2026 Boston A Cappella Festival
Saturday, September 26 from 12-6pm
Free to the public (and family-friendly)
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!
Our tools of choice for saving the world are our voices and our music. We are looking for more ensembles to perform!
Continue to revisit this page as we get closer, too.
Supported in part by a gift by
The Friends of Herter Park, and your donations.
Riverstage at Herter Park in Boston [directions]
(subject to cooperative weather!)
The Boston A Cappella Festival is a free, public, outdoor arts event that celebrates the human voice and its ability to produce high-quality and genuine musical experiences. Each festival's goal is to showcase a breadth and diversity of singing groups and styles, with community ensembles from high schoolers to seniors, from Springfield MA to Providence RI to Boston Metro West. With an anticipated audience of over 500, this event will introduce individuals to the joys of singing and singing culture, as well as open doors to numerous ensembles looking for an opportunity to showcase their skills to an engaged live audience. Genres include barbershop, madrigals, modern, jazz, oldies, and more.
The success of the Boston A Cappella Festival relies on the generosity of our audiences and their communities. You'll have plenty of opportunities at the event to donate to the festival, buy refreshments, and purchase souvenirs, but why wait? Donate now with Venmo or credit card and include your email, and we'll make sure you get a receipt. All profits received through donations will be directed to the ensembles and their artists.
Supported in part by a generous donation from our partners at Riverstage at Herter Park.
Updates for 2026!
Performing Ensembles (as of today)
So far this year it looks like a fantastic mix of first-timers to the festival, regular visitors we love to see grow year after year, excellent student ensembles, and our hosts!
And don't count out last-minute surprises!
Here (for now) is an alphabetical list of our confirmed ensembles:
* Brown University Madrigal Singers
* Conchords
* The Contemporaries
* Elevate Vocal Band
* Fretless
* housecat
* Kinsey Scales
* None of the Above
* On That Note
* Sound Off
* Soundbites
* Summer Street
* Ursa Minors
* Vinyl Street
* VocaMotion (host ensemble)
* Vocal Revolution (host ensemble)
Download a flier from 2025!
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Donate Now, Support Our Artists,
and Save the World!
Every year, 5000 students who sing a cappella in school graduate ... and never sing in an ensemble again.
There is an urgent, ongoing, and expanding need for inclusive voice ensembles available to singers of all ages. Our festival celebrates the diversity and generosity of vocal groups who are absolutely part of the solution. Running an ensemble is hard but deeply valuable work, and every singer brings positive change to the world through harmony.
You also can be a part of the solution. The success of the Boston A Cappella Festival relies on the generosity of our audiences and their communities. You'll have plenty of opportunities at the event to donate to the festival, buy refreshments, and purchase souvenirs, but why wait? Donate now with Venmo, credit card, etc. and include your email, and we'll make sure you get a receipt.
All profits received through donations are directed to the ensembles and their artists.
