(Advance Registration to attend the 2025 SPAH Convention in San Antonio, TX in person ended on July 31st.)
Come to the Convention Hotel starting Tuesday afternoon (August 12) and you can easily register for the Full Convention, or to attend any single day, including the Blues Blowoff, space permitting. The Registration Desk at the Convention Hotel opens at 1:30pm Tuesday for attendees with pre-paid registration, and at 3:30pm for those registering onsite.  The Registration Desk is open Wednesday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm, and Saturday until 2:30pm. Registration for ONLINE viewing only is open until August 10th (see below).

Here are some important details for you to know about Registering here for the 2025 Convention:

• Registration for ONLINE viewing only is open until August 10th. Proceed to the STORE and select the preferred ONLINE product.
• All membership and advance registration is now on the SPAH website, along with all the amazing content!
  • Registration for Online streaming or later viewing is included in In-person Registration – when you are registered for the full week
  • For SPAH Members:
    • Please SIGN IN to your membership account. (See below if this is your first time signing in since March 19, 2025).
    • One you are SIGNED IN, please renew your membership, then go to the STORE, and select the registration options for you and any guests, and CHECK OUT to purchase your registration.
    • Note that member pricing is only available to you while you are signed in – there are significant discounts offered to SPAH members!

 

• • For non-members and those inactive since 2020, we encourage you to JOIN SPAH (click on SIGN UP on the home page/mobile device menu).
    • SPAH Members receive discounts on Convention registration, on many workshop prices, plus access to archived content from past conventions, and back issues of our magazine Harmonica Happenings!  It is excellent value for money, and with your annual membership you will know you are helping SPAH continue to preserve and advance the instrument we all cherish and enjoy.
    • Once you SIGN UP, you can follow the instructions above to login and register for the Convention at Member discounted prices.
  • If you prefer to register for the Convention as a Non-Member, please go straight to the STORE to purchase your tickets

 

• • Registration for ONLINE viewing only is open until August 10th. Proceed to the STORE and select the preferred ONLINE product.

• 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. Donations can be made right in the Store, where you will also find Convention tickets to purchase. 

 

• To help you decide how you’d like to register, here is a summary of the Registration information:

The preferred and easiest way for you to register in advance to attend the Convention is on this website, as described above. However, if you are unable to pay online, you can write a check, print, complete and mail the Registration form in the March issue of Harmonica Happenings. Or, you can click here to Download the 2025 Convention Registration form 

 

HOTEL

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.

NOTE: The opportunity to book Hotel rooms for the SPAH Discounted rate of $184 (plus tax) per night expired July 25, 2025.
Please book your room soon, as rooms for some nights are sold out!

 

For those who are new to the SPAH Convention, here is a 15-minute YouTube video from SPAH friend, Luke Clebsch, showing what “The SPAH Convention” is all about.  You can experience the depth of content and interaction offered every day of the Convention.

Note to Online viewers: Registration for Online streaming or later viewing is included in In-person Registration – when you are registered for the full week. The SPAH A/V team will stream all music performances live, with recordings available after the event. Seminars will be recorded for viewing a few days later (no streaming). Registration for ONLINE viewing only is open until August 10th. Proceed to the STORE and select the preferred ONLINE product.

• For current and most recent (since 2020) SPAH MEMBERS, the first time you use to this website for your membership or registration, you will need to RESET THE PASSWORD for your account, as indicated in the email we have sent members. (We do not save passwords, for security reasons)
  • To do this on your computer, on the home page click SIGN IN at the top right of the page, then click FORGOT PASSWORD and follow the prompts, using your email address for the username. (On mobile devices, the SIGN IN option is on the menu selected with the three bars, at the top left).
    The password reset email should arrive in a few moments – NOTE: please check your SPAM folder if you do not see the password reset email in your Inbox.
  • Once you have reset your password, please SIGN IN to your account, as usual. You will notice a new “look & feel” for the membership system, along with improvement in many aspects of your user experience.