ECTC 2026

Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from ECTC 2026, Performance Art, Ithaca, NY.

02/14/2026

Don’t forget about TCA’s photo contest! The three categories are:

“Best 0.5 Picture” 🔭
“Biggest Crossover” (most groups represented in one picture” 🫂
“Best ‘Ithaca Is Gorges’” (this is Ithaca’s motto!”🌊

Submit your photo at the link in the bio. Make sure to tag and if you post on your socials!

01/28/2026

ECTC2026 sponsor highlight, featuring !🩵 Swipe for featured taiko gear➡️

To guarantee marketplace items, don’t forget to place your pre-orders from them before this Sunday, February 1st with code ECTC26 at asano.us!

Asano Taiko U.S. is also home to LATI, where workshop leaders like Masa Miyano, Fred Visaya, and Yuta Kato teach.

Thank you for all that you do for the taiko community. We can’t wait to see you all at ECTC2026!🤗

01/19/2026

Our first sponsor highlight, kaDON! 🧡

Featuring… deals on Katsugi🥁 and the first ever in history☝️ kaDON x ECTC Intensive, where you can learn and perform a new piece, Minnasong by Shoji Kameda & Eri Uchida, at ECTC Final Concert!

Make sure to pre-order taiko gear from kaDON by FEB 1ST with code ECTC2026 to receive your order at the conference!

We love you kaDON and can’t wait to see you at ECTC 2026!🫶

01/18/2026

CHECK YOUR INBOXES 📨! Workshop preference forms have been sent to participants with Student and Community Member Registrations 🥰

If you haven't received one and you believe this is in error, email us at [email protected]!

Please fill out your workshop preference forms by Friday, January 23rd at 11:59PM, or else! (we will randomly select your workshops for you😈)

Less than a month to go!

01/15/2026

ECTC2026 presents... Part 5/5 of our workshop spotlights, featuring our workshop leaders Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Stuart Paton, and Joe Small!

This is our LAST spotlight! 🥳 You can find workshop descriptions compiled in an easy-to-read Google Doc linked on our website.

Workshop preference forms will be coming this week!

01/12/2026

ECTC2026 presents... Part 4/5 of our workshop spotlights, featuring our workshop leaders Yuta Kato, Leo Ikenaga, and Young Park!

Stay tuned for our last spotlight coming soon!

01/10/2026

ECTC2026 presents... Part 3/5 of workshop spotlights, featuring our workshop leaders Sumie Kaneko, Shoji Kameda, and Patrick Cruz!

Stay tuned for more spotlights coming in the next few days!

01/09/2026

ECTC2026 presents... Part 2/5 of workshop spotlights, fewturing our workshop leaders Masa Miyano, Karen Young, and Mark H. Rooney!

Stay tuned for more spotlights coming in the next few days!

01/06/2026

ECTC2026 presents… Part 1/5 of workshop spotlights, featuring our workshop leaders Emily Harada, Fred Visaya, and Michelle Fujii & Toru Watanabe! 💃🕺🪩

Stay tuned for the more spotlights in the next few days, and be on the lookout for workshop preference forms in your email!

01/01/2026

🔔 Reminder that Final Concert Applications are live on ectc2026.com and will close on Monday, January 12, at 11:59pm!

In past ECTCs, the Final Concert has served as a celebration of the East Coast taiko community, spotlighting the diverse collegiate, community, and professional groups, playing styles, and pieces that make our community so special. It’s a rare and treasured opportunity for the entire East Coast taiko community to come together and celebrate one another!

This year, the ECTC 2026 Final Concert will take place on February 14, 2026, at 7pm, in the Hangar Theatre.

We encourage all student and community groups to apply. If you’d like to apply, please visit ectc2026.com for full details!

12/31/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve🌟 ECTC2026 is at ‼️90% capacity‼️ and registration will be closing very soon!!! Hurry and register to secure your spot. Don’t forget to treat yourself to the new year with our featured fundraising items✨, and donate to support this completely volunteer-run conference.

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Ithaca, NY
14850

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http://ectc2026.com/

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