HOUSING SIGN-UP DEADLINE – June 1, 2026

ALL fees for Housing & Parking Due June, 2026

Must be at least age 13

DORMITORY HOUSING
Festival housing will be in dormitories on the beautiful Main Campus of the University of Houston, conveniently located about 20 minutes from the Houston Classical Guitar Festival and Competition at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in the Galleria area of Houston.

Housing in Cougar Village I is suite-style for double-occupancy rooms that share a bathroom. All 2-bedroom suites are furnished with extra-long twin beds, mini-refrigerator unit, desks, chairs, and dressers. Those that stayed here said these were the nicest college dorms they had ever seen  and the dorm has just been refurbished.

IMPORTANT: Linens are NOT included – bring your own pillow, sheets for extra-long twin beds, towels and perhaps a light blanket.

Additional amenities:
   •In-suite compartmentalized bathroom
   •24-hour monitored facilities
   •FREE laundry
   •Lounge areas with TVs
   •Study lounges
   •Wireless Internet access

One festival representative will be staying at the dorm to assist all students and oversee any students ages 13-17. In order to remain compliant with Texas Education Code § 51.976, our staff will complete a state-approved training. Parents may also elect to stay at the dorm with their child.

Students without transportation will be paired with a student with a car or be transported by our staff to and from the festival venue.

Dormitory Costs
   •4-person suite: $33/day
   •2-person suite: $45/day

Must submit Festival Application with Housing Preference by June 1, 2026
Pay ALL fees by June 1, 2026 
 

Transportation and Directions to Campus
https://www.uh.edu/housing/conference-housing/directions-to-campus/

PARKING
If you are bringing a car, you MUST register your vehicles through the UH Parking portal BEFORE you park anywhere. If your car is not registered in the U of H system, you will be ticketed or have a “boot” placed on your car.
       THIS WILL BE EXPENSIVE!
We will provide a link to register if you indicate you will bring a car on the Festival Application Form.

Instructions will be sent.
Rates are per calendar day. Any part of a day counts as 1 day.
NOTE: Arriving on Sunday, June 14 and departing Sunday, June 21 is 8 calendar days, and the total will be $65.00.

   •Daily Rate: $15/1 day
   •Weekly Rate: $50

MEALS
Monday thru Friday there is an option for meals at the “all-you-can-eat” Moody Dining Commons just across the street from Cougar I. If you like a full breakfast, this is very handy. Breakfast is served beginning at 7:30 am. We begin our mornings at the festival at 10 am to avoid rush-hour traffic. We usually eat lunch and dinner together or in groups at various places near the festival venue.

Sample Continental Breakfast: Hot cakes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage patty, tater tots, oatmeal, fruit, pastry assortment and vegan options available.

   •Breakfast: $9
   •Lunch: $11.50
   •Dinner: $11.50
         +20% administration fee.

UH contracts separately with a company that runs the dining services. As we are a small group, we don’t need a pre-purchased Dining Pass. You may use your own credit card when eating in Moody Dining Commons.

FLYING TO HOUSTON
HOU (Houston Hobby Airport) is closer to UH campus.

IAH (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) is 30 miles north. Uber and Lyft will be more expensive.

If you will not have a car at the festival, we will pair you with another attendee to carpool to/from the venue each day.

Sign up for Festival HOUSING, PARKING and MEALS on Application Page