Guests of Honour: Sir John Rutter, David Hill MBE
in association with CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY SCHOLA CANTORUM
Tuesday 3rd - Sunday 8th August 2027
High Schools - Universities - Amateur Choirs
Our jam-packed Festivals offer something for everyone
 Meet singers from around the world |  Attend lectures and talks with great minds |  Visit Cambridge’s most famous sites |  Learn about university life and admissions |
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 Enjoy concerts by world-class ensembles |  Dine in historic candlelit halls |
Festival of Choirs proved to be one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ experiences! It exceeded my wildest expectations. An experience I’ll never forget!’
- Robert (Rochester NY, USA)
The Cambridge 2026 Festival was even better than I anticipated. Creating music in these historic places with singers from around the world was magical!
- Terry (Granville, Ohio, USA)
Being allowed into the magical bubble of Cambridge music for a week was a special treat that will not soon be forgotten! Music making at a rare level.
- Ken and Carol (Portsea, Victoria, Australia)
The 2026 Festival of Choirs turned out to be an amazing experience for me. I was blessed being in the midst of some wonderful baritone voices among the larger choir! A hearty thanks to Cambridge Schola and the Festival staff for making this so memorable!
- Rincy (Oberlin, Ohio, US)
I am so grateful for having the opportunity to be part of the first Festival of Choirs in Cambridge! It was an incredible week with top level musicians from different generations in such inspiriting places sharing all their best. It was not only about music, it was about life!
- Magda (Lisbon, Portugal)
Bring your whole choir,
or join the Festival Chorus as an individual
About our Festivals
The two founders of Festival of Choirs were steeped in Cambridge's extraordinary tradition of choral excellence from their youngest days. Both Alex Trigg and Graham Walker were boy choristers and then choral & organ scholars in Cambridge, in the choirs of King's and St John's respectively. Their love for both the place and the music led them to found the Festival. Read more
Our Festivals offer choirs and individuals from around the globe the chance to live and sing in the UK's most beautiful cities.