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Highlights

Imagine a UK-wide festival of exciting brass band events for people of different ages, backgrounds and interests, offering the opportunity for new audiences to discover the joy of a brass band through hundreds of events in parks, concert halls and...
Tickets for The Brass Band Conference 2025 are now on sale
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The Brass Bands Archive is the world’s largest archive dedicated to preserving global brass band heritage. The archive is publicly accessible to researchers, brass bands enthusiasts and anyone else hoping to learn from over a century of banding...

Latest news

23rd June 2025
Acclaimed composer and broadcaster Martin Green has been announced as the keynote speaker for The Brass Band Conference 2025, taking place on Saturday 27 September at the historic Redhills Miners Hall in Durham.
23rd June 2025
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic individual who is passionate about brass banding's future to join our Board of Trustees as the Treasurer.
Shortlist announced for this year's Brass Bands England Awards
16th June 2025
Following an incredible response from the brass band community, we can now announce the full shortlist for the Brass Bands England Awards 2025.