The Midwest Clinic 2026

The 2026 event is at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois.

The organizer reports more than 18,000 attendees, representing all 50 states and over 40 countries.

The published audience includes music educators, musicians, program directors, students, and composers.

It is most useful for school band and orchestra directors and other music educators, since the program pairs clinics with an exhibit hall, draws composers and students too, and reports over 18,000 attendees from every state and more than 40 countries. Performers with no teaching role, or anyone wanting a small, intimate meeting, would get less from a show this large and education-focused.

Music educators at band and orchestra conferences usually wear business casual, often with comfortable shoes for walking a large exhibit hall, and warm layers for Chicago in December.