guitars. . An original HAUSER from 1957 will be accompanied on stage by faithful “replica” guitars by Stefan Nitschke, Daniele Marrabello, Stephen Eden, Adrien Savary, Solveig Kirschner en Jean Marquet.

The EXPO is free for all and runs during the entire Antwerpen Gitaarfestival weekend.

Opening hours EXPO:

Friday 10/11 (18:00-20:00)

Saturday 11/11 (14:00-16:00 en van 18:00-20:00)

Sunday 12/11 (14:30-17:00)