Bolsover Festival of Brass Championships

The Bolsover Festival of Brass Championships offers a unique opportunity for bands to reach out to a worldwide audience.

Its live-streamed broadcast has become a huge hit with competitors and audiences alike, as bands from Fourth to Championships Section levels provide their brand of contesting entertainment across the globe.

With outstanding support from the Warwick Music Group – the creators of the world leading plastic pInstrument range, the 2022 event will take place on the weekend of Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October at Shirebrook Academy in Derbyshire.

There are five sections of the competition:

• Championship

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

We’ll be competing in both the Championship and First sections.

All bands are performing a 20-minute programme.

With outstanding catering and bar facilities, the event is open to all bands wishing to showcase their musical talents.

Bolsover Festival of Brass 2022
Shirebrook Academy
Common Lane, Shirebrook,
Derbyshire
NG20 8QF

Saturday 1st October (Third & Fourth Section)
Sunday 2nd October (First, Second & Championship Section)

Tickets are available on the day on the door and are £10 Adult and £8 Concessions (under 16 and over 60). Free entry for children under 5.

The festival commences at 12 noon on Saturday 1st October and 9.30am on Sunday 2nd October and is scheduled to finish around 7.00pm or at the conclusion of the contest.