There is festival within a festival at Vintage Band Festival 2026. The nested festival is sponsored by the Historic Brass Society and is their Early Brass Festival Conference.

July 31-August 2, 2026

Northfield, Minnesota

Scott Muntefering, EBF Conference Host

Paul Niemisto, Local Host

Sandy Coffin, HBS Event Coordinator

Paper presentations related to any aspect of early brass or brass bands – including but not limited to band history, pedagogy, repertoire, performance practice, and biographical/historical information.

EBF Sessions will be in the beautiful 19th Century Northfield Train Depot.

Suggested nearby housing: Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (Walking distance to Train Depot)

$50 EBF Registration for paid HBS members ($35 HBS Student Member)

$60 for non-HBS members ($45 non-HBS Student)

Non-HBS members may join and pay the HBS Member registration rate.

VBF attendees may visit individual sessions free.

https://historicbrass.regfox.com/early-brass-festival-2026

For a detailed description of the papers and presenters, please visit https://vintagebandfestival.org/early-brass-festival-2026/.