Australian National Eisteddfod - Bands & Orchestras 2026
Location
Multiple venues - please refer to ticket
About
The Australian National Eisteddfod’s annual Bands & Orchestras event features 76 groups from Canberra and interstate.
Come and hear around 2,700 established and developing performers play in school, youth and adult groups.
Includes a wide range of school, concert, jazz and brass bands, orchestras and instrumental ensembles. Each section is followed by adjudicator comments and awards (the event is non-competitive and each group will receive a platinum, gold, silver or bronze attainment award).
From Thursday 21 May to Sunday 24 May.
Thursday 21 May - Jazz Bands
Friday 22 May - Open (Adult) Concert and Brass Bands
Saturday 23 May - Concert Bands (Primary School age, 14 Years & Under, 16 Years & Under and 18 Years & Under) and Orchestras
Sunday 24 May - ACT Primary and High School Bands
Location
Thursday 21 May - Melba Copland Secondary School College Campus Theatre (corner Copland Drive and Verbrugghen Street, Melba)
Friday 22 May - Sunday 24 May - Llewellyn Hall, ANU (William Herbert Place)
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased for the entire season (Thursday-Sunday) or for a particular day
Come and hear around 2,700 established and developing performers play in school, youth and adult groups.
Includes a wide range of school, concert, jazz and brass bands, orchestras and instrumental ensembles. Each section is followed by adjudicator comments and awards (the event is non-competitive and each group will receive a platinum, gold, silver or bronze attainment award).
From Thursday 21 May to Sunday 24 May.
Thursday 21 May - Jazz Bands
Friday 22 May - Open (Adult) Concert and Brass Bands
Saturday 23 May - Concert Bands (Primary School age, 14 Years & Under, 16 Years & Under and 18 Years & Under) and Orchestras
Sunday 24 May - ACT Primary and High School Bands
Location
Thursday 21 May - Melba Copland Secondary School College Campus Theatre (corner Copland Drive and Verbrugghen Street, Melba)
Friday 22 May - Sunday 24 May - Llewellyn Hall, ANU (William Herbert Place)
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased for the entire season (Thursday-Sunday) or for a particular day
21-24 May 2026