The CoMA Festival 2026 is for music lovers of all experiences and backgrounds – whether you play an instrument, sing, would like to have a go or just listen, we invite you to join us.
With dozens of concerts and workshops occurring throughout the UK and beyond, CoMA’s biennial festival offers concert premieres, unique artistic events and welcoming community, bringing together grassroots musicians and professional performers in a joyful celebration of contemporary music.
Explore the full programme and discover how you can…
…Experience the highs and lows of a marathon
…Let your inner bird fly free
…Join a brand new pop-up ensemble
…Improvise music inspired by lace
…Be part of a new music adventure!
CoMA Festival 2026: at a glance
Friday 6 & Saturday 7 March
CoMA Norwich Pop-Up (workshop & concert) Norwich
Saturday 7 March
The Birds Vocal Workshop (workshop) York
Sunday 8 March
Come & Play Afternoon (workshop) London
There was a tree (concert) London
Wednesday 11 March
Movers & Shakers (concert) Leeds
Saturday 14 March
Contemporary Music For All (workshop) The Hague
Wandering Sequences (concert) Manchester
Sunday 15 March
Mysounds with CoMA West Midlands (workshop) Birmingham
sound @ CoMA Festival (concert) Aberdeen
Thursday 19 March
Play at CoMA Melbourne’s first gig! (workshops (during February/March) & concert) Melbourne
Hoofd vol klanken: Mark Applebaum (concert) Ghent
Friday 20 March
Translations (concert) Glasgow
Saturday 21 March
A Sense of (p)Lace (workshops & concert) Nottingham
Sunday 22 March
Immediate Pieces Play Day (workshop) Leeds
Concert CoMA (concert) Paris
Wednesday 25 March
CoMA Listening Club (talk) online
Saturday 28 March
Sky Above the Clouds (concert) Sheffield
Sunday 29 March
The Finishing Line (concert) London
Plus concert to be announced in Bristol.
CoMA Festival 2026 commissions
Every CoMA Festival features a host of world premieres and this year’s is no different!
To read our spotlight on three major new works that audiences and performers will experience for the first time in March – MARATHON by Alice Chance, Ambient Voltage by Jodie Rottle and Verbaaaaatim Renga by Sonic Bothy – visit the CoMA Festival 2026 commissions page.