Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts

Dynamite Guitars

San Francisco's Premier Guitar Series · 2026–2027 Season

The world's finest acoustic guitarists, brought to the San Francisco Bay Area — classical at its heart, with flamenco, jazz, and fingerstyle voices throughout the season.

Early-Bird Season Package Now Through July 1st Only

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The 2026–2027 Season

Eight Concerts

An evening with each artist — drag, scroll, or step through the season, then open any poster for dates, venues, and tickets.

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From the Stage

Performances from past seasons — a glimpse of the artistry that fills St. Mark's each year. Hover to pause; tap any film to watch.

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Membership sustains the longest-running guitar series in the United States. Every level brings you closer to the music — and the artists who make it.

The Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Gifts to the Omni Foundation are deductible for state and federal income tax purposes.

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Dynamite Guitars Raffle

Win a Handmade Guitar

Thousands of dollars in prizes — handmade classical guitars, a coastal getaway, private lessons with world-renowned guitarists, and more.

$20 per ticket · 6 for $100

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Where We Gather

The Venues

Two of San Francisco's finest acoustic rooms, chosen for warmth, intimacy, and clarity of sound.

About the Foundation

Forty-Six Seasons of Guitar

The Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts brings the world's finest acoustic guitarists to the San Francisco Bay Area — classical at its heart, with flamenco, jazz, and fingerstyle voices throughout the season.

Now in its 46th season, the Dynamite Guitars Series is the longest running and most extensive guitar series in the United States — and one of the foremost guitar series in the world.

Each season the Foundation presents more than twenty guitarists, from established masters to the most compelling new artists of the next generation.

Richard Patterson

Founder & Artistic Director

Richard Patterson studied with the Spanish maestro José Tomás, toured under Columbia Artists Management, and has served as a juror for international guitar competitions. He was a lecturer in music at Notre Dame de Namur University from 1980 to 2015, and founded the Omni Foundation to make San Francisco a permanent home for the world's great guitarists.

46 Seasons
20+ Guitarists Each Year
8 Concerts This Season
#1 Longest-Running Guitar Series in the U.S.

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