Contest Timings for 2026

The venue for the contest is the Stevenage Arts and Leisure Centre.

Details of the timings, locations and adjudicators are given below.

Section	Date	Hall	Number of bands	Adjudicators	Draw Time	Start
Championship	Sunday 22nd March	Gordon Craig Theatre	11	Robert Childs & David Hirst	1:30 pm	Following the conclusion of the 2nd section. Not before 3:30 pm
1	Saturday 21st March	Gordon Craig Theatre	14	David Hirst & Steven Mead	1:30 pm & 4 pm	Following the conclusion of section 4. Not before 3 pm.
2	Sunday 22nd March	Gordon Craig Theatre	17	Roger Argente & Jonathan Bates	8:00 am & 10:45 am	9:30 am
3	Sunday 22nd March	Main Concert Hall	17	Steven Mead & Andrea Price	9:45 am & 12:00 noon	11 am
4	Saturday 21st March	Gordon Craig Theatre	17	Jonathan Bates & Andrea Price	8:45 am & 11 am	10 am