One of the biggest contests in Europe is the 4-yearly "World Music Contest" in Kerkrade (Netherlands). There are competitions for wind bands, fanfare bands (like my own band) and british-style brass bands and also show- and marching bands. The next contest is next year in July.
During the contest next year the organisers in Kerkrade are hoping to set up an official "World Championship" for brass bands, in cooperation with the EBBA.
Information is available on
www.wmc.nl
The website should be updated soon, when the enrollments for 2005 will start.
my band is going to participate in the "concert division" for fanfare bands (if you don't know what that is, check out our website, there is a small english explanation

) en we are very much looking forward to it!