ImprovFestivals.orgThe Big Sing Musical Improv Festival
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 3-6, 2026 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Location | Barcelona, Spain |
| Language | English |
| Organizer | Barcelona Improv Group |
| Website | thebigsing.es |
| @thebigsing.es | |
| The Big Sing 2026 |
Overview
The Big Sing Musical Improv Festival is a four-day musical improv festival in Barcelona, Spain, organized by Barcelona Improv Group. The September 2026 edition is the third annual edition, following a first edition in June 2024 and a second in June 2025. The festival brings together amateur and professional improvisers and musicians to teach, share, learn, celebrate, and enjoy the art of musical improv.
The festival features three nights of improvised musical theatre and comedy by local and international groups at the Calabria 66 theatre, with additional late-night shows at Barcelona Improv Group's venue nearby. Everything - laughs, licks, lyrics, songs, staging, and singalongs - is completely improvised. Four full days of workshops for beginners and professionals are taught by international instructors. All festival venues are located within a 600m radius in Barcelona's Eixample neighbourhood.
Headliners
Groups and artists performing in 2026 include Musical Improwizowany (Poland), The Fallen Sundays (Denmark), Impro Big Band (Argentina), Barcelona Improv Group (Spain), Men Con Feelings (Norway), Tea & Toast (UK), Basic Pitches (Switzerland), and 100 Songs an Hour (Poland). Featured solo artists include Stacey Smith, Larry Dorsey Jr., Heather Urquhart, Joe Samuel, and Sacha Hoedemaker.
Workshops
The festival offers 15 workshops ranging from beginner to advanced level, taught by Heather Urquhart & Joe Samuel, Lucy Trodd, Pedro Larraya, Raquel Palmas, Stacey Smith, and others. As of July 2026, most workshops are sold out; only "Limbo: A Dance in the Mind + Showcase" (€255) and "Find Your Flow" (€85, limited spots) appear still available.
Workshop titles include Genre Chameleon, Short & Sweet, Limbo: A Dance in the Mind, Better Lyrics Catchier Songs, Space Opera Opera, Main Character Energy, Let It Go: Disney Workout, Story Songs, Musical Freeform, Intro to Freestyle, Musical Theatre Evolution, Narrators Gone Rogue!, Find Your Flow, Intro to Soundpainting, and Slowburn.