NABBA Championships

Held annually, the NABBA Championship is the premiere competitive brass band event in North America.

2026 Championships

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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2026 Hotel Information

Hilton

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

 

Courtyard by Marriott Fort Wayne Downtown-

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

 

Hampton Inn & Suites Fort Wayne Downtown-

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