The Ministry of Culture of Russia has endorsed the initiative of bringing back the Spasskaya Tower Children and Youth Wind Bands Festival to Moscow’s Red Square. In 2026, it will run from August 24 to 26 as part of the Eighteenth Spasskaya Tower International Military Tattoo.
The Spasskaya Tower for Children is a special project of the Spasskaya Tower International Cultural Center.
The project includes an array of entertaining and educational activities, as well as an opportunity for some of the best young musicians from Russia to participate in the Spasskaya Tower Children and Youth Wind Bands Festival and gain valuable experience, performing in front of hundreds of guests from all over the country and abroad.
“The Spasskaya Tower Children and Youth Wind Bands Festival has already become a highlight of Moscow’s music event agenda. This sparkling celebration unites appreciation both for good music as well as country’s culture and history. Every year on Moscow’s Red Square we witness a plethora of youngsters who are genuinely passionate for art and music and continuously aim to master their skills to perfection”, noted Major General Timofey Mayakin, Music Director of the Spasskaya Tower Festival and head of the Military Band Service of the Russian Armed Forces, adding that he would like to extend gratitude to everyone who made that wonderful project come true. “As usual, we are looking forward to meeting all the young talented musicians on Red Square. I wish them good luck and achieving new artistic heights”.
This year all children and youth music teams wishing to become part of the festival have to go through an online selection stage, and send the organizers their performance videos from February 16 to March 15, 2026. All regions of Russia are pretty much welcome. Before forwarding an application, please, study in detail all the rules, procedures and requirements of the Spasskaya Tower Children and Youth Wind Bands Festival, as well as the list of the required documents. For all the information please click the link.
The festival’s goal is to promote the art of military music among youngsters, evoking curiosity in various musical styles and forming a unified culture, as well as revitalizing the youth band movement, defining patriotic ideals and preserving national music traditions. Since the project inception in 2014, the Children and Youth Bands Festival has been extending its reach both in numbers and geographically. The organizers are continuously committed to discovering and supporting young talents, as well as promoting conditions for their cultural growth.
Over 120 young ensembles from 29 regions of Russia, as well as Uzbekistan and Israel showed their incredible skills beneath the ancient walls of the Moscow Kremlin.
Please, NOTE that taking part in the selection stage and then in the festival is absolutely free and does not imply any additional charges to be paid by the ensembles and/or their legal representatives.