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Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Festival Conference 2025!

Worcester State University
June 26-29, 2025

[Area 1’s event was] the best festival I’ve been a part of…it really had a National Seminar feel, but was much more personal and so professionally done! Thanks for making me feel at home and for taking such good care of me while I was there! I’m now an Area 1 fan!!
— Brian Childers, F/C2022 Massed & Tins Clinician

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Please consider donating to Area 1 to help us continue to provide education, support, and community to handbell musicians throughout Area 1! Your donation in any amount can support scholarships, communication around our events, and helps us to spread information about the history and art of ringing to all.

Recent News

Friends and Family Handbell Camp 2020 Cancelled

Dear Directors and Handbell Musicians, It is with heavy hearts that we have made the decision, based upon the guidelines of the healthcare experts, to cancel this year’s Friends and Family Handbell Camp. We are sure this announcement comes as no surprise to most of...

New video captures the spirit of Area 1 Festival Conference

Anyone who has attended an Area 1 Festival Conference over the years will tell you that it is a fabulous, four-day handbell ringing extravaganza. Carrying the clout of being "The Area where it all began", our organizers work diligently to attract the best clinicians...

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