The handpan community is one of the most welcoming in music — and there’s no better way to feel that than at a gathering. From intimate weekend jams in the forest to multi-day festivals with international lineups, workshops, and tuning services, these events are where players, builders, and listeners come together to share the instrument we love.
Below is our running list of the handpan festivals and gatherings happening around the world. Since most of these events are annual, we’ve focused on what makes each one special rather than exact dates — those change every year, so we link directly to each event’s official site or social page where you can find current schedules and tickets.
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North America
Pantasia Handpan Gathering — Joshua Tree, California, USA
Organized by Hamsa Handpans founder Stevan Morris, Pantasia gathers in the high desert at the Joshua Tree Lake Campground each spring. Expect days of workshops, jams, and concerts under wide desert skies, plus a strong sense of found family — many attendees describe it as as much a community reunion as a music event. Members of the Saraz team have attended in past years and can vouch for the desert magic.
Steel Mountain Handpan Gathering — Colorado Rockies, USA
Colorado’s premier handpan gathering takes place high in the Rocky Mountains for several days of workshops, concerts, retunes, hikes, stargazing, and sound baths. Lodging and meals are typically included with tickets, making it an easy, all-inclusive mountain retreat. Saraz has attended Steel Mountain and counts it among the best-run gatherings in the U.S.
Super Bloom Women’s Handpan Gathering — Hancock, New York, USA
A gathering created specifically for women to explore handpan play in a safe, supportive space, with plenty of unstructured time woven in for rest and reflection alongside workshops and jams.
Heartland HangOut — USA
A multi-day Midwestern gathering bringing together handpan players from across the country for camping, concerts, and community jams.
PANiaque — Quebec, Canada
Canada’s francophone handpan gathering, drawing players from across Quebec and the northeastern U.S. for a fall weekend of music and connection.
Pan Marco Handpan Show — Jacksonville, Florida, USA
A smaller, community-driven gathering in northeast Florida that’s grown steadily as a Southeastern U.S. meeting point for players.
Europe
HangOut UK — United Kingdom
The very first handpan gathering ever created, organized for decades running by Kelly Hutchinson and Rob Watkins. It remains one of the largest and most beloved events in the world — demand is so high that tickets are now distributed by lottery rather than first-come, first-served.
Hang Uut — Wapserveen, Netherlands
An intimate international gathering hosted at the atelier of Rob Verheul and Lisette Rosa Rozendal, usually in early summer, with a public concert held at a nearby church. A longtime favorite of the Saraz team for its warmth and hospitality.
HangaOut France — France
A French gathering held each summer, drawing players from across Western Europe.
Swiss Handpan Festival — Wetzikon, Switzerland
Held at the Kulturfabrik in Wetzikon, this festival combines two stages of concerts with workshops in handpan, dance, and voice, a small instrument market, and riverside camping — usually toward the end of June.
Sound-Sculpture Handpan Festival — Grube Louise, Germany
A mid-summer festival built around participation as much as performance: beginner courses with loaner instruments, masterclasses with top international artists, big group jams, and an open stage format.
Pangonia Handpan Festival — Berlin, Germany
Born from Berlin’s local handpan community and now grown into a multi-day forest festival near a lake south of the city, blending handpan performance with fire and flow arts.
PANPARADISE — Schlangenbad, Germany
A late-summer German festival with an extended multi-day format, mixing concerts, workshops, and immersive nature surroundings.
GRIASDI Handpan Gathering & Festival — Austria
A beloved “free flow” gathering near the foot of the Bakony-adjacent Austrian countryside, with no fixed schedule of organized concerts — just camping, communal fires, open jam space, and a self-organized info board where attendees post their own workshops. A small participation fee covers the basics; everything else is community-run.
HUG – Hungarian Handpan & World Music Gathering — Pápateszér, Hungary
Organized by MAG Instruments, Hungary’s first handpan workshop, HUG blends handpan with world music, drum & bass, reggae, and trance across two outdoor stages, plus yoga, sound bowl sessions, and community workshops at the foot of the Bakony hills.
PERUN Handpan Music Festival — Poland
A summer festival bringing international handpan artists to Poland for concerts, workshops, and jam sessions.
Panvica Festival — Slovakia
Organized by the Košice Handpan Club to grow the handpan scene in Slovakia, with a summer weekend of concerts and workshops.
Singading Gathering — near Barcelona, Spain
An annual meeting for hang, handpan, and pantam lovers held in a quiet natural setting outside Barcelona, with rooms, an open stage, a pool, and forest trails. The nearest village has a direct train connection to Barcelona.
Canarias Handpan Festival — Canary Islands, Spain
A winter-season festival (a nice contrast to Europe’s typically summer-heavy calendar) offering days of classes with the Handpan Dojo teaching team, plus yoga, sound baths, music therapy, and evening concerts and jam sessions on Fuerteventura.
Costa Blanca Handpan Festival & Gathering — Spain
Run by artist ZitroVision, this event happens twice a year on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with a spring festival and a smaller fall gathering.
Portugal Handpan Festival — Portugal
A growing fall gathering on the Iberian Peninsula for players across Portugal and Spain.
HONA – Hang Out Naxos — Naxos, Greece
Held beachside on the Greek island of Naxos, HONA pairs handpan music with stunning coastline, excellent food, and centuries of island history. Consistently rated by attendees as one of the most beautiful settings of any handpan event in the world.
Zendo Handpan Festival — Sofia, Bulgaria
A winter gathering for Eastern Europe’s handpan community in Bulgaria’s capital.
Castle Handpan Festival — France
A late-spring weekend festival held at a French château, combining the instrument’s meditative sound with a striking historic setting.
UFO Handpan Festival — Nürnberg, Germany
A spring weekend festival in Bavaria for handpan players and listeners.
Asia & Oceania
Pai World Rhythms — Pai, Thailand
A world music and handpan gathering in the mountains of northern Thailand, drawing the Southeast Asian and expat handpan community for a winter weekend of music, jams, and workshops in one of the region’s most laid-back towns.
Vivaan Festival — Goa, India
A multi-day world music and handpan festival on India’s west coast, organized by Dipak Thakkar, blending handpan with India’s broader festival and wellness culture.
PanOz Festival — Victoria, Australia
Organized by handpan players Jeremy Diffey, Adrian Portia, and Tim Tom, PanOz is held near Apollo Bay on Australia’s stunning Great Ocean Road — genuinely one of the most scenic festival locations anywhere. Saraz’s tuning team has offered retuning services at PanOz in past years and consistently raves about the location and the people.
KiwiPan Festival — Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand’s dedicated handpan festival, bringing together the Southern Hemisphere’s handpan community each autumn (April).
Sydney Handpan Festival — New South Wales, Australia
A retreat-style gathering in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney, combining handpan with broader wellness and retreat programming.
Local Meetups, Jams & Smaller Gatherings
Beyond the major festivals, many cities now have informal monthly handpan meetups and jam circles — Berlin, Barcelona, and several U.S. cities all have active local scenes that helped spawn some of the festivals above. These are usually organized through Facebook groups or local handpan community pages rather than dedicated websites, so your best bet is searching “[your city] handpan meetup” on Facebook or Instagram, or asking in larger online handpan communities.
Finding Current Dates
Festival dates shift from year to year, so rather than list dates that go stale, we recommend bookmarking one of these regularly updated community resources alongside this page:
- Paniverse Events Calendar — a long-running, community-maintained list of upcoming handpan events worldwide
- Each festival’s own website or Facebook/Instagram page (linked above), which will always have the most accurate, current information on dates and tickets
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a handpan festival or gathering? A handpan festival or gathering is a community event — usually held over a weekend or several days — where handpan players, builders, and enthusiasts come together for concerts, workshops, jam sessions, and camping. They range from large, ticketed festivals with international lineups to small, informal “free flow” gatherings with no fixed schedule.
How do I find a handpan gathering near me? Check the list above for the festival closest to your region, or search Facebook and Instagram for “[your city or country] handpan” to find local meetup groups, which often organize smaller, informal jams outside the major festival circuit.
Are handpan festivals beginner-friendly? Yes — most gatherings welcome players of all levels, and many offer beginner workshops with loaner instruments. The handpan community is known for being especially welcoming to newcomers.
Can I get my handpan tuned at these events? Many larger festivals invite professional tuners to offer retuning services on-site — it’s worth checking with the event organizers ahead of time if your handpan needs attention.
Do you know about another handpan event that you would like listed on this page?
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