The expert team at Kaleidoscope Adventures has comprehensive knowledge of music festivals throughout North America. Our team will help you find a festival that is musically appropriate to your needs and performance objectives.
Kaleidoscope Adventures is an authorized agent for most major competitive and non-competitive music festivals. Here are just a few options:
OrlandoFest at the Universal Orlando® Resort
OrlandoFest at Universal Orlando® Resort is Orlando’s newest and most exciting festival and is open to middle, junior high and high school concert bands, jazz ensembles, marching (parade) bands, orchestras, choirs and auxiliary units. Held at Universal Studios Orlando® in the spring, the festival includes a workshop with a nationally known panel of judges who provide you with positive feedback and an evaluation of each group. After each concert performance, a judging panel member will conduct a clinic with the intent of instructing each group to produce more effective results. After the workshop and performance, your group will have an option to go to Universal Studios Orlando® or Universal’s Islands of Adventure®. An awards ceremony will follow. This festival provides your students with great memories that are sure to be cherished for many years to come. It’s truly an experience of a lifetime!
Capitol Music Fest
Capitol Music Fest is an adjudicated music festival and clinic for elementary, middle and high school bands, choirs and orchestras. The festival takes place annually in the spring, and hosts hundreds of student music ensembles from across the nation. The performance venues include the George Washington National Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA, located a few miles across the Potomac River from the heart of our nation’s capitol, Washington, DC!
Dixie Classic Festival
Formed in 1983, the Dixie Classic Festivals are premier events open to all performance groups. Dixie Classic Festivals has designed an event that affords the very maximum in educational, social performance and quality of life benefits to all participants. Held in six destinations including Atlanta, Chicago, Chattanooga, Richmond, Washington DC and Williamsburg, the festival runs from March through May. There are no eligibility requirements for participation. Perform before a panel of distinguished adjudicators with a special private clinic held after your performance. Awards are presented in a non-competitive atmosphere where evaluations are based on a national rating standard of Superior, Excellent and Good.
Festival Disney
Festival Disney is both a positive and educational festival experience for talented middle, junior high and high school ensembles. Directors have the choice of competitive or non-competitive adjudication options. Festival Disney is open to concert bands, jazz ensembles, marching (parade) bands, orchestras, choral ensembles, show choirs and auxiliary units.
Nationally renowned and experienced adjudicators provide detailed, positive feedback to all ensembles by means of written and recorded comments, as well as personalized feedback clinics following concert performances.
MENC: The National Association for Music Education officially endorses Festival Disney because of their focus towards music education.
Festivals of Music
Festivals of Music provides an event that combines a positive, fun experience for students along with strong educational standards for instrumental and vocal ensembles. A quality competition and experienced adjudicators make the Festivals of Music a must for your performance troupe. Festivals are open to Middle, Junior High and Senior High School groups. Held in 14 different destinations, these festivals occur in the spring of the year.
Fiesta-Val Music Festivals
Fiesta-Val Music Festivals specialize in festivals for Middle and High School Instrumental and Choral groups. Fiesta-Val focuses on educational enrichment and quality throughout every facet of a festival.
Festivals feature nationally renowned adjudicators, quality competition, and top-flight facilities in major cities throughout the US and Canada.
Heritage Festivals
Heritage Festivals was established in 1980 by a group of music educators and educational tour professionals who believed that bands, choirs, and orchestras deserved the best in performing opportunities. Thirty years later, that tradition of excellence remains unmatched. With over 28 destinations, Heritage Festivals has options for everyone.
Music in the Parks
Music in the Parks combines unique performance opportunities with the excitement of amusement and theme parks in 43 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. They offer one and two day adjudication (competitive and rating only) festivals for Instrumental and Choral Ensembles. All performing groups receive a trophy and all students receive a souvenir.
Music Showcase Festivals
Music Showcase Festivals offers exciting programs for Elementary, Middle, Junior High and Senior High Choirs, Orchestras, Concert Bands, Jazz Ensembles, and Parade Bands. The programs are held at many of the most exciting theme parks in the Eastern and Midwest United States and Canada.
Your group will have the opportunity to perform before a panel of outstanding adjudicators and enjoy an unforgettable day at one of North America’s greatest theme parks.
Performing Arts Consultants
Performing Arts Consultants provides unique performing opportunities throughout the United States including Music Festivals and Music Cruises for Elementary, Middle, Junior High, and Senior High School Choirs, Bands, Orchestras, and Marching Bands.
Performing Arts Consultants offers competitive and non-competitive categories, professional adjudicators and an awards ceremony for competitive groups.
Smoky Mountain Music Festival
The Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Gatlinburg, Tennessee offers a quality, adjudicated, and competitive festival opportunity for Elementary, Middle, Junior High and Senior High School Choirs, Bands and Orchestras. The festival runs on weekends in April and May and is held at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
Southern Star Music Festival
Open to Elementary, Middle, Junior High and Senior High Choirs, Bands and Jazz Bands, this festival is held at Six Flags over Georgia from March through May. Groups may enter for comments only or competition. Professional adjudicators are on a panel of three judges. After an awards ceremony, students may enjoy Six Flags over Georgia.
Kaleidoscope Adventures is an authorized agent for the following festivals as well:
- America Sings
- American Classic
- Choice Music Events
- Music Festivals Great Lakes Invitational
- Music Festivals Southeast Invitational
- Music Festivals Western Invitational
- North American Music Festival – Great Festivals
The team at Kaleidoscope Adventures can customize a complete festival travel package catered to your needs and performance objectives for you and your students. We will assist you with hotel accommodations, transportation, attraction tickets, meals, sightseeing, shopping, special events, and unique performance venues plus more.