Where and when is the SPAH Convention happening?

The 62nd Anniversary SPAH Convention will return to San Antonio, Texas August 12-16, 2025.
We will gather at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio on the Riverwalk, right in the city center, hosted by the Alamo HOOT Club in San Antonio.

Click the Photograph above for a very cool video about the 2025 SPAH Convention (by Winslow Yerxa)

Click here to learn more about San Antonio and our 2025 hosts, The Alamo HOOT Club in San Antonio.

Who is Coming this year?

SPAH is pleased to welcome so many excellent performers who will be coming to play at the 2025 SPAH Convention in San Antonio, including: Cheryl Arena, Steve Guyger, Dave Moore, Shane Sager, Ronnie Shellist and Dig3, Gerry Hundt, Jimi Lee, Ben Balmer, Tom Stryker, Michael Rubin and Michael Avi.  There are more names to be announced and, as always, there will be a few surprise guests when you arrive at the Convention!

Not to be missed!

Registration Details

How to register for the Convention: For instructions, registration links, hotel booking and a printable registration form click here,

Please consider a donation to the SPAH William Rosebush Youth Fund when you register, so SPAH can continue to bring young people to the instrument and to our community.

The preferred and easiest way for you to register for the Convention is on this website. However, if you are unable to pay online, you can write a check, print, complete and mail the Registration form, either from the link above, or in the March issue of Harmonica Happenings. The schedule for this year is being completed now, and will be published as we approach the Convention date in August.

NOTE: All members and friends have been sent an email about how to register, and members have received registration details in the March issue of our magazine, Harmonica Happenings.

Registration to attend ONLINE/Virtually will open in early May, as in the past.

Getting involved in the SPAH Convention

There are a multitude of ways for you become involved in each SPAH Convention, as if attending and enjoying the company of amazing and sharing talent isn’t enough. We highly recommend it! You could:

• • • • Volunteer to help at the Convention.
        SPAH provides a fair work-trade deal, offering attendance credit at the Convention in exchange for your help
      • Nominate your favorite players and legends for SPAH Awards
      • Propose a Seminar topic to present at the Convention
      • Help up remember those SPAH members who have passed
      • Join us at one of the two organized Breakfasts
      • And, take a Tour of San Antonio!

Check this page for details and how to proceed!

 

Booking a Hilton Hotel room for the SPAH Convention

Click here for Hotel booking or call at 1-800-947-7578 and identify as being with the  “SPAH” group, or use the code 91H

While the hotel only offers valet parking due to space constraints on the Riverwalk, there are plenty of surface and ramp parking lots in the vicinity of the hotel, including at 236 Arciniega St (Parkme.com app) and 146 Navarro St (Parking.com).

Staying at the Convention Hotel provide you with the best experience at a SPAH Convention, and ensures you won’t miss a thing!

About the Hotel

Click here for details about the Convention hotel.

The Hilton is on San Antonio’s River Walk, surrounded by dining and nightlife. The hotel is a five-minute walk from Rivercenter Mall and the Alamo. Rio San Antonio cruises and shuttles board just across the river. There is a huge selection of riverside restaurants, lounges, and entertainment options within walking distance.

What happens at a SPAH Convention?

If you have ever attended a SPAH Convention, then you know it is an amazing 5-day musical and educational experience, with over 40 seminars on a variety of topics, and more than 20 world-class performances, day & night.  There are also amazing jams in the hallways during the day, and evening jams for many genres: blues, jazz, bluegrass, country and gospel. We also feature renowned SPAH Troubadours, who are in the hallways daily to bring you music and insight into what they do and how.

Above all, it is a place to immerse yourself in the music, culture, and people of the harmonica world, and experience the camaraderie of the SPAH community.

For more details about the experience, click here

SPAH Convention Policies

Please note that SPAH has a few, common sense, Convention attendee policies concerning marketing & selling products and services. SPAH expects everyone to follow these when attending, or participating in the Convention. Please make note of them here.