HANDBELL EVENTS in AREA 6

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…)

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.

Area 6 Fall Festival - The Great Pumpkin Ring

October 9-10, 2026 | Greig Ashurst, Clinician

Clinton Methodist Church, Clinton, MS

Sponsored by Area 6

REGISTER HERE (registration ends October 1, 2026)

Arkansas State Handbell Festival

February 27, 2027 | Greig Ashurst, Clinician

Benton, AK

arkansasbells.org

Central Alabama Handbell Festival

March 5-6, 2027 | Dave Harris, Clinician

Central Alabama Handbell Festival, Bessemer, AL

cahandbells.com

Chattanooga Area Handbell Festival

March 12-13, 2027 | Nick Hanson, Clinician

Christ United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN

Coordinators: Gary Bynum & Nancy Kemper

facebook: Chattanooga Area Handbell Festival

Smoky Mountain Ring

SPRING, 2027 | Stevie Berryman, Clinician

Knoxville, TN

knoxareahandbellfestival.com