Start the School Year With 16 Months of Musical Discovery

Music gives us countless reasons to celebrate. The 2026–2027 Musical Celebrations Around the World Calendar brings those moments together in a practical, Sunday-through-Saturday calendar created for music educators, directors, conductors and ensemble leaders.

Beginning in September 2026 and continuing through December 2027, this expanded 16-month edition is designed to support the full 2026–2027 school year while also providing a complete calendar for 2027.

Each month highlights a different musical observance, composer, tradition or cultural celebration. The calendar also includes major music holidays, federal holidays, month-long and multi-day observances, Encore Symphony Hall Series events and short musical facts to share with students or ensemble members.

Designed for rehearsal rooms, classrooms, offices and studios, it provides generous writing space for auditions, rehearsals, concerts, application deadlines, tour milestones and other important dates throughout the academic year.

What’s Inside

• Sixteen monthly feature stories exploring composers, instruments, musical traditions and international celebrations
• Four additional months created specifically for the start of the 2026–2027 school year
• Major musical observances, cultural celebrations and clearly distinguished federal holidays
• Month-long and multi-day celebrations organized separately from individual dates
• A Sunday-through-Saturday layout with generous space for rehearsals, concerts, deadlines and notes
• Encore Symphony Hall Series callouts for Nashville, Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston and Chicago
• A musical “Did You Know?” fact for every month
• QR codes connecting each featured celebration with additional history, articles and classroom ideas

Fill out the form to download the free 16-month calendar and begin planning the 2026–2027 school year.