- International Male Voice Choral Festival - Open to male voice choirs of any size, age or tradition. This competition is on its 5th year and will be held on April 27 to May 2, 2011.
- Festival International de Chant Choral - Scheduled for 2012, this competition takes place in Nancy, France.
- International Sacred Music Choir Competition - On its 17th year, this festival will be held in Námestrovo, Slovakia. It's open to amateur choirs in different categories.
- INTERKULTUR - Holds various competitions and festivals for different types of choirs and performance.
- Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival - Offers a non-competitive opportunity for treble children's choirs from grade 6 to 12. Participants come from countries in the Pacific Rim including Australia, China, Japan, Philippines and more.
- "Friends of Choral Music" Foundation - An annual competition held every October in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- World Symposium on Choral Music - The next symposium will be held in Puerto Madryn, Argentina on August 2011.
- Club Tours Agentur - They have 2 upcoming competitions for amateur ensembles. The Musica Sacra Praga is an an annual competition going on its 5th year. This is for children, youth and adult choirs. Another is The Prague Mozart Youth Music Festival, an annual festival for choirs and instrumental ensembles.
- 18th International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music with Petr Eben Prize 2009 - This festival will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on November 27 to 29, 2009. The competition is open to female, male, youth, mixed and children´s choirs in various categories.
- Rhapsody! Prague Children's Music Festival - Will be held on July 15 to 26, 2010 in Vienna Salzburg and Prague. Participating children's choirs will perform concerts at outstanding venues and enjoy workshops, musical exchanges and tours.
- Melodia! South American Music Festival - Open to treble and mixed voice choirs from all over the world; guest conductor Doreen Rao will conduct combined choir performances with orchestra. The festival also includes individual choir concerts, a South American music workshop, outreach and cultural exchanges. It's scheduled on July 21 to August 2, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
- IHLOMBE South African Choral Festival - Perform individual concerts and with many excellent South African choirs and enjoy workshops with famous choral conductors. Participants will experience African drumming, dancing, and wonderful, unique singing. The festival is scheduled on July 28 to August 9, 2010.
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