2026 UK Windfest Concert Band Festival

A REGIONAL AFFILIATE OF THE MUSIC FOR ALL NATIONAL FESTIVAL

Windfest is Kentucky’s premier concert band festival in conjunction with Music for All. Windfest gives middle and high school bands the opportunity to perform for and receive feedback from clinicians from band programs of high merit around the country. This year’s festival will take place on February 28, 2026.

Each performing ensemble will receive:

• A performance opportunity in the beautiful Singletary Concert Hall
• Recorded evaluations and comments from our four clinicians
• A post-performance clinic with one of our three clinicians
• A high-quality performance recording
• A participation plaque

Each ensemble is allotted 30 minutes of performance time and a 30 minute clinic.

Registration is first-come-first-serve and open for the first 14 High School and Middle School bands to sign up. The deadline to register is February 14, 2025. The registration fee for high school ensembles is $350. The registration fee for middle school ensembles is $250.