{"id":129441,"date":"2026-04-07T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=129441"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:06:15","slug":"north-american-brass-band-returns-to-fort-wayne-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/04\/07\/north-american-brass-band-returns-to-fort-wayne-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"North American Brass Band returns to Fort Wayne Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Visit Fort Wayne is proud to announce the 2026 North American Brass Band Championships will once again take place in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana April 9 – 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Visit Fort Wayne news release:<\/p>\n

North American Brass Band Returns to Fort Wayne with 1,500 Performers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 7, 2026) \u2014 Visit Fort Wayne is proud to announce the 2026 North American Brass Band (NABBA) Championships will once again take place in downtown Fort Wayne, April 9 – 11.<\/p>\n

NABBA is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the promotion and development of the British-style brass band movement in North America. Performers participating in their Championship range from high school age to senior citizens.<\/p>\n

With Fort Wayne’s growing music economy and the addition of music venues such as Pearl Street Arts Center, NABBA has once again chosen Fort Wayne as host, marking the seventh time the event has been held in our city and committing to hosting here again in 2027, 2029, and 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started coming to Fort Wayne in 2019 we had 23 bands, and this year we have 47,\u201d said NABBA Board Member, Dave Jones.<\/p>\n

The event will be hosted by the Grand Wayne Convention Center with competitions taking place at the Embassy Theatre and Pearl Street Arts Center.<\/p>\n

This event is open to the public. Competition, schedule, and ticket information can be found at nabba.org\/championships<\/a>. Tickets can also be purchased at the Embassy box office.<\/p>\n

Not only is NABBA a unique and fun event for Fort Wayne to host and residents to enjoy, but large-scale events like this bring significant economic benefits to our city. The estimated economic impact of this event is approximately $627,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome NABBA back to Fort Wayne and look forward to wowing the attendees with our hospitable and state-of-the-art venues,\u201d said Visit Fort Wayne Senior Sales Manager, Josie O\u2019Donnell.<\/p>\n

The Fort Wayne community has come together to generously supply instruments and rehearsal space for NABBA musicians to utilize. Each venue below is offering a full compliment of percussion instruments for use by each band as well as music stands and chairs. Some bands will be rehearsing during school days and music students at each school will be observing.<\/p>\n