Thursday:
10:30am – Championship Cornet
12:00pm – Open Flugel Horn
1:30pm – Open Tenor Horn
3:00pm – Open Euphonium
7:30pm – Open Champion of Champions
Broadcast Schedule
All times New Zealand local (NZST, UTC+12)
FRIDAY — APRIL 10, 2026
| Time (NZST) | Michael Fowler Centre | Bands | Wellington Opera House | Bands |
| 9:00 AM | B Grade Sacred Item & Test | 10 | C Grade Sacred Item & Test | 10 |
| 4:00 PM | Youth Grade | 5 | ||
| 5:30 PM | A Grade Sacred Item & Test | 7 |
SATURDAY — APRIL 11, 2026
| Time (NZST) | Michael Fowler Centre | Bands | Wellington Opera House | Bands |
| 9:00 AM | B Grade Own Choice | 10 | C Grade Own Choice | 10 |
| 2:00 PM | D Grade Contest | 8 | ||
| 5:30 PM | A Grade Own Choice | 7 |
SUNDAY — APRIL 12, 2026
| Time (NZST) | Event | |||
| 2:00 PM | Brilliant Brass: In Concert with the National Band of New Zealand — Wellington Opera House | |||
