Get Excited for the 2025 Northeast Instrumental Music Festival November 20-23, 2025!

Come join us for the The Northeast Instrumental Music Festival in the beautiful lakeside village of Lake George, NY. The Festival brings together musicians of all ages, proving that music is a lifelong experience. Band members come from all over the Northeast and Midwest. High School students perform in the All Star High School Concert Band. Adults play in the Great American Community Band.

The Festival is housed in the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on the main street looking out over Lake George and the Adirondack Mountains.

The Festival for the 2025 All Star High School Concert Band begins Thursday, November 20, 2025 with auditions for seating followed by the first rehearsal. 

For the 2025 Great American Community Band rehearsals begin Friday, November 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

The Festival culminates with a concert by both bands starting at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, 2025.

The director for the 2025 All Star High School Concert Band will be announced soon. Musical selections for the All Star High School Concert Band are revealed at the Festival.

Kathleen Richards Ehlinger has been appointed as the director for the 2025 Great American Community Band. See more about her on the Conductors page. Musical selections for the Great American Community Band will be listed on the the News page at the end of the Summer.

To help us manage information more efficiently, this year we are asking adults to register for the 2025 Great American Community Band using an online form. Click the following link to complete the form: NEIMF Online Registration

If you would prefer to work with a paper form click this link to download the form: NEIMF Paper Registration Form

Adults registering before August 15, 2025 enjoy an early bird discount.

Adults wishing to stay at the Festival Hotel please contact the hotel directly:

Lake George Courtyard by Marriott
3654 Canada Street
Lake George NY 12845
518-761-1150

Further Festival information will be posted early in the summer.

We look forward to seeing you in Lake George November 20-23, 2025!!!