International Choral Festival · Costa Rica
International Choral Festival Costa Rica 2027 for Peace
Sing for peace. Connect through music. Experience Costa Rica.
Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace is a non-competitive international choral festival where choirs from around the world share music, discover new cultures and create meaningful human connections in Costa Rica.
What is Choral Fest Costa Rica?
Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace: a non-competitive international choral festival in Costa Rica
Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace brings international and Costa Rican choirs together for concerts, shared musical experiences, cultural exchange and human connection. The 2027 edition takes place June 23–27, 2027. Choirs seeking different dates or a personalized journey should use the separate Travel with Purpose pathway.
Our purpose
Where voices become connection
Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace brings singers, directors, audiences and communities together through a shared musical experience.
Every rehearsal invites us to listen. Every concert creates an encounter. Every choir brings a sound, a culture and a story that deserves to be heard.
A non-competitive program
Choral Fest is a non-competitive program where music becomes an act of human connection. Every choir brings its voice, its story and its culture, helping create a space where compassion grows, understanding deepens and peace begins with the way we meet one another.
The festival experience
Four ways your choir will experience Costa Rica
A carefully organized journey that connects performance, discovery, learning and community.
Sing
Share your repertoire, artistic identity and cultural heritage in concerts created for meaningful listening.
Connect
Meet ensembles, directors, singers and local communities through experiences that encourage human exchange.
Discover
Encounter Costa Rica through its people, traditions, landscapes, hospitality and culture of peace.
Grow
Return home with renewed musical energy, stronger relationships and a deeper understanding of singing together.
Why Costa Rica?
A country where the message of peace feels at home
Costa Rica gives this festival more than a location. It gives the experience a meaningful context shaped by dialogue, education, hospitality, environmental care and peaceful coexistence.
Choirs meet its people, sing in its communities and discover how music can become part of a wider cultural experience.
Festival 2027
A complete choir experience
Five days centered on concerts, shared learning, cultural exchange and a clearly defined participation framework for visiting choirs.
International and community concerts
Share music that represents your choir, country and artistic identity.
Workshops and shared learning
Participate in rehearsals and educational moments for singers and directors.
Cultural exchange
Meet different choral traditions and discover new perspectives through music.
Shared singing
Join voices in common repertoire that gives the festival a collective message.
Clear participation framework
Use the Program 2027, Base Program 2027 and your choir's written proposal to understand the experience, responsibilities and applicable conditions.
Costa Rica as part of the journey
Experience the country through its communities, culture, nature and hospitality.
Program 2027
See the artistic journey, general five-day itinerary and the experience planned for June 23–27, 2027.
Base Program 2027
Review the official participation framework, general package conditions and responsibilities. Delegation-specific conditions are confirmed in the written proposal issued for each choir.
Who can participate?
International choirs ready to sing, connect and share
Choral Fest Costa Rica welcomes a wide range of organized choirs and vocal ensembles. The complete eligibility criteria, minimum group size and participation requirements are explained in one place on our How to Participate page.
For choir directors
Plan the journey with clarity and confidence
Leading a choir abroad involves music, singers, families, finances, expectations and many practical decisions.
Our goal is to give directors clear information and guidance so each ensemble can evaluate the experience responsibly and arrive prepared.
Travel with Purpose
Let the journey become part of the music
A choir trip can strengthen relationships, awaken curiosity and help singers experience their music in a new human context.
Travel with Purpose connects choral singing with Costa Rican culture, nature, community and meaningful shared experiences. Personalized journeys may also be developed outside the official festival dates.
10 editions of voices for peace
A story built one encounter at a time
The 2027 festival marks the tenth edition of Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace.
Across its history, the festival has brought national and international choirs into concerts, communities and shared musical spaces where singing becomes memory, friendship and hope.
- National and international choirs
- Concerts in Costa Rican communities
- Guest conductors and composers
- A growing legacy of music for peace
How to join
From first interest to confirmed participation
Choir directors can move through the participation process step by step with clear information before making major commitments.
Music, preparation and resources
Continue exploring Choral Fest
Discover the common songs, practical festival tools and answers that help choirs prepare with greater clarity.
Common songs
Listen to the spirit of Choral Fest
The shared repertoire gives many choirs one collective message of listening, hope and peace.
Discover Common Songs
Festival resource
The Choral Fest App
Access schedules, venues, participating choirs, activities and practical festival information in one place.
Open the Festival AppBefore applying
Questions about participation?
Review answers about choir types, repertoire, group size, the Base Program, companions and the application process.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Choral Fest Costa Rica 2027
A short overview for directors. Detailed participation requirements remain on the canonical How to Participate page.
When is Choral Fest Costa Rica 2027?
The 2027 edition is scheduled for June 23–27, 2027 in Costa Rica.
Is Choral Fest Costa Rica competitive?
No. Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace is a non-competitive international choral festival centered on music, cultural exchange, human connection and peace.
Where should directors review participation requirements?
Use How to Participate for the canonical eligibility criteria, requirements and participation process.
Where are the official 2027 conditions explained?
Use the Base Program 2027 for the general participation framework and the written proposal issued for the choir for delegation-specific conditions.
How does a choir begin the participation process?
Begin with Apply. The official flow then continues through detailed choir information, review of the written proposal together with the Base Program 2027, and final confirmation.
What if our choir needs different travel dates?
Use Travel with Purpose Costa Rica for Choirs for flexible dates and a personalized Costa Rica journey outside the official festival format.
June 23–27, 2027 · Costa Rica
Bring your choir to Costa Rica
Every choir carries a unique sound, a culture and a story. We invite your ensemble to share them in Costa Rica and become part of an international experience where music creates connection.