Lichfield Festival of Music offers performers of all ages a welcoming and supportive platform to showcase their talents, gain valuable feedback from professional adjudicators, and build confidence in a friendly environment. With both competitive and non-competitive classes available, it’s the perfect opportunity to develop performing skills in a relaxed and encouraging setting.
The 2025 Lichfield Festival of Music will take place on Saturdays 8th and 15th November 2025.
With a supportive, family feel, for nearly 50 years, the Lichfield Festival of Music has offered amateur musicians of all ages and levels of ability an opportunity to perform, gain valuable feedback and meet other like-minded individuals. We attract entrants from across the UK, including from as far afield as Oxfordshire, Lancashire and North Wales, as well as from the areas surrounding Lichfield.
The syllabus for the 2025 Festival will launch and entries will open on Monday 28th April 2025.
The closing date for entries will be Monday 8th September 2025.
We hold classes for:
- Vocal, including music theatre, classical, pop, folk-song, opera, operetta, lieder, duet and non-competitive classes (under-18s vocal: 8th November; over-18s vocal: 15th November)
- Piano, including solo, duet, sonata, teacher-student duet, recital and non-competitive classes (8th and 15th November)
- Instrumental, including solo, duet, ensemble concerto, and non-competitive classes (15th November)
- Choral, for both junior and senior choirs, in addition to a non-competitive class (15th November)