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Instrumental
- March 15 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Susan Nicholson, Christopher Cole
- March 22 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Susan Nicholson, Dr. George Naff
- March 28 – Dr. Bill Malambri, David Shaffer, Christopher Cole
- March 29 – Dr. Bill Malambri, David Shaffer, Christopher Cole
- April 4 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Larry Clark, Heather Hoefle
- April 5 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Larry Clark, Heather Hoefle
- April 11 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Bill Harbinson, Colonel Gary Lamb
- April 12 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Bill Harbinson, Colonel Gary Lamb
- April 14 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Curnow, Stanley Michalski
- April 15 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Curnow, Stanley Michalski
- April 16 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Curnow, Stanley Michalski
- April 17 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Curnow, Stanley Michalski
- April 22 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. George Naff, Heather Hoefle
- April 23 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. George Naff, Heather Hoefle
- April 24 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Swearingen, Joe Hermann
- April 25 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Swearingen, Joe Hermann
- April 26 – Dr. Bill Malambri, James Swearingen, Joe Hermann
- May 2 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Michael Golemo, Dr. Lorrie Crochet
- May 3 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Michael Golemo, Dr. Lorrie Crochet
- May 9 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Heather Hoefle, Dr. George Naff
- May 10 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Heather Hoefle, Dr. George Naff
- May 16 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Arris Golden, Dr. Catherine Rand
- May 17 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Arris Golden, Dr. Catherine Rand
- May 23 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Susan Nicholson, James Curnow
- May 30 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Susan Nicholson, Stanley Michalski
- May 31 – Dr. Bill Malambri, Dr. Susan Nicholson, Stanley Michalski
Choral
- March 28 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey,Prof Ginger Wyrick, Mr. Frank Williams
- March 29 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Prof Ginger Wyrick, Mr. Frank Williams
- April 11 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Larry Wyatt, Dr. Kenney Potter (C)
- April 12 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Larry Wyatt, Dr. Kenney Potter (C)
- April 14 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Prof Marc Setzer, Dr. Earlene Rentz (C)
- April 15 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Prof Marc Setzer, Dr. Earlene Rentz (C)
- April 23 – Prof Marc Setzer, Dr. Earlene Rentz, Dr. Russell Robinson (C)
- April 24 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Stephen Hopkins (C), Dr. Russell Robinson (C)
- April 25 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Stephen Hopkins (C), Dr. Jonathan Hall
- April 26 – Dr. Stephen Hopkins (C), Prof Lisa Knox, Dr. Jonathan Hall
- May 2 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Prof Tom Shelton (C), Mr. Andy Beck (C)
- May 3 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Prof Tom Shelton (C), Mr. Andy Beck (C)
- May 9 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Jeremy Mims, Dr. Jabarie Glass
- May 10 – Dr. Katherine Kinsey, Dr. Jeremy Mims, Dr. Jabarie Glass
Show Choir/Musical Theatre
- April 4 – Michael Dove, Elizabeth Dukes-Hagen, Katie Meyer
- April 5 – Michael Dove, Elizabeth Dukes-Hagen, Katie Meyer
- Carowinds will refund the registration fee and any tickets purchased for our 2025 Festival of Music in the event that the school district cancels field trips that include the date of your group’s performance.
- To obtain a refund, submit a copy of the documentation from the district office clearly outlining the cancelation of field trips and the dates included in the cancellation.
- The refund will be processed to the original method of payment within 30 days of the submission of the documentation either by check or credit to the original card.
Ticket orders must be pre-paid and received two (2) weeks prior to performance or your date and time will be forfeited. Your performance will be rescheduled upon receipt of ticket order and payment; however, you may not receive your original date/time.
The Festival of Music ticket fee includes participation in the Festival of Music, adjudication by Nationally and Internationally known adjudicators and one single day admission to Carowinds on the date of the ensemble’s performance.
One complimentary admission ticket is issued with every 15 Festival of Music Performer or Observer tickets purchased. Season Pass Holder tickets do not count toward the comp ticket minimum. Complimentary tickets will not be issued for orders received less than 2 weeks prior to your performance date.
If paying by check, please mail your detailed order form with payment, a minimum of 4 weeks in advance, to allow ample processing time through our lock box. We highly advise sending your payment via UPS, FED-EX or another reliable tracking method. Checks received without an order form will not be processed and will be returned to the return address on the envelope. No purchase orders are accepted. No checks are accepted at the park or front gate.
Instructions on mailing your order form & check:
(RECOMMENDED METHOD) If sending via the recommended overnight, trackable methods such as UPS or FED-EX, please mail your check & order form to the following address:
Carowinds Festival of Music
Lockbox Services 931119
Cedar Fair
3585 Atlanta Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354-1705
If you choose to mail via regular, USPS mail, we strongly encourage you to purchase tracking as this is the only way to know where the check is in the USPS system. Please mail your check & order form to the following address:
Carowinds Festival of Music
C/O Group Sales
PO Box 931119
Atlanta, GA 31193-1119
Please note, if you choose credit card as your payment, that payment is due before you finish your online registration. If the payment is not completed within the session, the system will delete the time slot and it will be made available to other directors. If you wish to pay with a card after registration but will need to call back later, please be sure to choose the check method.
Additional tickets may be added to an existing, pre-paid order.
If you have placed your initial ticket order and have last minute additions of students or chaperones you may purchase tickets for the youth sales discount. At the ticket window simply provide your order confirmation number and let the associate know how many tickets you need to add to that order.
Bus parking is FREE & bus drivers receive complimentary admission tickets by showing their valid CDL at the Admission Services Window. Cars and vans must park in the MAIN parking lot and are not able to park with the buses due to the large volume of buses parking daily. Parking is $30 per vehicle. Vans carrying equipment, or a designated school vehicle, may park in the bus parking lot.
- Instrumental warm up is 30 minutes. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled warm up time.
- Choral warm up is 15 minutes. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled warm up time.
- Show Choir/Musical Theatre warm up is 20 minutes. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled warm up time.
- Dance warm up is 20 minutes. Please arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled warm up time.
The registration fee for 2025 will be $150 per ensemble. However, we are excited to be able to offer an early bird registration fee of $100 for all ensemble registrations that are paid prior to December 31, 2024. Afterwards, the registration fee will increase to $150 per ensemble.
Each ensemble must register for only ONE performance slot. Multiple registrations for the same group will be subject to paying the registration fee for each time slot reserved.
Instrumental groups, please note the following equipment will be available: 36” concert bass drum, 23”, 26”, 29” and 32” timpani, orchestra bells and chimes, xylophone, marimba, vibes, 34” gong, full drum set, keyboard, music stands and chairs.
The quality equipment is provided for your convenience. Please only bring your equipment if not listed above. All bands must provide their own mallets/sticks, snare drums, and cymbals. Carowinds is not responsible for equipment that is lost, stolen, or damaged during your visit.
Choral groups, please note that we provide the following: performance risers, which with use of the floor, may accommodate approximately 120 students, acoustical shells and a baby grand piano.
- Band Directors must register upon arrival or no later than 1:00pm, at the Band Registration area located at the entrance to the Carowinds Theatre.
- Choral Directors must register upon arrival or no later than 1:00pm, at the Choral Registration area located at the Carowinds Theatre entrance.
- At registration you will be required to provide (4) FOUR sets of each score for (3 for the judges and 1 for use by the conductor)
- All selections of music will be adjudicated. CHORAL, PLEASE NOTE - Live accompaniment only – no CD or tracks permitted for performances.