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Access To Music 2026

Date: Friday 1 May
Time: 9.30am – 5pm
Venue: Cheltenham Town Hall

About Access To Music

Access To Music returns to Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2026, continuing its mission to bring together leading voices in music and accessibility.

This year’s edition will be a free hybrid event, with keynote speeches from Music Saves Ukraine’s Mykola Iaroshko, Grammy nominated artist Lachi, and Possibilize’s CEO Ronald Ligtenberg

Participating organisations include: 

Attitude is Everything, Drake Music UK, Youth Music, RNIB, Sound Without Sight, Creative United, Technology in Music Education, the Inclusive Music Consortium, and The Music Works 

What to Expect in 2026

Panels, Lightning Talks and Presentations exploring the latest innovations and challenges
Networking and Technology Discovery Space
Roundtables, Performances and Research Discussions coordinated by AEME

This year’s event will be free-to-access online

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The page will be updated with accessible versions