| PIANO EXAMS (all) – includes Keyboard Skills, Sightplaying | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 1/17/2026 | SE | Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester | 12/07/2025 |
| 2/15/2026 | VIRTUAL | VIRTUAL (Pre-Recorded) | 1/7/2026 |
| 3/14/2026 | C | St Francis Music Center, Little Falls MN | 2/8/2026 |
| 4/11/2026 | NW | United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes | 3/1/2026 |
| 4/12/2026 | TC | K & S Studios, Woodbury | 3/1/2026 |
| 4/25/2026 | SE | Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester | 3/15/2026 |
| 4/25/2026 | SCW | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 3/15/2026 |
| 5/2/2026 | NE | The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/3/2026 | TC | St Paul Conservatory/St Joseph’s in St. Paul | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/3/2026 | WA | Carlson Music Center, Alexandria | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/16/2026 | TC | CAPSTONE only (location TBD) | 4/5/2026 |
| 5/17/2026 | VIRTUAL | VIRTUAL (Pre-Recorded) | 4/5/2026 |
| 8/2/2026 | TC | TBD | 6/21/2026 |
| 8/16/2026 | VIRTUAL | VIRTUAL (Pre-Recorded) | 7/12/2026 |
| 8/16/2026 | SCW | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 7/12/2026 |
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| THEORY EXAMS | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 01/17/2026 | SE | Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester | 12/07/2025 |
| 2/14//2026 | TC | UNWSP – St. Paul | 1/14/2026 |
| 3/14/2026 | C | St Francis Music Center, Little Falls | 2/08/2026 |
| 4/11/2026 | NW | United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes | 3/01/2026 |
| 4/12/2026 | TC | K & S Studios, Woodbury | 3/01/2026 |
| 4/25/2026 | SE | Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester | 3/15/2026 |
| 4/25/2026 | SCW | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 3/15/2026 |
| 5/2/2026 | NE | The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/03/2026 | WA | Carlson Music Center, Alexandria | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/9/2026 | VIRTUAL | VIRTUAL/ON-LINE | 3/29/2026 |
| 8/2/2026 | TC | TBD | 6/21/2026 |
| 08/16/2026 | SCW – South Central Willmar | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 7/12/2026 |
| 8/22/2026 | VIRTUAL | VIRTUAL | 7/12/2026 |
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| ENSEMBLE FESTIVALS | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 3/28/2026 | C | St Francis Music Center, Little Falls | 2/15/2026 |
| 4/19/2026 | NW | First Lutheran Church Detroit Lakes | 3/8/2026 |
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| MUSIC BRIDGES | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 3/14/2026 | C | St Francis Music Center, Little Falls | 2/8/2026 |
| 4/11/2026 | NW | United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes | 3/1/2026 |
| 4/25/2026 | SCW | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 3/15/2026 |
| 5/2/2026 | NE | The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/3/2026 | TC | St Paul Conservatory/St Joseph’s in St. Paul | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/03/2026 | WA | Carlson Music Center, Alexandria | 3/22/2026 |
| 5/09/2026 | TC | St Anthony Park UCC | 4/5/2026 |
| 8/16/2026 | SCW | Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, Willmar | 7/12/2026 |
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| VOICE and INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAMS | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| Strings (In person OR Virtual) | 3/21/2026 | K & S Studios, Woodbury | 2/08/2026 |
| Voice (In person OR Virtual) | 4/11/2026 | United Methodist Church, Detroit Lakes | 3/01/2026 |
| Flute | 4/11/2026 | VIRTUAL | 3/01/2026 |
| CONTESTS | 4/25/2026 | Messiah UMC, Plymouth | 3/15/2026 |
| Strings | 5/16/2026 | VIRTUAL | 04/05/2026 |
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| PIANO CONTEST PRELIMS & Solo Festival | District | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 1/24/2026 | TC-SAT | Bethel University | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/25/2026 | TC-SUN | Bethel University | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/25/2026 | Virtual | Virtual (Pre-Recorded) | 12/01/2025 |
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| 1/31/2026 | C | College of St. Benedict (CSB) | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/31/2026 | SE | RCTC | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/31/2026 | Alexandria | Calvary Lutheran Church | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/31/2026 | Detroit Lakes | 1st Lutheran | 12/01/2025 |
| 1/31/2026 | NE | College of St Scholastica | 12/01/2025 |
| 2/1/2026 | SW | St. Stephen Lutheran Church – Marshall, MN | 12/01/2025 |
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| PIANO CONTEST FINALS | | Location | Registration Deadline |
| 3/7/2026 | STATE-SAT | U of M, Ferguson Hall | 02/01/2026 |
| | deadline for greater MN | 02/08/2026 |
| 3/8/2026 | STATE-SUN | U of M, Ferguson Hall | 02/01/2026 |
| | deadline for greater MN | 02/08/2026 |
