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Nevada All-State Festival
Highlights from Past Nevada All-State Festivals
2026 Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences Information
Nevada All-State Festival and Conference January 29-31, 2026
All-State Conference Book and Concert Program is Now Available!!!​
2026 NMEA PD UNLV Campus Schedule
2026 NMEA PD CSN Campus Schedule
2026 NMEA Festival Concert Locations and Dates​
University Nevada of Las Vegas Ham Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89154.
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January 30th @ 7:00 pm - All-State Choirs & Vocal Jazz Concert
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January 31st @ 9:00 am - All-State Jazz Band Concert
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January 31st @ 10:45 am - All-State MS Bands Concert
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January 31st @ 12:30 am - All-State HS Bands Concert
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January 31st @ 2:15pm - All-State MS Orchestras Concert
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January 31st @ 4:00pm - All-State HS Orchestras Concert
Tickets are $14.25 Online via this link
https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=UNLV_PL_MPV&orgid=54489#/?view=list&includePackages=true
Tickets purchased at the UNLV Box Office are $11.75
Note: The UNLV Box Office closes at 7:30pm on Friday Jan. 30th. The Box Office opens at 8:00am on Saturday Jan. 31st.
College of Southern Nevada Horn Theatre
​3200 E Cheyenne Ave H Building, North Las Vegas, NV 89030​
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January 31st @ 6:00pm - All-State Guitar and Mariachi Concert
Tickets are $10.00 online purchase only at Cur8: https://cur8.com/24880/project/136678
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Parking and Directions can be found on the maps pages for each venue below.
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​2026 All-State Festival Director Information
Directors at each school site will be responsible for the director checklist below. All directors will need to pay for their own participation fee as well as their students who are accepted into and are participating in the All-State Ensembles. Directors will need to ensure that each of their students have completed the Student Participation Form (which includes Media Release, and Code of Conduct to participate in All-State.) Directors will also need to complete the Chaperone Form indicating who will be supervising their participating students in the All-State Ensembles. Directors also need to complete the Director Form indicating they are attending the All-State Conference. All directors are responsible for completing all forms and fees listed below. Be sure all your students complete the Student Participation form. Be sure you have completed the chaperone form, lunch form, as well as all fees. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair.
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All-State Director Checklist
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All-State Conference Book and Concert Program is Now Available​!!
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All-State Participation, Director and Chaperone fees are due by Noon January 15, 2026.
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Directors – please click here and submit the names of your students who have been a 7-year member of All-State by Friday, January 16 at 11:59 PM
​​​All-State Festival Fees
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All-State Participation, Director and Chaperone fees are due by January 15th at Noon, 2026.
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$75 for NMEA All-State Student Registration (This price will increase by $25 at Noon on January 15, 2026 for late Registrations)
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$75 for NMEA All-State Director Registration (This price will increase by $25 at Noon on January 15, 2026 for late Registrations)
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$25 for NMEA All-State Additional Chaperones
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Paying for the All-State Festival Fees
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P​ay for Student, Director, and Chaperone All-State Festival Participation fees
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All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration.
Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store.
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Pay with a Credit Card- follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate.
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Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice.
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If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org
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Mail all checks to 1100 Wellness Place. #1115 Henderson, NV. 89011. Please write checks out to Nevada Music Educators Association.​​
​​2026 NMEA All-State Rehearsal Schedules and Locations​​​​​​​​
All-State Conference Book and Concert Program is Now Available​!!!
All-State Check In
Director and Chaperone Check-In
UNLV: Directors and Chaperones can pick-up their badges at the NMEA desk in the lobby of Artemus Ham Concert Hall. The lobby will open at 8:00am.
CSN: Directors and Chaperones can pick-up their badges at the NMEA desk in the lobby of the Horn Theater. The lobby will open at 8:00am.
Student Check-In
Students will check in at their specific ensemble rehearsal location. Refer to the All-State Ensemble Schedule on the NMEA web site or the schedule provided by your director.
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All-State Professional Development Schedule
The All-State Professional Development schedule is located on the Professional Development Website
​College of Southern Nevada and LVA Rehearsals
University of Las Vegas Nevada Rehearsals
LVA Rehearsals
College of Southern Nevada Maps​​
Parking Information
CSN: There is no parking permits/fees required to park at CSN
UNLV: Parking permits/fees are required to park at UNLV. Refer to the information below.
Download the “PayByPhone Parking: app from Google Pay or the iTunes app store. The PayByPhone app will also send reminders before parking sessions expire and give the option of extending parking time in select areas.
Parking for NMEA will be in the Cottage Grove garage. You will find a location code for the garage by the elevators. Daily parking rate is $7.00.
NMEA will not be selling parking passes. Use the “PayBy Phone” app.
UNLV Maps​
UNLV will host the following events:
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All-State Middle School Orchestra - Judy Bayley Theatre
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All-State High School Orchestra - Foundation Building Blasco Event Wing
All-State High School Band
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All-State High School Jazz - HFA 238
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All-State Middle School Band - Tam Alumni Center (TAC) Great Hall
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All-State Exhibits - Ham Hall Lobby
Various UNLV Map Link
2026 Nevada All-State Audition and Nomination Information
Nevada All-State Festival and Conference January 29-31, 2026​
​2026 Nevada All-State Auditions have Closed​
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2026 All-State Audition or Nomination Student Information
All 2026 All-State audition or nomination materials and information will be available September 2. Information on the audition or nomination process for various All-State Ensembles will be available on the audition page which you can find in the Quick links menu above. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director of more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your students audition or registration.​​
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2026 All-State Audition or Nomination Director Information
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All-State Ensemble Audition or Nomination Registration forms can be found on the Audition page
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All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their directors. All Students will need to see their director of more information. ​
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In order for students to audition and participate in All-State Festivals their teacher must be a current member of NMEA. Please see how to register as a member of NMEA, along with seeing all of the benefits of being a member, at https://nafme.org/join-renew/
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$20 Fee for each Audition to be paid on the audition site Opus Events
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Directors and Students: Please be aware that according to NMEA Policy students may NOT be in more than one All-State Ensemble. Students can audition for more than one All-State ensemble but will have to select one if they make more than one ensemble. Teachers: please be sure to communicate this to your students, and if this does apply please contact the Ensemble Chairs.
Future Nevada All-State Dates​​
2027
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Las Vegas
2028
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To be Determined
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Past All-States Festivals
The Nevada Music Educators Association is excited to thank all the students, educators, and Families who participated in the Nevada All-State Festival on February 1,2, and 3, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV.
Click Here for the 2025 All-State Digital Concert Program
Click Here for the 2024 All-State Digital Concert Program
Click Here for the 2023 All-State Digital Concert Program
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Teacher Certificates for All-State
Certificates of Participation/Attendance for the NMEA All-State Festival of available from the State Executive for any educator that needs one for professional development programs. Please email David Morris, State Executive at stateexec@nmeamusic.org to request a certificate.
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