Final preparations are being put in place for the 104th British Open Spring Festival to be held in Birmingham on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May.

The contest action on the Saturday will start at 10.00am with the Senior Trophy at the Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space at Symphony Hall, whilst the Senior Cup kicks off at 10.30am at Birmingham Town Hall.

Citadel welcome

There will also be a musical welcome on Saturday provided by Birmingham Citadel Band outside the Town Hall from 9.15am to 10.00am.

Sunday sees the first of the 20 bands in the Grand Shield take to the stage at 10.00am.

Golden Tickets

In addition to the top two bands qualifying for the 2027 British Open Championship at Symphony Hall on Saturday 12th September, two lucky audience members will also win ‘Golden Tickets’ for the event.

All you have to do is purchase a study score of the set-work ‘Star Crossed Lovers’ by Stephen Roberts. One of the scores contains a special note written in it by Stephen himself – if you buy that one, two premium tickets to the British Open are yours.

Tickets for the 2026 Spring Festival can be purchased ahead of the event at:
https://bmusic.co.uk/events/the-104th-spring-festival-grand-shield