Air Guitar World Championships
26.-29.8.2026 Oulu, Finland
Compete
Air Guitar World Championships is more than just one night’s grand finale.
The season starts in the wintertime with National Championships around the world. The National Champions of the constantly expanding AGWC-network travel to Oulu in August to strive for the World Championship.
If you’re interested in taking part in the National Championships in your country, see more info in the National Championships page.
One can make their way to the intense AGWC Finals through National Championships or through the Dark Horses Qualifications. This sweaty, tight struggle will take place in Oulu the night before the finals.
If you make it to Oulu, there is also a traditional Air Off-camping trip for air guitarists and their families after the finals. If you’re interested in participating, contact the production for more details before booking your flights!
Host a Watch Party!
AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and DELTA LIFE – WATCH PARTY 2026
Are you not able to make it to Oulu this year to watch the Air Guitar World Championships? Do you really want to see the Delta Life spectacle, but cannot make it in person? Would you like to host a Watch Party while cheering on your favorites in the intensive world championships and the spectacle of the year?
This is a great opportunity to host your own Air Guitar World Championships & Delta Life Watch Party on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th, and/or Saturday 29th of August, while watching the live stream broadcasted on our website starting at 20:30 EEST. Hosting a Watch Party is completely free, and the only requirement is to have the equipment necessary for screening the stream (TV screen or a screen and a projector + internet connection).
Anyone who wishes to host a Watch Party can download and utilize related graphic materials from our website (f.e. poster and social media templates etc.). The materials will be published on our website closer to August time.
JOIN US ON THE LIVE STREAM?
You are free to host a Watch Party completely independently. However – you also have the opportunity to join us virtually in Oulu. We will be contacting some of the Watch Party locations during the final as a part of the live stream. The videos of the Watch Parties will be shown on the worldwide live stream, as well as on the big screen at the Delta Life stage in Oulu. The live stream is distributed also via international news agencies (EBU, AP). A recording of the stream will be saved on our website for on demand viewing.
A list of those Watch Parties that wish to join us on the live stream will be published on the official Air Guitar World Championships’ online platforms before the final. Tag us on social media so we can repost!
If you wish to host a Watch Party and join us in the live stream, please contact our ProducAir Anna-Kaisa Kettunen for more information and details at: production@airnestprod.com by 31st of July 2026 the latest.
SCHEDULE OF THE EVENTS
Stream starts each night at 20.30. Air Guitar events are at 20.45-21.45, Delta Life at 22.00-22.45.
Thursday:
20:45 – Air Guitar World Championships: Dark Horses Qualification
22:00 – Delta Life
Friday:
20:45 – Air Guitar World Championships: Final, round 1
22:00 – Delta Life
Saturday:
20:45 – Air Guitar World Championships: Final, round 2
22:00 – Delta Life
MANIFEST OF PEACE
Did you know that air guitar is played for world peace?
The slogan of the event is “Make Air, Not War” – the ideology is that when you’re holding an air guitar, you cannot hold a gun. If you dream of a better world and peace around the globe, join us in our airy mission! At the end of our competition, we always invite everyone in the world to grab an air guitar and rock out for world peace to Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHIC MATERIALS
Whether you choose to join us in the live stream or just wish to host an independent Watch Party, we would love to see you on social media! When posting about the Watch Party on you personal/venue’s social media please tag: @airguitarworldchampionships and use the hashtags:
#AirGuitarWorldChampionships
#AGWCWatchParty
#MakeAirNotWar
Anyone who wishes to host a Watch Party can download and utilize the graphic materials below. You can download .pdf-files of the Watch Party poster, DIY flag, a bingo sheet, and a score sheet below:
And .png-files of the social media post, social media story and bingo story below:
News
Competition orders in the live events of 2026
The order of competition in the live Dark Horses is: One Last Comeback The Incredible D.FendAIR Slappy Nutz The Joke’Air Airvant-God Shariten KD Iron Age String Theory Ichabod Fame Ehrwolf...
Join us as a Volunteer
Volunteer search 2026 is coming up soon!
Have you always wondered what it takes to organize a big international production? Are you interested in working at events? Our amazing team needs the help of volunteers, to make sure everything runs smoothly during the Air Guitar Championships week’s events!
The volunteer tasks could be for example: preparatory tasks before the events, airport pick-ups, helping at the events (Wednesday’s Airientation, Thursday’s Dark Horses Qualifications and Friday’s World Final), and working at the info/merch desk. The volunteers will get a volunteer certificate of their work after the event.
Plan your trip
AGWC Headquarters strongly recommends: Arrive on Tuesday and don’t leave before Sunday. We’ll take good care of you!
The unofficial warm-up get-together is held on Tuesday evening.
All Dark Horses and other contestants are invited to Airientation on Wednesday, so if you want to make the most of your experience make sure that you arrive in Oulu in time! If your entourage also wishes to join the Airientation, please see more information and buy tickets HERE.
The Dark Horses Qualifying Round is competed on Thursday. The contestants’ info meeting (mandatory for all Dark Horses) is held on Thursday afternoon.
The World Final takes place in Rotuaari Square on Friday evening.