Twenty six choirs from 12 schools involving 940 singers will be singing on Thursday in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region Big Sing Secondary Schools Choirs Festival at the Regent on Broadway.
The New Zealand Choral Federation holds 11 Big Sing events throughout New Zealand in June.
The regional festival has been staged at the Regent for 18 years and continues to be well supported by schools in the Manawatū, Whanganui, Rangitikei, Wairarapa and Horowhenua.
The morning session starts at 10am, the afternoon session at 2.15pm, and there will be an evening Gala Concert showcasing each of the secondary school choirs at which each choir will present one item.
The evening Gala starts at 7pm and will finish around 9pm.
The choirs range in size from 20 singers up to 104.