The Great American Brass Band Festival returns for the summer of 2026, celebrating 35 seasons of free, live music, featuring a range of genres to appeal to a variety of music fans.
Like more traditional brass band music? We got you covered.
Want something steeped with funk or hip-hop? We’ve got that too.
Or maybe a little ‘Nawlins vibe? Yeah, those bands are coming too.
Make your plans to be in Danville June 25-27 to enjoy some or all of the bands performing downtown and on the grand lawn at Centre College.
Come and you can enjoy:
Thursday, June 25
Music in the Park, 6-9 p.m. at Weisiger Park
7:30 p.m. – Lee Carroll’s C the Beat – (click here for preview)
Friday, June 26
Music at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 4-5:30 p.m.
4-5:30 p.m. – Lexington Chamber Brass (click here for preview)
Bayou and Brass
Centre College Main Stage, 5-10 p.m.
5 p.m. – Circle City Sidewalk Stompers – (click here for preview)
6:15 p.m. – Hot Sauce Brass Band – (click here for preview)
7:30 p.m. Mama Digdown’s Brass Band – (click here for preview)
8:45 p.m. – Hot 8 Brass Band – (click here for preview)
Saturday, June 27
Centre College Main Stage
Block 1 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
The first block is more traditional brass music with wind ensemble, British brass band, big band, and brass quintet
9 a.m. – 202nd Army Band – (click here for preview)
10 a.m. – Pine Mountain Wind Symphony – (click here for preview)
11 a.m. – Parade on Main Street
12 p.m. – Advocate Brass Band
1 p.m. – Crossroads
2 p.m. – Lexington Chamber Brass
3 p.m. – Brass Band of Louisville – (click here for preview)
Block 2 (4-11 p.m.)
The second block is for more eclectic brass groups featuring funk, soul, hip-hop, bhangra and jazz fusion.
4 p.m. – Circle City Sidewalk Stompers
5:15 p.m. – Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band – (click here for preview)
6:15 p.m. – Sooza Brass Band – (click here for preview)
7:30 p.m. – DuPont Brass – (click here for preview)
9 p.m. – Brass Against – (click here for preview)
For more details about this year’s Great American Brass Band Festival, go to https://gabbf.org/festival
