Regional & National Festival 2023/24 Dates
| NCBF Festivals | Band Spaces Available | ENTRY CLOSING DATE |
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| Sunday 29th October 2023 |
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| SOUTHAMPTON - The Mountbatten School, Romsey, Hampshire | YES | Closing date: 1st October |
| Sunday 5th November 2023 | ||
| CROWTHORNE - Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire | YES | Closing Date: 8th October |
| Sunday 19th November 2023 |
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| NORTHAMPTON - Cripps Hall, Northampton | YES | Closing Date: 22nd October |
| Sunday 26th November 2023 |
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| OLDHAM - Crompton House Academy | YES | Closing Date: 29th October |
| Sunday 3rd December 2023 | ||
| WARWICK - Warwick Hall, Warwick School | YES | Closing Date: 5th November |
| Sunday 21st January 2024 | ||
| SCOTLAND - Garnock Community Campus, Glengarnock | YES | Closing Date: 17th December |
| NCBF National Festival | Wind Band Slots Remaining | Big Band Slots Remaining |
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| Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024 Warwick Hall & Kings Hall, Warwick CV34 6PP |
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| NCBF National Festival 2024 | By Invitation Only | By Invitation Only |
Regional Festival Finder
Bands enter into their local ncbf regional festival where they perform in front of their peers, parents, audience, and ncbf adjudicators who offer feedback based on the ncbf Award Criteria. Bands are not competing against each other but are critiqued against the various aspects of performance and are awarded a certificate signifying their success: Platinum, Gold Silver or Bronze. Read more about the ncbf festival here
About NCBF
Since its modest beginnings over 30 years ago, NCBF - National Concert Band Festival has developed and grown in size and prestige until now it is recognised as the largest, most active, enterprising Festival for wind instrument musicians who play in wind bands or big bands throughout the UK.
The ncbf celebrates and promotes the music and activities of wind bands / jazz 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.
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We are pleased to announce four new initiatives to widen the participation in ncbf.
Introducing
ncbf Digital | ncbf at Home | ncbf Youth Ambassadors | ncbf Young Composers Scheme
Festival Information
Repertoire Lists
A Festival, Not a Competition
What Students Get Out of NCBF
Why Band Leaders Get Involved
Regional Festival Results
