Festival & Competitions Schedule
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All times listed are Eastern Daylight Saving Time. You can download a pdf of the daily events schedule here:
Daily Events – Subject to Change
*Events open to the general public
Friday, August 7, 2026
| 1:00-1:30 pm | Festival staff organizational meeting | Niblock Hall |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | Adjudicator Meeting | Niblock Hall |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Welcome and Competition Orientation | Marek South |
| 6:30-7:15 pm | Guest Artist/pianist sound check | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *7:30 pm | Guest Artist Recital | Blodgett Recital Hall |
Saturday, August 8, 2026
| 9:00 am-2:30 pm | Unaccompanied semi-final competition ALL COMPETITORS WARM UP IN SAC MEZZANINE—YOU MUST CHECK IN WITH VOLUNTEERS Euphonium Artists, Euphonium Students, Tuba Students compete in Niblock Hall Tuba Artists compete in Blodgett Recital Hall | Check-in at SAC Mezzanine |
| 1:00-6:15 pm | Rehearsals with pianists (30 minutes each) in SAC Mezzanine posted rooms | SAC Mezzanine |
| 6:00-7:15 pm | Adjudicators sound check | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *7:30 pm | Festival Adjudicators Recital | Blodgett Recital Hall |
Sunday, August 9, 2026
| 9:00 am-noon | Semi-Final Competition-accompanied (closed to the public & screened) ALL COMPETITORS WARM UP IN SAC MEZZANINE—YOU MUST CHECK IN WITH VOLUNTEERS Euphonium Artists compete in Niblock Hall Tuba Artists compete in Blodgett Recital Hall Euphonium Students and Tuba Students compete in SAC String Room 12 | Check-in at SAC Mezzanine |
| noon-12:30 pm | Photo Session (competitors with instruments & in t-shirts plus judges) | Blodgett Foyer |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Luncheon and announcement of finalists | Marek South |
| 1:30-3:30 pm | Informal adjudicator/competitor conferences | Marek South |
| 1:30 pm | Tuba Artist and all Student finalists select rehearsal times with pianists; Euphonium Artist finalists meet with conductor-discuss piece | Marek South Marek South |
| 2:00-4:00 pm | Tuba Artist and All Student finalists rehearse with pianists in SAC Mezzanine posted rooms | SAC Mezzanine |
| 2:50-3:30 pm | Euphonium and Tuba Clinic for BLFAC campers | SAC 125 |
| 2:10-3:40 pm | Euphonium Artist finalists & Guest Artist rehearse with Festival Band | Stewart Shell |
| 2:50-3:30 pm | Euphonium and Tuba Clinic for BLFAC campers | SAC 125 |
| 3:50-4:30 pm | Festival Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble rehearsal (Adjudicators, Artist + Student Division Competitors) | Stewart Shell |
| *7:30 pm | BLFAC Festival Band Concert Guest Artist & Blue Lake Festival Band Live Streaming of concert available at: https://bluelake.org/radio/listen.html | Stewart Shell |
Monday, August 10, 2026
| *8:30-9:00 am | Combined Euphonium & Tuba warm up session | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *9:10-10:20 am | Artist Divisions Masterclass Student Divisions Masterclass | Blodgett Recital Hall SAC 125 |
| *10:30-11:20 am | Clinic for all participants | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *1:00-2:30 pm | Student Finals Competition Competitor warm-up rooms: SAC Mezzanine Tuba finalists • Marie Blair, Piano Euphonium finalists • Dr. Ling Lo, Piano | Niblock Hall |
| 2:10-3:40 pm | Euphonium Artists finalists rehearse with Festival Band | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *7:00 pm | Artist Divisions Final Competition Competitor warm-up rooms: SAC First Floor Euphonium finalists • Blue Lake Festival Band • Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Tuba finalists • Dr. Hyekyung Sia Lee, Piano Presentation of the Medallions and Awards | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *9:00-10:30 pm | Festival After-glow reception for all | Blodgett Recital Hall Lobby |