Performing Arts Tours & Travel for Choral and Instrumental Student Ensembles | WorldStrides

Performing Events, Festivals, and Tours

Fuel your passions with prestigious festivals, halftime shows and parades, and customized performing tours in venues that inspire!

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Fuel your passions with prestigious festivals, halftime shows and parades, and customized performing tours in venues that inspire! From Carnegie Hall to the Sugar Bowl to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, our storied stages offer student performers the rush of a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Our flagship Heritage Festivals, with renowned conductors, directors, and adjudicators, push choirs, bands, and orchestras to reach new heights of musical artistry. Travel opportunities for middle and high school, plus college and university choirs, bands, orchestras, dance groups, and theatre troupes.

Choose the adjudicated festival, workshop, or performance tour that will inspire your ensemble, or customize an experience for your performers in the U.S. or abroad.

Heritage Festivals
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School
National adjudicated and competitive music festivals in more than 20 cities across North America for school choral & instrumental groups. Young pe...
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Festival at Carnegie Hall
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School, Higher Education/College
Invitational festival for elite choirs, bands, and orchestras culminating in a prestigious performance at Carnegie Hall. Festival at Carnegie Hall rew...
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Festival of Gold
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School
Music-immersive events combining festival performances and clinics with an Encore Concert in a top-caliber concert hall. Festival of Gold is multiple ...
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Bowl Game and Parade Events
  • Global
  • High School
Major college bowl game & national parade performances for marching bands - including halftime shows, field show competitions, & more. Join us...
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International Concert Tours
  • Global
  • High School, Higher Education/College
Customized performing tours abroad - build your own, choose a classic tour, or plan an international festival or parade experience. Travel with your s...
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American Performing Tours
  • Global
  • Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Higher Education/College
When you think ‘performance,’ where does your imagination take you?—Disney theme parks, parades, concerts, workshops, musically themed experienc...
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Theatre Performing Opportunities
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School, Higher Education/College
Build your own customized drama and theatre tour anywhere in the world, or attend one of our incredible festival offerings. Explore the world's larges...
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Marching Band Events & Tours
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School, Higher Education/College
Explore our school band events and tours for percussion and marching bands. From elite bowl game performances to custom performing tours, these trips ...
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Dance Events & Tours
  • Global
  • Middle School, High School, Higher Education/College
Customize a tour anywhere in the world or join us for the excitement of an elite college bowl game halftime show. With unique and flexible opportuniti...
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Individual Student Performing Opportunities
Performances at Carnegie Hall and other renowned concert halls; applications accepted from instrumentalists and vocalists aged 11-25. Many of our prog...
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Faith-based Concert Tours
Performing tours rooted in faith to destinations around the world, perfect for adult and church choirs. Our Faith-Based Concert Tours feature authe...
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Featured Posts

Class is in session. And, by that, of course we mean the endless lessons that travel brings. So, no matter if you’re out trotting the globe or at home planning your next trip, adventure is never far! These must-read blog posts open a world of learning through inspirational travel stories, destination spotlights, classroom resources, and other buzzworthy news.

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Adjudicator Perspective: How To Prepare For Your Festival Performance

Planning a festival should be a fun and rewarding experience. At WorldStrides OnStage, we take care of every single detail so our directors can focus on the most important part – the music! Adjudica...

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Carnegie Hall: Through the Eyes of a Student Performer

Ninth-grader and euphonium player Jack tells us about his performance at Carnegie as part of his WorldStrides Performing Arts program. When I first arrived at Carnegie Hall, I was amazed by how large,...

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Connecting Travel to the Classroom Strengthens Students and Teachers

Traveling creates stronger teachers, and in turn stronger students. Studies continuously show how travel improves academic performance, and there are learning opportunities for students before, during...

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Best Ideas from Our Fundraising Hall of Fame Experts

Fundraising is a fantastic way to offset program costs and allow more students the opportunity to travel. We are always looking for new and creative ways to raise funds to share with our program leade...

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