Held annually, the NABBA Championship is the premiere competitive brass band event in North America.
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Embassy Theatre | Pearl Street Arts Center | Grand Wayne Convention Center
Date: April 10-11, 2026
Required Repertoire
Championship Section:
The Lost Circle – Jan van der Roost
First Section:
Journey Into Freedom – Eric Ball
Second Section:
Legacy – Tom Davoren
Third Section:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Philip Harper
Youth Championship Section:
Partita – Postcards from Home – Philip Wilby
Youth First Section:
I Daedalus – Andrea Price
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Individual Call-in Block; Please note the below on your website:
For Bands looking to make reservations for 10 or more guestrooms, please reach out directly to Whitney Makowski
The link for the reservations reflects the cutoff date: 3/18/2026 at 11:59 PM.
Reservation Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/fwafhhf-nab-2e4b9ca6-fe9f-47a2-9e24-bb0904c56441/
Make a reservation over the phone by calling 1-800-HILTONS; reference the Group Code: NAB
If you are booking as a band with 10 or more rooms/night, please reach out to the Sales Office at 260-490-3629 ext. 2 or send your band information directly to hjohns@zmchotels.com to contract as a band.
If you are looking to book as an individual, please book using this link – Book your group rate for NABBA (Individual)
Please let the hotel know in advance (minimum 7 days prior) if you need to purchase and set up bus parking
If you are booking as a band with 10 or more rooms/night, please reach out to the Sales Office at 260-490-3629 ext. 2 or send your band information directly to hjohns@zmchotels.com to contract as a band.
If you are looking to book as an individual, please book using this link – https://group.hamptoninn.com/aw7vj9
Please let the hotel know in advance if you need to purchase and set up bus parking