Festivals

We’re experts in performance arts tours.

Performance arts tours are at the heart of how our company started, and remain an area of specialty. The Schools Out Tours management team consists of musicians, teachers and conductors who know how to make your ensemble’s tour a success.

These music festivals offer exceptional performance and educational opportunities for bands, choirs, and orchestras. Schools Out Tours can develop a tour package for your ensemble that seamlessly integrates the festival into your tour. To learn more, get in touch!

We keep things simple and stress-free by designing integrated tour/festival packages. Your package fee typically includes:

  • Round-trip transportation
  • All overnight stays in hotels
  • All festival registration fees
  • Breakfast and supper daily
  • A detailed itinerary of guided sightseeing, city tours, and group events
  • Overnight security at the hotel
Schools Out Tours provided Baddeck Academy with a wonderful first time experience to the Atlantic Festival of Music. There was never an issue when changing parts of our trip itinerary and the staff were more than helpful to go the extra step in planning. Our tour guide also went out of her way to help in any way she could and the students really enjoyed having her join us. Our trip was stress free and fun! Thank you Schools Out Tours!
Sarah MacCormackBaddeck AcademyNS
As a veteran of some 28 band trips, I can truly say that none have been as well organized and stress-free as the last half dozen that I have done with Schools Out Tours. Band Directors certainly have enough to worry about without the added pressure of coordinating the many logistics necessary to have a successful band trip. Schools Out Tours continues to provide incredible service to our groups at CBRH. I do not envision travelling without them again!
Darren WhiteCorner Brook Regional High SchoolNL
I will be planning all future trips with Schools Out Tours! I highly recommend any musical groups to contact Sue and Ron. Our trip was perfect. Honestly – couldn’t have gone better. We all had a blast and the musical aspects were perfect. Thanks for your hard work and care in planning all aspects of our trip.
Dina BurttLockview High SchoolNS
Schools Out Tours knows the business of band touring. They work with the travelling groups and the event contacts on a personal level, are very accommodating/flexible with the itinerary and details. I could not organize a better tour even if I had the countless hours too do the leg work and follows up. A service well worth it!
Tobias BealeRocky Lake Junior HighNS
I have had Schools Out Tours plan our band trips for many years. The staff are eager to provide a hassle free experience for students and band directors. Ron, Mike and Sue were always available to take my calls. Any little issues that came up on the trips were dealt with immediately and to my satisfaction. The itinerary was well planned and accommodations, meals and events were of the highest quality. Having used several other tour companies in the past, I can honestly say that the folks at Schools Out have always provided the best service right from the initial conversations through to the conclusion of our tours.
Mark ParsonsCharlottetown RHSPEI
Schools Out Tours is a class act – the whole crew – really care about delivering a great experience.
Davide GarofaloBishop Allen AcademyON
Schools Out Tours has offered well organized, educational and enriching tours for our students. When you plan your trip with them you are planning with real people, not just a company. We have had two successful trips with Schools Out Tours and we will be looking forward to planning our next one.
Anona SiwikAnnapolis West Education CentreNS
Schools Out Tours has organized yet another excellent trip for my junior high school band. This allows me to focus on the important stuff.. the music, while I can trust that SOT has planned the “fun stuff”!! We always have a great trip, learn a lot and come back better musicians.
Kirsten MacLaineGulf Shore Consolidated SchoolPEI
Schools Out Tours has provided me with an easy and flexible option for planning our music trips. What could be a time-consuming and onerous undertaking is transformed into a positive experience with Schools Out Tours.
Kelsea McLeanMorell Regional High SchoolPEI
I just wanted to thank you for arranging the fabulous trip to Halifax. The kids loved it and we have heard nothing but positive comments on their experiences.
Anna Marie AlteenCorner Brook Regional HighNL

Atlantic Festivals of Music

One of Canada’s finest music festivals, taking place annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The festival helps thousands of participants from schools and community organizations worldwide perform, learn, grow as musicians, and have fun!

AFM features world-class adjudicators and clinicians, inspiring feature concerts, and much more. The festival is organized by the management team at Schools Out Tours.

Canada

Musicfest Canada

MusicFest Canada is an annual national event held in May that brings together more than 10,000 of Canada’s finest young musicians who perform for recognition as the country’s foremost musical ensembles. Participants range in age from 12-25 years and are drawn from the elementary, high school, college and university levels.

musicfest.ca

Rhythms Canada

Rhythms Canada hosts non-competitive festivals throughout Canada and the US that are based on group participation where everyone leaves a winner for having participated and done their best.

rhythmscanada.com

Unisong

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity lets your choir join a mass ensemble of hundreds, in a performance that is at the heart of festivities in Ottawa on Canada Day.

unisong.ca

International Choral Kathaumixw

The International Choral Kathaumixw is a 5 day choral festival filled with concerts, common song singing, choral & vocal solo competitions, conductor’s seminars and social events. The festival is a place where all can learn from each other and from world renowned choral personalities.

kathaumixw.org

Con Brio Festivals

Three-day non-competitive festivals held annually in beautiful British Columbia at Whistler Village and Sun Peaks Village. Band, Orchestra and Choral camps culminate in a massed choir of over 500 singers, massed strings, and massed bands of over 1,000 instrumentalists.

conbriofestivals.ca

USA & International

Festival Disney

Festival Disney is open to middle and high school bands and choirs. After sprucing up your performance skills and gaining a competitive edge, seize the opportunity to explore the magic of the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks!

disneyyouth.com

Europa Cantat

The festival brings together thousands of participants coming from all over Europe and the world to share their passion for singing. Whether you are a lover of culture and art or seek culinary delights, Europa Cantat has something to offer that will not fail to impress.

europeanchoralassociation.org

Chicago

Young Prague Festival

Join choirs, bands, and orchestras from around the world at Young Prague, one of the most culturally diverse and enjoyable European festivals for young musicians.

WorldStride Heritage Festivals

National adjudicated and competitive music festivals in more than 20 cities across North America for school choral & instrumental groups. Your ensemble will perform for nationally acclaimed adjudicators, learn from their feedback, and be inspired to new heights as a result of the entire experience. With more than 70 events available each spring, your students will explore a new city and deepen their bonds with classmates.

worldstrides.com

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