Saxå Kammarmusikfestival

Name: Saxå Kammarmusikfestival
Start: 2026-06-30T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-26T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Saxå kammarmusikfestivals och vänförenin

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 · 10:00 — Wed, 26 Aug 23:59

Saxå kammarmusikfestivals och vänförenin

festival culture outdoor

The 39th edition of Saxå Kammarmusikfestival takes place 23-26 August 2026 in Bergslagen and Karlstad over four days. Further information will be published shortly.

Artistic director: Peter Eriksson, Dalagatan 34, 113 24 Stockholm, tel. +46 705 93 28 93, peter.eriksson@saxa.se

Festival information and ticket booking: info@saxa.se, tel. 072-211 07 76

Accommodation: Grythyttans Gästgivaregård, 712 81 Grythyttan, tel. 0591-633 00 and Saxå Herrgård, 682 92 Filipstad

Website: www.saxa.se

About the festival: Saxå Kammarmusikfestival

39th edition

edition number

Since 1986

years running

~150 members

friends association members

Multiple (manor, churches, Residenset Karlstad)

venues/stages

Good to know

Runs 4 days, preliminarily 23-26 Aug 2026
Concert tickets ~350 SEK (2025 price)
Tickets by phone (072-211 07 76), email (info@saxa.se), bankgiro or Swish
Main venue: Saxå Herrgård, Filipstad (Värmland); also Residenset in Karlstad and local churches
Discounted accommodation rates for festival visitors at Grythyttans Gästgivaregård and Saxå Herrgård
Friends association (vänförening) membership gives benefits; annual meeting held during festival weekend
No camping on site - hotel/guesthouse accommodation nearby
Full programme and updates at www.saxa.se

What's new

2026-06
The 39th edition is preliminarily scheduled for 23-26 August 2026, with concerts in Bergslagen and Karlstad; full programme details are yet to be announced.
2025-09
The 2025 edition (38th festival) concluded successfully, with concerts at Residenset in Karlstad and - after a storm damaged the manor ceiling - at Grythyttan church instead of Saxå Herrgård.
2025-08
The 2025 programme featured Ukrainian pianist Natalya Pasichnyk and violinist Nazar Plyska in an opening concert at Residenset, Karlstad, on 28 August.
2025-08
A thunderstorm caused stucco to fall from the concert hall ceiling at Saxå Herrgård, forcing the weekend concerts to relocate to Grythyttan church.

Headliners

Peter Eriksson Natalya Pasichnyk Nazar Plyska Marie Macleod Martin Sturfält Dalia Dedinskaite Gleb Pyšniak Bernt Lysell Nils-Erik Sparf Josef Alin

Here's how it looked last time

2025

Photo: Saxå Kammarmusikfestival

Saxå Kammarmusikfestival

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