Festival 2024 in Minneapolis

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The text "GALA Choruses, the Road to Festival," appears over a white background which fades into a the opening performance from Festival 2016 with Matt Alber, Melanie Demore, and Holly Near.

Preparing for Festival

Go to Information for Chorus Leaders

For Individuals

What is GALA Choruses?

A brief description of offerings and history of the GALA Choruses organization.

What is Festival?

GALA Choruses signature event is our quadrennial Festival, which gathers LGBTQ+ choruses from all over North America and the world.

Deadlines for Individuals

Deadlines for individuals who are planning to attend to the Festival.

Festival Cost Estimator for Individuals

An interactive tool for creating your individual Festival budget.

Frequently Asked Questions

You’ve got Festival questions. We’ve got Festival answers!

Minneapolis, MN

A map of Minneapolis with the venues and hotel options.

Single Concert Ticket Sales

For those not performing at Festival 2024 (spouses, guests, friends, locals, etc) tickets can be purchased for individual concerts.

Security

Making sure all of our delegates and guests at Festival 2024 are safe is our priority.

Festival Accessibility

GALA Choruses is committed to assuring that Festival 2024 is accessible for all. Learn about resources in the city of Minneapolis, performance venues, ASL interpretation, assisted listening devices, housing, airport accommodations, and accessibility equipment rental.

For Chorus Leaders

An Introduction to Festival

Check out this video introduction to Festival 2024 – for artistic directors, Festival liaisons, and chorus administrators.

Deadlines for Choruses

Deadlines for Chorus Leadership performing at Festival 2024.

Festival Cost Estimator for Choruses

An interactive tool for creating your chorus’s Festival budget.

Fundraising Cookbook

This collection of fundraising ideas for choruses has something for everyone.

Festival Fundraising Worksheet Sample

Use this sample worksheet to help your chorus plan for Festival fundraising.

Chorus/Ensemble Additional Performance Opportunities

Looking for more opportunities for your chorus to perform while you’re in Minneapolis? Festival 2024 hosts various community engagement concerts and Blockbusters for chorus participation.

Performance Halls

GALA Festival 2024 features four excellent performing venues seating between 1,700-3,500 audience members.

Programming Tips

How do you manage your 30 minute chorus set? How do you decide what programming to bring to Festival? Learn answers to those questions and many more.

Festival Copyright Compliance

Questions about copyright, licensing or other documentation? Start with this info! If you still need help, contact Artistic Director 411 Advisor Kathleen Hansen: artisticadvisor@galachoruses.org.

Instrumentalists and ASL

Tips for hiring instrumentalists and ASL interpreters at Festival 2024.

Rehearsal Space

GALA provides spaces for choirs wishing to rehearse during the Festival week.

Promoting Festival

Videos and resources developed by GALA Choruses to get the word out to singers about Festival.

Chorus Video Introductions

Each chorus performing for Festival submits a 1-minute introduction video to be shared before their set.

Banners

Festival Street Banners are a long-standing GALA Choruses Festival tradition and we invite your chorus to let everyone know that you’re part of the festivities.

Merchandise

The GALA Store at Festival includes a wide variety of branded merchandise as well as merchandise consigned by the participating choruses.