| Registration Deadline: | April 8, 2026 |
| Penalty Deadline: | April 14, 2026 |
| Festival Date: | May 8, 2026 (Class 1A/3A) |
| May 8, 2026 Orchestra’s in the Quad Cities Area | |
| May 9, 2026 (Class 2A/4A) | |
| Registration Fee: | Choirs – $120.00; Bands and Orchestras – $145.00 |
| Admission Fee: | Adults – $12, Senior Citizens (62+) – $7, K-12 Students – $5 |
2026 SPRING SITE ASSIGNMENTS
Festival Results:
2026 PERFORMANCE HOST SITES
- CLASS 1A/3A and 4A Quad-Cities Orchestras: Friday, May 8, 2026
- Algona (1A/3A): Directions
- Atlantic (1A/3A): Directions
- Bettendorf Orchestras (4A): Directions
- Central DeWitt (1A/3A): Directions
- Decorah (1A/3A): Directions
- Denison-Schleswig (1A/3A): Directions
- Fairfield (1A/3A): Directions
- Grinnell (1A/3A): Directions
- MOC-Floyd Valley, Orange City (1A/3A): Directions
- Mount Vernon (1A/3A): Directions
- North Polk, Alleman (1A/3A): Directions
- Waverly-Shell Rock (1A/3A): Directions
- Winterset (1A/3A): Directions
- CLASS 2A/4A: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Ankeny (4A): Choirs at Ankeny HS-Directions
- Ankeny Centennial (4A): Bands and Orchestras at Ankeny Centennial HS-Directions
- Bettendorf (4A): Directions
- Cedar Falls (2A/4A): Directions
- Dallas Center-Grimes (2A/4A): Directions
- Lewis Central (2A/4A): Directions
- Linn-Mar, Marion (4A): Directions
- Osage (2A): Directions
- Roland-Story, Story City (2A): Directions
- Sioux City, North (2A/4A): Directions
- Tipton (2A): Directions
DIRECTORS
- Festival Central Login – Online Registration, and Judge Evaluation!
- Large Group Festival Regulations – 2025
- U.S. Copyright Law and IHSMA Festivals
LARGE GROUP FESTIVAL INFORMATION and FORMS:
- Adjudication Forms for Large Group must be filled out using the online tool – Instructions
- Sample Adjudication Forms: PDF and Interactive PDF
- CompetitionSuite Instructions for Schools- 2021
- Required Literature Lists:
- Large Group Festival – CHORUS:
- Regulations Bundle – Choral
- Adobe Acrobat Format sorted by Title or by Grade Level or by Composer or Microsoft Excel (updated 3/1/2023 – IHSMA added accepted CPDL substitutions that have been approved)
- New Titles APPROVED for the Choral List – Updated 3-9-25
- Large Group Festival – CHORUS:
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- Titles Deleted from the Choral List – 6-5-18
- Large Group Festival – BAND:
- Regulations Bundle – Band
- Adobe Acrobat Format sorted by Title or by Grade Level or by Composer or Microsoft Excel
- Additional Concert Band Titles APPROVED for Performance at 2025 Large Group Festival – UPDATED 3-15-2025
- New Titles added to the Band List – UPDATED 3-15-2025
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Awards Information:
- Information on Eligibility to Receive Awards
- Festival Awards Order Form
- Application for IHSMA Academic Achievement Award
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