(From l. to r.) Remy van Kesteren, Lavinia Meijer, and Gwyneth Wentink are among the performers to be featured at the 1000 Strings Festival in April 2026. 1000 Strings Festival 2026
The 1000 Strings Festival (formerly the Dutch Harp Festival) will take place April 18, 2026, at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The program starts at 4 p.m. with pre-festival activities for all ages, including the final of the World Harp Competition 2026, a performance featuring the largest harp orchestra in the Netherlands, and a special children’s performance. According to a press release, the 1000 Strings Festival “celebrates music that breaks boundaries and brings people together, with the harp at its heart—a symbol of peace, imagination, and pure creative power.” Tickets are available on the festival website.
