Borders Music Festival

Borders Music Festival is delighted to announce the full programme for 2026, taking place from 11-20 September across venues in Melrose, Galashiels and Peebles.

This year’s festival features an exceptional line-up spanning choral, Baroque, folk, jazz, opera and orchestral music — with something for everyone across ten special days in the Scottish Borders.

Headline acts include The Sixteen, one of the world’s finest choral ensembles, and London Handel Players, bringing their acclaimed Pearls of the Baroque to Melrose Parish Church.

Other highlights include the opening night Jazz spectacular with Ross Milligan’s Swing Four; the beloved Come and Sing — Mozart Requiem with the Borders Chamber Orchestra; Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle performed by Emotionally Volatile Productions and the closing Festival Evensong with the Borders Chamber Choir.