Arkansas State Handbell Festival 2026
February 28, 2026
Tammy Waldrop, Clinician
Highland Valley UMC
Little Rock, AR
Coordinators: [email protected]
arkansasbells.org
River City Ring
March 7, 2026
Julie Turner, Clinician
Germantown United Methodist Church
Germantown, TN
Coordinators: West Tennessee Handbell Association
wtnbells.org
Central Alabama Handbell Festival
March 6-7, 2026
Michael Glasgow, Clinician
Pleasant Hill UMC
Bessemer, AL
Coordinator: Kelley Clegg Neal
cahandbells.com
facebook: Central Alabama Handbell Festival
Chattanooga Area Handbells Festival
March 6-7, 2026
Nick Hanson, Clinician
Christ UMC
Chattanooga, TN
Coordinators: Gary Bynum & Nancy Kemper
Registration
facebook: Chattanooga Area Handbell Festival
Louisiana Spring Ring
March 20-21, 2026
Greig Ashurst, Clinician
Cathedral-Carmel School
Lafayette, LA
Coordinator: Area 6 Board of HMA
Registration
facebook: Handbell Musicians of America – Area 6
Mississippi Spring Ring
April 24-25, 2026
Greig Ashurst, Clinician
Clinton Methodist Church
Clinton, MS
Coordinator: Area 6 Board of HMA
Registration
facebook: Handbell Musicians of America – Area 6
HANDBELL EVENTS in the AREA
If you have a handbell event in Area 6 and you’d like to take advantage of Area 6 & Handbell Musicians of America endorsement – please read below and fill out an Endorsement Form. YOUR EVENT can be listed here (and on social media, and on the National HMA webpages, and on all the calendars, and…)
Endorsed Events are subject to Endorsement Fees. These fees are paid to the respective Area in which the Event occurs. Endorsement Fees are calculated as follows:
- 1-99 paid registrants – $0.75 per registrant per day
- 100-499 paid registrants – $1.00 per registrant per day
- 500+ paid registrants – $1.50 per registrant per day
Performance/Livestream Licensing: Event organizers are responsible to contact the publisher of each piece being performed or livestreamed to secure the appropriate licenses or permissions to perform. The cost for the mechanical licenses varies from publisher to publisher, but generally fees range from $0 – $70. Licenses to perform are an important step in providing royalties to composers.