Register your band for Youth Champs 2026

Event date

Starts: Monday, 8 September, 2025 - 08:00
Ends: Monday, 1 December, 2025 - 21:00

Event description

Registration for bands will open on Monday 8 September.

Be part of the biggest celebration of youth brass banding in the UK! The next National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain will take place at King Edward’s School, Birmingham, on Saturday 28 March 2026.

Entry fees:

• £100 per band (or £50 for BBE member bands)
• Plus £2 per player

Key dates:

• Applications open: 8 September 2025
• Applications close: 1 December 2025 - or when all the spaces are filled, in which a waiting list will be opened.
• Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

All bands must meet the Youth Champs entry requirements. Full details on sections, rules, and safeguarding can be found on the Youth Champs page.

Questions? Contact us at youthchamps@bbe.org.uk.

 

Location

King Edward’s School, Edgbaston Park Rd Birmingham B15 2UA