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Taking place in Kendal, this biennial Festival has been part of Westmorland's musical life since 1885 when Mary Wakefield, daughter of a Kendal Quaker banking family and a keen musician, assembled local choirs to sing...
Mid Bucks Festival is an annual dance festival which runs during the weekends in June. The festival offers a wide range of different dance classes for amateur children and young adults.
The Mid Somerset Festival was founded in 1902 and has been running continuously ever since – even two World Wars couldn’t stop it – making it one of the oldest festivals in the country.
In the early days it toured the...
Established in 1968, the Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts is an educational charity run on a self-funding basis by a small committee of unpaid volunteers, with the objective of providing a safe and constructive performance...
Traditionally an Eisteddfod is a festival of music, literature and performance. Our Eisteddfod is an opportunity for people of all ages to perform on stage whether they be singing, reciting, as a group or on their own. They...
Music for Youth is a national youth arts charity working to provide young people aged 21 and under across the UK with free, life-changing performance and progression opportunities, regardless of background or musical style...
In 2005 a group of four Nailsea residents decided to start such an event, to see if there was sufficient support for this to be run on an annual basis.
The first Festival was held on 16 November 2006 in Nailsea....
Since its modest beginnings in 1985, NCBF - National Concert Band Festival has developed and grown in size and prestige until now it is recognised as the largest, most active, enterprising Festival for wind instrument...
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is an annual festival which runs during August. The festival offers a wide range of classes to cover all three disciplines.
Nelson Dance Festival is an annual event which runs during Spring, usually in March. The festival offers a wide range of different dance classes.
Newcastle Festival is held annually, usually during March. The festival offers a wide range of different music and speech classes.
Newry Musical Feis is a festival of Music, Dance and Speech. There are seven Sections scheduled within the period February to May. Professional adjudicators provide feedback of the highest standard to performers of all ages...
A piano competition for Young Adult Pianists of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London postal districts
Norfolk County Music Festival supports amateur musicians and singers on their musical journey and showcases their love of music.
If you sing, play strings, brass or keyboards or almost any other instrument whether...
A competitive dance festival in North Cornwall. The primary aim of the Festival is to encourage the study and performance of dance by providing an opportunity for competitors to perform prepared pieces in public, in a...
As part of the International Competitive Festival Movement, the North Devon Dance Festival offers performers of all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop their talent through the feedback, advice and encouragement of...
The Dance Festival of the North Norfolk Festival of Performing Arts (formerly the Cromer and North Norfolk Festival of Music, Dance and Speech) is a fantastic annual event based in North Norfolk. This local charity has a...
North Somerset Festival of Dance was founded after the dance section of the ongoing Weston Junior Arts Festival in Weston-Super-Mare came to an end. We simply couldn’t let that legacy disappear forever!
Their last...
Northampton Festival of Dance is an annual festival which runs during Spring, usually in April. The festival offers a wide range of different dance classes.
Northampton Festival of the Performing Arts is an annual music festival which runs during Spring, usually in May. The festival offers a wide range of different music and speech classes.
Northern Ireland Invitational Dance Festival is an annual dance competition for amateur performers, held in June each year and usually runs between 5-7 days. The festival offer a wide range of sections for each genre and...
Northfield Festival aims to educate in the arts of Music and Speech in all their branches. We aim to foster the talents of participants by providing them with the opportunity to gain experience through performing in front...
The festival is held every year in and around Nuneaton, and is open to all ages, children and adults, all cultures and abilities from anywhere in the UK. Entries are welcomed from individuals, groups, schools, etc. Classes...
The Orpington Festival of Dance is a stage dancing festival for performers of all ages and a wide range of ability. Amateur dancers have the chance to perform in a friendly and supportive environment, with the constructive...
Oswestry Youth Festival is an annual festival that usually takes place during March. They offer a range of music classes to suit all abilities.
Every spring performers of all ages, from pre-school to senior citizen, come to the Oundle Festival to perform in their chosen fields of music, speech & drama. Although it is a competitive festival, the emphasis is on...
The Oxford Music Festival was founded in 1974. Participation in a festival adds an extra dimension a musician's enjoyment of music. Young musicians learn their skills at their own home and at that of their teacher, in...
The Paul Watson Memorial Festival for Dance is an annual event founded in 2006. The Festival supports the "Paul Watson Bursary Fund" at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. It also gives 3 bursaries each year...
Perform Festival Andover is an annual festival which runs during November. The festival offers a wide range of different dance classes.
This festival is another branch of Perform Festivals. Our other festivals are Perform Festival Andover and Perform Festival Newbury.
All festivals are All England qualifiers and our syllabus is identical to the All...