Harmonica Events

Mayfest Harmonica Party

Friday 4-30-27 thru Saturday 5-1-27 in Shipshewana, Indiana

Every year we host a free gathering of harmonica players and fans in the Wolfe Building which is the Shipshewana Townhall located at 345 Morton St, Shipshewana, IN 46565. We will be set up there on Friday 4-30-27 1pm – 7pm, and on Saturday 5-1-27 1pm – 5pm. This event is informal and relaxed, EVERYONE is invited – admission is free, we jam together and swap playing tips, we have our entire line of Bushman harmonicas on hand for folks to try, plus we exhibit over 1,000 of our Bushman harmonicas at the lowest prices of the year. It’s our chance to give back to a great community that buys a lot of harmonicas from us. Shipshewana is Amish country so come ready to eat!

Bretten Wine & Harmonica Fest

September 24, 2027 in Bretten, Germany

Bushman Music Works hosts a meetup for harmonica players and wine lovers in Bretten, Germany each year on the last Friday in September. Meet Bushman owner John Hall, and some of the Bushman harmonica endorsees for wine tasting, live music, and some jamming on the plaza. Meet us at the water fountain at 6:30pm.

Why Bretten? Bretten is near Knittlingen and this annual gathering is to honor the important harmonica legacy of Knittlingen, and to remember the double reed harmonica inventor Matthias Friedrich Hotz, as well Peter Pohl, and all the other great Knittlingen harmonica entrepreneurs who did so much for the instrument we enjoy today. Our tradition is to play harmonica at the old Evangelical Church in Knittlingen during the day, then meet at the water fountain in Bretten at 6:30pm.