Te Anau's inaugural Ukulele Festival (TUF) is primed to set the Fiordland tourist town alight with music this weekend.

TUF founder and convener Jackie Knowles said with 54 guest artists, from throughout Australia and New Zealand, and over 1000 tickets already sold, the 3-day festival was going to be epic.

Knowles said they had already sold out their first Sunday lake cruise and strum, so had scheduled a second one.

Te Anau's resident ukulele band "From the Top".

However she said TUF was multifaceted, so there was something for everyone.

Visitors to the town this weekend may also get to listen in on one of the numerous cafe strums, which will take place at local cafe's between 11.15am-1.45pm on Saturday and Sunday, she said.

"I want to say that this [festival] couldn't have happened without this amazing community and everyone getting behind my dream and making it come alive," Knowles said.

TUF's Australian guest group The Jazzuleles.

TUF begins tonight (7 October) at 6.30pm with a concert in the Fiordland Events Centre, featuring guest artists "Paul Jonson", "Folkn Rosies", "The Flukes" and the "Wanaka Ukuleles".

Saturday (8 October) sees a full day of workshops hosted by visiting artists, with sessions for both adults and children, and subjects as diverse as finger picking, singing and rhythm 'n' spoons.

Saturday night heralds a Rockstar themed concert and will feature "Anna Van Riel & band", Australian group "The Jazzuleles", "Andres" and Te Anau's resident ukelele band "From the Top".

Sunday starts with a breakfast luau and hawaiian strum with "The Jazzuleles", followed by 2 lake cruise and strums hosted by Invercargill ukelele band "Don't Fret".

The weekend is scheduled to round off with a finale concert at the Te Anau Club.

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