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24-26th July 2026
5th Sept 2026
Our Patron
A few words from Philip Sparke
It is a great honour and privilege to be invited to serve as Patron of the Bandamonium Brass Band Festivals. These festivals offer a distinctive and inspiring vision for the brass banding world, presenting it in a modern, uplifting & engaging way, and bringing exceptional musical experiences to communities and audiences who might otherwise not encounter them.
The massed bands are a powerful highlight, revealing the rare magnificence of hundreds of musicians united in performance, playing together with purpose, passion and pride.
Bandamonium stands as an invaluable force in securing the future of brass banding across the country, and its ongoing commitment clearly affirms why this charity holds such significance and merit.
Philip Sparke
To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art & science of brass band music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public events.
Tim Williams Founder
Please Help To Support Our Work
Geneva Instruments have been our main sponsor for the past 3 years and in that time, they have helped us greatly to expand our fantastic Brassband Festivals.
Vince, Simon & Jason continue to provide the backing & belief that fuels our commitment to keep running our unique 'free to all' festivals - to the delight of banders & audiences everywhere.
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News FromFB
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News From Bandamonium HQ
*June 2026: ​
Huge congratulations to our Composition Competition winner- Adrian Horn, whos winning piece ‘In the Glow of the Starlit Sky’ will soon be winging its way to all the bands to practice for Mass Bands Concert. https://adrianhornmusic.co.uk
*June 2026: ​
The new t towel design (think french toile) for Devon locations is out and at the fabric printers...I know- contain your excitement! They should be ready sometime next week. Do not despair- Yorkshire ones are in mid design.
*June 2026: ​
We are now in the eye of the storm in terms of Bandamonium Devon & Yorkshire planning! ​Lots of fab stuff happening like proper testing for live streaming & making banners, posters, line up boards, merch and so much more! Locals to the Devon locations will soon see these popping up all over the place... so much to do Mrs W's head is spinning!
*Apri 2026: ​
We are excited to welcome Will Hartley as our newest Trustee. His expertise in social media (as well as extraordinary Trombone talent!) will no doubt help spur us on to greater heights. Hopefully he & Gregor will be able to inject the youth and vigour we desperately need!​
*June 2026: ​
Yorkshire week this week :-) We now have Poster & T Towel designs going to print as we speak.
(Devon T Towels are now ready in the Merch Store).
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*Mar 2026: ​
The new 2026 T-shirt design is here! We've gone all mathematical as we realise Bandy people are an intelligent lot! So we present : The Bandamonium Theorem: Bandamonium = an exponential synergy of Strength and Harmony, magnified by Chaos ​
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The new T shirts will be available for pre order in the Merch Store in a couple of weeks- we are just finalising design placement. Pre-ordering T shirts will be the way to go this year so that we can streamline quantities.
*Feb 2026: ​
Inline with our Charitable status, we have now added a new Supporter page to the website, so those of you that feel inclined can subscribe and donate monthly, yearly or make one off contributions. Its always a big ask- donating to help us keep going- but it truly makes a difference in how we grow Bandamonium going forward.
Please send this QR code to anyone you think might be interested in supporting us!
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*Feb 2026: ​
So here’s the other news we’re been waiting for........
2026 is already fast becoming one of our best years ever -
as we’ve only gone and got arts council england Grant funding for Devon 2026.
This allows us to expand the audience & the future of our Devon Festival through offering live streaming & higher quality sound and video of the event as well as a serious nurturing of the Sunday Youth/ Training Bands element & formalise the charity’s accountability.
We couldn’t have achieved this without the help and support of the lovely Beth Lambert at BBE’s Fundraising Service.
Her knowledge & persistence ultimately shone through. Toot Toot!
*Jan 2026:
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We have exciting news! We are very honoured to announce the appointment of Mr Philip Sparke- most notable composer, arranger and musician, as our Patron. His continued work for Brass Bands is legendary. You can see his message of support for Bandamonium at the top of this page.
*Dec 2025:
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We wanted to wish all our many players and supporters a fabulous Christmas- we hope you've not exerted yourselves too much this carolling season (as Mr W clearly has!)
Here's to an even bigger 2026 meaning more work for Mrs W but more importantly more ridiculous fun for you guys, which we absolutely cannot wait for :-)
*Nov 2025:
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You lucky lot- its only merch sale time- starting Monday 10th Nov! With up to 50% off on some of the 2025 lines, its going to be a bun fight- so get em while they're hot!!! Sale discounts show up on Mon 10th from 11am. While stocks last. Usual p&p to pay.
*Oct 2025:
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A little pre warning- we have a rather smashing merch sale coming up mid November. So for those of you who didn't get a chance to get your hands on this year's gorgeous stuff, all is not lost! Watch this space!