Festival Timetable 2026
Venue key:
- HGS – Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
- NBH – North Bank Rooms, Muswell Hill Methodist Church, Muswell Hill
- BT – The Bull Theatre, High Barnet
| Day | Date | Start | Class | Venue | Closing date 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 3 Mar | 16:30 | Singing Day 1 – Younger singers (under 16) | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Fri | 6 Mar | 16:30 | String Concertos & Recitals 302 | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Sat | 7 Mar | 11:30 | Large Ensembles | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Sun | 8 Mar | 14:00 | String Concertos & Recitals – 303 | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Tue | 10 Mar | 16:30 | Violin – Day 1 | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Fri | 13 Mar | 16:30 | Viola | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Sun | 15 Mar | 15:00 | Singing – Day 2 – Musical Theatre | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Tue | 17 Mar | 16:30 | Violin – Day 2 | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Fri | 20 Mar | 16:30 | String Premier Challenge 301 | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Mon | 23 Mar | 18:30 | Singing – Day 3 – 15 years and above | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Tue | 24 Mar | 16:30 | Cello | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Wed | 25 Mar | 16:30 | Choirs – online | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Fri | 27 Mar | 16:30 | Brass and Jazz | HGS | 16 Feb |
| Sat | 28 Mar | Easter break starts…. | |||
| Fri | 10 Apr | … Easter break ends. | |||
| Sat | 11 Apr | 13:30 | Emanuel Trophy Piano Trophy | HGS | 15 Feb |
| Sun | 12 Apr | 14:00 | Ensembles and Chamber Music | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Mon | 13 Apr | 16:30 | Senior Singing and Accompanists’ Prize Competition | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Tue | 14 Apr | 10:00 | D’Addario String Competition | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Fri | 17 Apr | 16:30 | Choirs – live | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Sat | 18 Apr | 13:30 | Piano – Day 1 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Sun | 19 Apr | 16:30 | Piano – Day 2 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Mon | 20 Apr | 16:30 | Recorder | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Tue | 21 Apr | 16:30 | Piano – Day 3 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Fri | 24 Apr | 16:30 | Piano – Day 4 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Sun | 26 Apr | 16:30 | Composition | HGS | 10 Apr |
| Mon | 27 Apr | 16:30 | Piano – Day 5 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Tue | 28 Apr | 11:00 | HGS Residents Assoc. Piano Prize Piano Day 6 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Fri | 1 May | 16:30 | Double Bass | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Sat | 2 May | 16:30 | Piano – Day 7 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Sun | 3 May | tbd | Harp Competition – preliminary rounds | NBH | 10 Apr |
| Mon | 4 May | tbd | Harp Competition Finals & Harp classes | NBH | 10 Apr |
| Mon | 4 May | 11:00 | Piano – Day 8 | HGS | 13 Mar |
| Tue | 5 May | 16:30 | Woodwind | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Tue | 12 May | 16:30 | Graded Strings and Guitar | HGS | 27 Mar |
| Fri | 15 May | 18:30 | End of Festival Concert | HGS | |
| November | Speech & Drama Day | BT |