The University Brass Band Championships
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sat 14 Feb
|ICC Wales
UniBrass 2026
Join us in Newport as the National University Brass Band Championships returns to Wales for the 16th UniBrass contest! Stay into the evening for an exciting gala concert: Who's Louis? Featuring Louis Dowdeswell with Who's Frank? and City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) M1 Brass Band!
Time & Location
14 Feb 2026, 10:00 – 22:00
ICC Wales, Coldra Wood, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1DE, UK
Guests
About the event
Save over 25% with joint contest and gala concert tickets!
UniBrass 2026 Returns to South Wales
Hosted at an exciting new venue on the 14th of February 2026, we are extremely glad to be welcoming the annual UniBrass contest back to South Wales for its second year with Cardiff University! The full spirit of this musical heartland will be behind the UK’s foremost university brass band event, bringing musicians from across the nation together to celebrate our shared passion for this beautiful genre. We are thrilled to be welcoming over twenty universities to UniBrass 2026, where each and every competitor will demonstrate their talent and vie for the coveted UniBrass Shield and Trophy titles through a myriad of magnificently modern and tantalisingly traditional brass band music. Your ticket to UniBrass 2026 allows access to both the Shield and Trophy sections (running concurrently) as well as the Youth Band performance.
Gala…
Schedule
6 hours 30 minutesTrophy Section
Auditorium
6 hours 30 minutesShield Section
Meeting Room
Tickets
Joint Contest/Gala Concert
Sale ends
14 Feb, 21:00
Save over 25% by buying a joint ticket! The Trophy and Shield sections will run concurrently in the ICC Wales. This ticket will grant you entry to both sections as well at the gala concert: Who's Louis? Featuring Louis Dowdeswell, Who's Frank? and City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) M1 Brass Band.
From £31.49 to £39.99
£39.99
£31.49
Contest Only
Sale ends
14 Feb, 20:00
The Trophy and Shield section will run concurrently in the ICC Wales. You are free to move between both venues, provided the room has not reached capacity.
From £16.99 to £21.49
£21.49
£16.99
Gala Concert: Who's Louis?
Sale ends
14 Feb, 22:00
"Who's Louis?" Featuring Louis Dowdeswell, Who's Frank? and City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) M1 Brass Band will take place after the UniBrass contest in the ICC's auditorium, starting at approximately 8pm. This ticket grants general admission. Why not save 25% and buy a joint contest/gala concert ticket instead?
From £25.49 to £31.99
£31.99
£25.49