What is Forum Festival?
Forum Festival is an educational music performance event. Students will perform prepared selections for a panel of judges who provide constructive, encouraging feedback. This is not a competition against other schools; instead, the focus is on music growth, learning, and celebrating the hard work our students have put into their music this year. Many groups also participate in a clinic where a judge works directly with the ensemble to help them improve.
Click here to view last year's Forum Festival event:
Forum Festival 2025Why Forum Festival?Forum Festival helps students build confidence, learn how to perform in a professional environment, and grow as musicians by applying feedback from experts. It is a meaningful milestone in their music education.
When is Forum Festival?
Saturday April 25th, 2026
Time is TBD
Where is Forum Festival? Castro Valley Performing Arts Center
& Great America, for post festival celebration
How do we get there? We bus from MJHS to Castro Valley to Great America and back to MJHS.
What do we wear?Concert black with black MJHS Music Shirt
All black socks and shoes
What is the Student Fee?$ 150 payment due 2/2/2026
Covers festival fee, bus cost, and Great America ticket
Financial aid form:
due 1/17/2026!! Forum Festival is a full band event and need at least 90% participation to make this trip happen !!