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The Manitoba Band Association is grateful for the vital support volunteers provide. Much of what we do to celebrate and share band music in Manitoba relies on the generosity and enthusiasm of volunteers who help in many different ways.
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Please check back regularly for updates and new volunteer opportunities.
Family of Festivals
Concert Band Festival
February 17 - 20, 2026
RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg
Jazz Band Festival
March 4 - 6, 2026
Centre culturel Franco-Manitoban, Winnipeg
Level One Festival
Winnipeg April 20 - 24, 2026; My Church Winnipeg
Brandon April 28 - 29, 2026; WMCA & Brandon University
The Manitoba Band Association festivals are a tradition that dates back to 1976. Over the past 40+ years, the Family of Festivals has grown to include the Concert Band Festival, Jazz Band Festival, and the Level One Festival.
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​Many volunteer opportunities are available at the Family of Festivals. Please have a look at the Volunteer Roles pages below to see what might interest you, and then sign up online using the links below.
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Provincial
Honour Bands
The MBA's annual provincial honour band program (established 1976) provides an opportunity for outstanding junior, intermediate and senior instrumentalists to gather for an enriching and inspiring three-day concert band experience. Manitoba students are eligible to audition for Manitoba's Honour Concert Bands. Students are selected on the strength of their recorded audition which includes several scales and two etudes. ​​​​
Junior & Intermediate Honour Band Listening Sessions
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The Junior & Intermediate Audition Listening Sessions will be held on March 14 & 15, 2026. All sessions will be held via Zoom in 2-3 hour slots between 9:00am - 8:00pm.
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Volunteers will be grouped in teams of 5 or more, and will create individual rankings before discussing and collaborating as a team to come up with the rankings for the section they are listening to. Audition music can be found here: Honour Concert Bands | MB Band Association
We're looking for musicians or instructors/educators with very high level (university educated or similar) listening skills to ensure the ensemble experience is of the highest quality.
Please fill out this form to let us know your availability, and we'll be in touch when your session has been scheduled, as soon as possible following the Audition deadline of Monday, March 9th, 2026. With our warmest thanks for your help!
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Senior Honour Band Weekend
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Thank you for spending your time with us during the weeks leading up to the final concert of the 2025 Senior Honour Band on Saturday, November 1, 2025! We're looking forward to seeing you again next year in November 2026.
Call for Honour Bands and Family of Festivals Committee Members
Are you interested in supporting the steering and planning of MBA's Honour Bands or Family of Festivals? Each committee is seeking one new member. These committees each meet roughly 4 - 5 times per year (combination of in-person, hybrid, and virtual) with an expectation of some research, work, and/or visioning between meetings. To express your interest in one or both committees, please complete this expression of interest form by March 15th.
Planning is underway for the 2026 Community Band Festival!
Please watch this space for more volunteer opportunities.
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The 2025 Community Band Festival will again be held at beautiful Coronation Park in St. Boniface on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8.
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The complete schedule is available here.
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Event Parking:
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Coronation Park is bordered by Tache, Eugenie and St. Mary’s
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There is street parking on Eugenie and Tache. There is a 2-hour limit on Saturday, and unlimited time on Sunday.
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If you are dropping someone off, it is best to take St. Mary’s and turn onto Eugenie.
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There is a parking lot for the Forum Art Centre (which is in the corner of the park) and that lot is off limits to parking. You can go into the parking lot temporarily to drop off gear, but you cannot enter the park and drive near the bandstand.
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Looking to spend more time at band camp and help others have a great experience? Opportunities are available at the MBA Summer Band Camps. Apply below to join us in creating an unforgettable summer for campers and staff alike!
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The student/staff ratio is approximately 8:1. All Summer Band Camp sessions run Monday to Friday, approximately 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Some camps have a final concert on the Friday evening of camp week.
Activities vary from location to location and include a guest conductor with a focus on full band rehearsals and sectional instruction, along with some or all of the following: small ensembles, masterclasses, ear training, rhythm training, sight reading, and a final concert on Friday (open to friends & family). Staff includes a camp coordinator, guest conductor, and instrumental specialists.
Students can play flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto, tenor or baritone saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, and percussion.
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The band camps are for students who have completed grades 6 - 10 in school, provided they have a minimum of one year experience on their instrument.
Planning is underway for the 2026 Summer Band Camps!
Please watch this space for more volunteer opportunities.
​​MBA's Holiday Tuba Festival (established 2002) provides an opportunity for tuba and euphonium players from across Manitoba to gather in December to perform a concert of carols on the Piano Nobile level of the Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall for Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra patrons.
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More details about Holiday Tuba Festival can be found here.
Save the date! The 2026 Holiday Tuba Festival will be held on
Sunday, December 13, 2026
Volunteer opportunities will be available soon.​​​​
For more information, please contact Kim Pelletier, Programs and Membership Coordinator, at coordinator@mbband.org.