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Spring Festival tickets now on sale

Tickets for the 104th British Open Spring Festival in Birmingham in May are now on sale — with discounts available.

British Open
  The Grand Shield and Senior Cup will take place at Town Hall

Tickets for the 104th British Open Spring Festival are now sale from the B:Music Town Hall and Symphony Hall website.

The Grand Shield, Senior Cup and Senior Trophy take place over the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd May.

Contests

Saturday 2nd May sees the Senior Cup hosted at Birmingham Town Hall (10.00am), with the Senior Trophy taking place at the Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space at Symphony Hall (10.30am).

The Grand Shield contest will take place on Sunday 3rd May at Birmingham Town Hall (10.30am).

Prices and discounts

Tickets are priced at between £26.00 to £34.00, although there is a 20% discount on tickets if you book both events (Senior Cup and Senior Trophy) on the Saturday 2nd May. There is also a 20% discount if you book both events on Saturday 2nd May and the Grand Shield contest on Sunday 3rd May.

Please be aware that a £2.50 'TicketPlan' protection can be added for each event to protect you for refund, "if you are unable to attend the show due to accidents, unexpected illnesses or other specified unforeseen circumstances."

To purchase

Ticket link from British Open website:
https://bmusic.co.uk/events/the-104th-spring-festival-grand-shield

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