National Queer Theater’s Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF) showcases groundbreaking new works written by artists from countries where queerness is criminalized or censored. At a time when authoritarianism is on the rise globally, CQF elevates refugee, asylee, and immigrant queer voices and enriches the cultural fabric of New York City by introducing audiences to bold, original works that challenge Western norms and inspire global change.

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Criminal Queerness Festival 2026

HERE Arts Center

The Rochester International Jazz Festival, in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, is one of the world’s leading jazz festivals and a premier Rochester live music festival. Every June, the joy of music brings the world to Rochester, NY, for an unforgettable celebration of sound — from legendary performers to familiar favorites, rising stars, and exciting new discoveries.

Rochester International Jazz Festival 2026

Eastman School of Music

Join Lambeth Music Service and Lambeth schools as they bring 250 children down for an informal concert.

Lambeth Music Service: Musitrax Festival 2026

Southbank Centre

Decoda’s 12th summer Chamber Music Festival will take place June 15 - 26, 2026 at our summer home, Warren Wilson College, in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.

Decoda Chamber Music Festival 2026

Warren Wilson College

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

The Opera Festival of Chicago returns with its sixth season of unforgettable events. La Boheme, a poignant opera, follows poor young artists set in 1830s Paris, focusing on the tragic passionate love story between poet Rudulfo and seamstress Mimi, set against themes of poverty, friendship and the fleeting nature of youth and happiness. Their struggles and romance unfold with unforgettable music, capturing universal emotions of joy, loss and heartbreak in their bohemian lives. This fully staged productions is accompanied by the Opera Festival of Chicago Orchestra.

Opera Festival of Chicago presents La Boheme

George Van Dusen Theatre at North Shore Center

Caramoor’s annual American Roots Music Festival fills our stunning grounds with the soulful sounds of Americana, folk, bluegrass, and more! Wander from stage to stage and discover your next favorite artist as an incredible lineup of bands brings the music to life across our picturesque venues. This year’s festival concludes with the high-energy Memphis soul of headliners Southern Avenue. Throughout the day, you’ll dive into the Grateful Dead songbook with the acoustic string-band adventure of Deadgrass, experience the vintage-inspired sounds of The Moonrise Cartel, and enjoy the rich, evocative storytelling of Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters. Rounding out this stellar lineup is the "next-generation alt-country" flair of Chloe Kimes. Join us for a full day of music and community in the heart of Westchester!

American Roots Music Festival

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts

Rhine Bank Festival

Square of German Unity

After a long hiatus, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt) returns to the Bad Hersfeld Festival in 2026. Under the direction of chief conductor Alain Altinoglu, they will present a concert for the whole family against the impressive backdrop of the abbey ruins. The melodies have already captivated countless young and old with classical music. This program will feature a whole menagerie of animals, as well as colorful portraits of well-known fairytale characters such as Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and the Empress of the Pagodas.

Bad Hersfeld Festival

Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld

Rep Rising 26 Festival showcases an exciting programme of theatre performed by emerging talent from the Young Rep and Rep Pathways programmes at The Rep. Following on from the hugely successful trilogy of festivals – Order and Chaos, Love and Rebellion, and Home and Horizons – Rep Rising 26 will feature the first performance by our brand-new intensive training programme for emerging actors, Rep Studio 8.

Rep Rising Festival

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

We end the season with the Leeds Theatre Festival – a vibrant celebration of creativity, showcasing the outstanding talent of Leeds Conservatoire students and our partnership organisations.

Leeds Theatre Festival 2026

Leeds Conservatoire

Guest performance in Essen | Ruhr Piano Festival

Philharmonic Essen

The fairy-tale world of the legend of A Thousand and One Nights comes to life with Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov. Oriental rhythms, acrobatic creations, stage dance, and the velvety voice of Fatma Said narrating the story of Scheherazade.

The Krumlov Festival: A Thousand and One Nights / Shéhérazade

Summer Riding Hall - Český Krumlov

From Friday 8th until Sunday 10th August 2025 there will be a programme of fun singing events and workshops exploring many different genres and an evening concert showcasing contemporary choirs from across the UK.

Cambridge Contemporary Choir Festival Showcase

Cambridge Corn Exchange

This great session will be led by the brilliant and highly accomplished Choir Director Helen Lappert (Amersham A Cappella, Strictly A Cappella & Frisson). She is a force of nature having competed and sung all over the world as part of her various ensembles. You'll leave feeling uplifted and envigorated. Featuring a performance from members of Strictly A Cappella this will be a fab Saturday afternoon workshop!

The Cambridge Contemporary Choir Festival - A Cappella Workshop with Helen Lappert

The Perelada Festival commemorates its 40th anniversary with 40 years on the road, a scenic-gastronomic experience conceived by Joan Antón Rechi that transforms the celebration into a sensitive journey through time and the memory of the Festival. More than a party, the proposal is presented as a meeting space between languages, where music, dance and words dialogue with the landscape and with the shared experience of the audience.

Perelada Festival, 40 Years On The Way

Festival Perelada - Festival de Música

1st Festival Baroque Concert

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

OperaBrass invites you: ten brass players, great works and the greatest joy of playing – to marvel, smile and dream

Festival Night Concert: Just Brass

Following the successful open-air concerts of recent years, the festival orchestra will once again perform twice on the hill in front of the Festspielhaus in 2026: free for everyone. Food and drinks will be available on site, and you are welcome to bring your own picnic.

Open Air Festival

Bayreuth Festival GmbH

He has film music as much in his veins as operetta and musicals: the American conductor Joseph R. Olefirowicz. Like the Munich Radio Orchestra, he also works in a wide variety of musical styles and is a master of perfect entertainment. This dream team will be presenting itself twice at the Rheingau Music Festival: The opening performance will feature the biggest hits of video game music in rich orchestral sound. On the second evening, the musical journey will take them to London's West End – with melodies from hit productions such as "Cats" and "The Lion King."

Rheingau Music Festival

Open-Air Stage

Clonter is delighted to present three staged Opera Fest shows this summer, building on the success of the Opera Gala performed with orchestra in Clonter’s 50th anniversary year in 2024.

Criminal Queerness Festiv...

HERE Arts Center

Rochester International J...

Eastman School of Music

Lambeth Music Service: Mu...

Southbank Centre

Decoda Chamber Music Fest...

Decoda

The Artelize Podcast: 'Am...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast and ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast - A ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast: A l...

Artelize

Opera Festival of Chicago...

North Shore Center for the Performing Ar...

American Roots Music Fest...

Caramoor

Rhine Bank Festival

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pf...

Bad Hersfeld Festival

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rep Rising Festival

Birmingham Rep

Leeds Theatre Festival 20...

Leeds Conservatoire

Guest performance in Esse...

WDR Sinfonieorchester

The Krumlov Festival: A T...

Prague Philharmonia

Cambridge Contemporary Ch...

Cambridge Corn Exchange

The Cambridge Contemporar...

Cambridge Corn Exchange

Perelada Festival, 40 Yea...

Festival Perelada

1st Festival Baroque Conc...

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Festival Night Concert: J...

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Open Air Festival

Bayreuther Festspiele

Rheingau Music Festival

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Opera Fest

Clonter Opera Theatre