The following is an incomplete list of choral festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on choral music.Page, Anne, B mus. "Of Choristers – ancient and modern, A history of cathedral choir schools ". ofchoristers.net .
Festivals
+ Festival name Location Years Notes International Stasys Šimkus choir competition Klaipėda, Lithuania 1976–present Competition is open to mixed, male, female, youth, children‘s choirs, sacred music, vocal ensembles, folk choirs.Festival de Música Coral Renascentista Gil de Roca Sales Brazil 2017–present Choirs performing "a capella" renaissance music in Porto Alegre in honoring the conductor Gil de Roca Sales.Festival de Coros del Fin del MundoUshuaia, Argentina2019–presentInternational Choral Festival. Concerts, workshops, conferences and forums with professional live broadcastings. American Music Performance Invitational for Mixed Choirs United States 2011–present series of music festivals for top school choirsCincinnati May Festival Cincinnati, United States 1873–present festival roots go back to the 1840sCork International Choral Festival Cork, Ireland 1954–present features choirs from all over the worldFestival 500 St. John's, Canada 1997–2013 International biennial non-competitive choral music festival Ihlombé!Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, South Africa2009–presentOrganized by Classical MovementsIntervarsity Choral Festival (Australia) Australia 1950–present members of university choirs from all state capitals of Australia meet for two weeksInterVarsity Choral Festival (Canada) Canada 1949–present university choirs from Ontario and Quebec, Canada, meet up and perform a combined concert.Corearte Festival Barcelona, Spain 2007–present International Corearte Choir Festival Barcelona, every year in October.Lago di Garda Music Festival Lago di Garda, Italy 2007–present International Festival is non-competitiveMasterWorks Festival Cedarville, United States 1997–present month-long summer training program for classical performing artistsNordic Student Singers' Summit Scandinavia 1987–present arranged every third year in a Nordic or Baltic country.Ohrid Choir Festival Ohrid, North Macedonia held in the second half of AugustPICCFEST Eugene, United States 1998–present treble choir festival held in conjunction with Oregon Bach FestivalThree Choirs Festival United Kingdom 1719–present Alternates between three churchesUniversitas Cantat Poznań, Poland 1998–present International Festival of University Choirs is non-competitiveNordic-Baltic Choral Festival Europe 1995–2015 Music festival for Nordic and Baltic choirs. Nominally biennial, but only eight held in the period. Musica Orbis Prague FestivalPrague, Czech Republic2019–presentInternational festival for non-professional choirs and orchestras, every year at the turn of June and July.World Peace Choral FestivalVienna, Austria2010–presentThe festival includes competitive and non-competitive categoriesSumma Cum Laude Festival Vienna, Austria 2007–present International Festival for Choirs and Orchestras, every year in early July with a competition in the Wiener Musikverein International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Torrevieja Torrevieja, Spain 1955–present International annual choral competition held in July specialized in habaneras and polyphony. It also holds a junior contest.World Choir GamesWorldwide2000–presentLargest worldwide choral festival and competition held biennially in a preselected host city, organised by the Interkultur FoundationUK Choir of the YearLondon, England, United Kingdom2026-presentNational amateur choir competition for choirs of all genres from across the UK. International Choral Fest Costa Rica for PeaceCosta Rica2017–presentAnnual non-competitive international choral festival centered on peace and cultural exchange.
See also
Choral music List of opera festivals List of maritime music festivals List of Christian music festivals List of folk festivals
References