Festivals and Events

OCMEA is proud to offer a variety of music making opportunities for our students and teachers across the county. 

Use the navigation bar on the left to find out more information about our OCMEA festivals and sponsored events!

2026-2027 OCMEA Dates:

Monday, September 21, 2026; 6 pm

General Membership Meeting, Westmoreland

Friday-Saturday, November 20-21, 2026

Area All-State, Oswego HS 

Wednesday, January 13, 2027

Jr. High All-County Auditions, Utica 

Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 2027

Jr. High All-County Music Festival at Utica 

Friday-Saturday, April 2-3, 2027

Elementary All-County, New Hartford 

Friday-Saturday, April 30-May 1, 2027

NYSSMA Solo Festival Levels 1-4, CVA 

Friday-Saturday, May 7-8, 2027

NYSSMA Solo Festival Levels 5-6/AS, VVS