Festival Overview

April 29 – May 1, 2026

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Perform

  • Competitive and non-competitive classes
  • First-rate venues
  • 1/2 hour warm-up room
  • Professional recording for each group
  • Live video streaming of each performance

Learn

  • Internationally renowned adjudicators
  • Written and recorded adjudication
  • 1/2 hour clinic for each group following adjudicated performance

Achieve

  • Trophy for every group
  • Summer study bursaries
  • Long & McQuade Outstanding Soloist awards

Enjoy

  • Festival host for each group
  • Lunchtime concerts
  • Featured evening performances
  • Evening dances

Registrations Closed

Registrations for the 2026 festival have closed. See you at the fest!

Sponsored by

Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
Schools Out Tours