Colour of Music Festival Returns to Charleston February 4-7, 2026

Returning to the Charleston concert stage after sold-out performances in 2025, the Colour of Music Festival performs February 4-7, 2026, at historic Charleston venues showcasing leading black classical artists from the U.S., Canada, France, and South America.

The Colour of Music Festival gathers international, national, and regional classically trained Black musicians of African descent to share their musical talents, knowledge, and inspiration in Charleston each year and since 2016 has performed in leading venues including Washington, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Tulsa, and Sacramento.

Honoring Black History Month, the four-day Festival will spotlight chamber music offerings featuring Charleston premieres with a focus on strings and wind ensembles.

February 2026 Colour of Music Festival Highlights

Highlights include a voice recital with DeAndre Simmons, bass February 4 with the evening featuring violinists Anyango Yarbo-Davenport and Romuald Grimbert-Barré. Music of Joseph Bologne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges is on tap February 5, a chamber spotlight with the Colour of Music Festival woodwind quintet February 6, and a grand evening of strings Saturday, February 7.

“The Festival’s Black history programming launches our new season. We are honored to present a multitude of classical gems once again in a region that values the arts in all its diversity as we also enjoy our designation as a Southern Cultural Treasure,” said Lee Pringle Founder and Artistic Director, Colour of Music Festival.

The Colour of Music Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Endowment for the Arts
Colour of Music Festival was named one of South Arts’ Southern Cultural Treasures, a program made possible with support from the Ford Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation and Support from South Carolina Arts Commission, The City of Charleston, and Charleston County