NCBF
The UK's largest Wind Band and Big Band Festival
Wind Band Play Day
Saturday 28 September 2024
The play-day is an opportunity for wind-band musicians to play some challenging and exciting Wind Band music written over the last few years.
Oakwood Church
Wind Band Play Day
Saturday 30 September 2023
– The play-day is an opportunity for wind-band musicians to play some challenging and exciting Wind Band music written over the last few years
Court Fields School
Big Band Play Day
Sunday 21 August 2022
– an opportunity for big-banders of all ages to play some recent new big band music.
Wrekin College
Wind Band Play Day
Saturday 20 August 2022
– an opportunity for wind-banders of all ages from '8 to 80' to play some exciting British wind band music and music from the shows written over the last few years.
Warwick Hall
"back in the groove"
Sunday 22 August 2021
– an opportunity for big-banders of all ages to play some recent new big band music and get their chops working again ready for the 2021-2022 season.
Warwick School
"blow away the cobwebs"
Saturday 21 August 2021
– an opportunity for wind-banders of all ages from '8 to 80' to play some new British wind band music written over the last few years and get back into playing shape again.
Wrekin College
NCBF National Festival : RNCM - Manchester - Sun 5th April
Sunday 5 April 2020
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Royal Northern College of Music
NCBF National Festival : RNCM - Manchester - Sat 4th April
Saturday 4 April 2020
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Royal Northern College of Music
NCBF East Midlands Regional Festival : Nottingham
Sunday 1 December 2019
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Nottingham High School
NCBF West Midlands Regional Festival : Telford
Sunday 24 November 2019
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Haberdasher's Abraham Darby Academy
NCBF West Regional Festival : Gloucester
Sunday 24 November 2019
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Sir Thomas Rich's School
NCBF North Regional Festival : Oldham
Sunday 17 November 2019
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Newman RC College
NCBF London Regional Festival : Kneller Hall
Sunday 3 November 2019
The National Concert Band Festival celebrates and promotes the music and activities of Wind Bands and Big Bands by holding regional festivals across the UK and a National Festival. The organisation aims to provide unique performing opportunities in a friendly, welcoming and musically enriching environment.
Bands enter into their local regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and NCBF adjudicators who offer feedback based on the NCBF Award Criteria.
Kneller Hall
