SPAH is a worldwide harmonica organization based in the United States. SPAH —the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica —is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. SPAH advances its mission of preservation and advancement since 1963.
The Gateway Harmonica Club of St. Louis is honored to host the 2026 convention as SPAH celebrates its 63rd anniversary and the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. Building upon SPAH’s over six decades of experience, another week of memorable performances, interesting seminars, and amazing open mic sessions is expected. The beautiful Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, which was the location of the 2018 and 2023 SPAH conventions, will again be the site for reunions, making new friends, and having fun.
Members of the Gateway Harmonica Club, one of the largest and most active harmonica clubs in the US, are excited to host the annual SPAH convention for the tenth time. Our club began in 1987, started by a few guys who liked to play the harmonica and enjoyed each other’s company.
SPAH’s mission is to cultivate, improve, promote, preserve and advance the harmonica, harmonica playing, and harmonica music, as well as its teachers and players in all age groups, and to preserve the harmonica’s position as a respected musical instrument.
SPAH’s objective is to promote the rich heritage of harmonica music, and its talented musicians and harmonica communities around the world. SPAH educates players, teachers, and the public about the harmonica, its music, and the pleasure of playing and listening to the harmonica.
SPAH produces an annual convention, attended each year by about 500 enthusiasts, who gather to, jam, give concerts, share knowledge casually and in seminars, and to spend time with vendors, teachers, experts, manufacturers and friends from across the globe.
To register for this event, go to https://spah.org/convention-events/2026-spah-convention/
Regards,
Jerry Deall, SPAH President, Louisville, CO
303-589-9823
jdeall@comcast.net
