2026 Concert Band Festival

MBA Concert Band Festival is both a competitive and non-competitive environment, and is affiliated with MusicFest Canada. Band directors are encouraged to enter the Class that best suits their ensemble’s needs, regardless of grade level. Please use the Festival Syllabus as a guideline for Class entry.

2026 Jazz Band Festival

MBA Jazz Band Festival is both a competitive and non-competitive environment, and is affiliated with MusicFest Canada. Band directors are encouraged to enter the Class that best suits their ensemble’s needs, regardless of grade level.

2026 Level One Festival

MBA Level One Festival is designed to be a first festival experience for young bands, and to reinforce the fundamentals taught by their directors. Bands move through three 20 minute sessions - Performance, Adjudication and Band Basics. Teamwork, independence, behaviour, responsibility, and numerous other transferable skills are developed as a side benefit of participating in festival performances for the ensemble members.

2026 Community Band Festival

Community bands have been a part of Manitoba's heritage for more than a century. The MBA sponsors an annual event in June.

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