5
Days
3
World-Class Artists
3
Venues
XXI
Years of BGFest
Registration open Feb 1 – May 15, 2026
Register as a Participant
Choose your program, submit the registration form, then complete payment to secure your spot.
Academy
Ages 15–28
- —Two individual lessons or 1 masterclass + 1 individual lesson
- —Workshops and lectures
- —Competition (optional)
- —Closing student concert (optional)
- —Free admission to all events
Adult Education
Ages 28+ · Thu–Fri
- —Workshops and ensemble experiences
- —Free admission to all Thursday & Friday events
International Academy
Ages 15–30 · All Online
- —2 individual lessons (online)
- —Performance class (online)
- —By arrangement with Professor Zhenqi Min (Shanghai Conservatory).
Where
Venues
MAC
Multicultural Arts Center
June 17, 18, 19 & 21
41 2nd Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
FLC
First Lutheran Church
June 20 only
299 Berkeley St
Boston, MA 02116
Foundry
The Foundry
Individual lessons only, as needed
101 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
June 17–21
Schedule
Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) — [ALL EVENTS]
6:00pm
Doors open at MAC
7:30pm
Competition
9:00pm
Announcement of Winner, followed by Meet and Greet with Competitors and Jury
