Top accordionists from seven countries — Russia, Italy, the United States, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, and Estonia — will join musicians from the Yangtze River Delta region.

This year's festival will have accordion performances integrate with various cultural events, spanning a range of venues and times, from daytime family-friendly activities at the Columbia Circle, a multifunctional complex with offices, stores, a bookshop, restaurants and cafes, to nighttime crossover concerts at the Hongqiao Art Center.