The 30th annual Southern California A Cappella Music Festival will take place on November 14th, 7:00pm! The Claremont Shades are ecstatic to welcome you to Pomona College’s historic Bridges Auditorium! We hope you'll join us for an evening of thrilling a cappella performances, featuring groups from the Claremont Colleges, UCLA, UC Irvine, and Mt. San Antonio College!
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For performance from SCAMFest 2025 see below!
The Southern California A cappella Music Festival (SCAMFest) is an annual a cappella concert hosted by the Claremont Shades in Big Bridges auditorium each fall semester. The evening includes performances by all eight 5C a cappella groups as well as five off-campus groups. Internationally recognized groups such as the SoCal Vocals, Scattertones and many more make the journey to Claremont to perform every year!
In some years, The Claremont Shades choose to compete at the ICCA, the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, the competition that inspired the Pitch Perfect series! In 2024, the Shades competed for the first time since 2019 against 9 other groups in the West Quarterfinal at Pomona College’s Big Bridges Auditorium!