Local Competitive Music Festivals

‘Aberdeen’s oldest and original music, drama and dance Festival began life in 1909 and is still very ...
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'Annual event comprising of competitive and non-competitive classes in Piano, Strings, Woodwind and ...
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‘Caters for all ages, abilities and instruments. We regularly receive comments that this is a really ...
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'The Festival provides a platform for amateur performances with an educational element provided by p ...
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'The Festival's objectives are to promote excellence in the performing arts at all levels and to ...
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Wide-ranging Festival open to pre-school, primary, secondary school and adult competitors and includ ...
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‘Launched in 1981 with the support of the Rotary Club of Littlehampton and has gone on to showcase o ...
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‘An annual festival held in Ayr, celebrating music, dance and speech and drama through participation ...
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Held Early March. 'We are consistently commended on being a friendly festival with a strong emphasis ...
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‘One of the largest amateur competitive performing arts festivals in the south-east of England. Ther ...
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‘Founded in 1921 and provides a showcase for the wealth of talent in the amateur performing arts in ...
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'First held in 1937 ... In 2008, the Festival became a specialist piano only competition. It has bee ...
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'In addition to adult competitors, the Festival includes classes for juniors 18 years and under in a ...
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‘The Festival has been held every year since 1988 and is one of more than 300 Festivals held in the ...
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‘To celebrate excellence and promote community participation in the performing arts by presentin ...
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‘Probablly the best brass band entertainment contest in the world! ... A top quality day of brass ba ...
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‘Our festival is an annual event featuring a wide range of musical instrument and vocal classes, com ...
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'Held in March each year. It has classes that are open to all age groups.'  
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‘We are a Festival celebrating amateur music and drama performing, with opportunities for children, ...
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'Founded in 1970, superseding the original Wesley Eisteddfod. It is a charity run by volunteers, giv ...
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'Begun in 1934 its main aim was to encourage music making. That's still our aim. With over 120 class ...
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Established 1896: 'Brings together performers from all ages and abilities and from all over Cumbria, ...
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'Amateur festivals have been active for over a century in our local communities and increasing l ...
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'The Festival was first held in 1926, the year of the General Strike, which hardly augured well ...
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'We look forward to receiving your entries, whether it will be your first time at Chesham Arts Festi ...
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‘The Chester Festivals warmly welcome entrants for their Speech & Drama and Music events. Everyo ...
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‘Each year, the Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech provides an opportunity for many ...
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'Held during March each year in the Oxfordshire market town of Chipping Norton ... The Festival is n ...
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Founded 1914: ‘A charity run by volunteers who work hard to ensure children from across the city ...
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'Gives a platform for performers in all categories; Poetry, Prose and Drama in the Words section and ...
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‘The Festival takes place over 3 weeks during February each year. From small beginnings, it now attr ...
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‘Provides a platform for many talented amateur musicians and verse speakers of all ages and abilitie ...
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‘Cottingham Methodist Church welcomes performers, teachers and audience to the ... Annual Musical Fe ...
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Sections include: Choirs and Singing; Woodwind Brass; Strings; Pianoforte. Held Early March.  
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‘Open to all to perform in Western Music, South Asian Music, Dance, South Asian Dance and Speech and ...
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‘A National competition for all singers from the age of 9. Its chief objective is to foster singing, ...
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‘Amateur competitive festival for Dance, Music, Speech and Drama.’ Held Late April - Early May.  
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'We provide the opportunity to perform your chosen performing art before an audience and a highly sk ...
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‘The aim of the Don Valley Festival is to offer a platform for performance, the opportunity to hear ...
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‘Aims to provide a friendly and relaxing environment where competitors can share their interests wit ...
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'Established in 1921 and from small beginnings it has developed into the flourishing festival it ...
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'An annual competitive event for performers of all ages. It takes place during April and May of each ...
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'The Festival movement was established in the 1870s at a time of major educational development and b ...
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‘We run an annual festival which provides an opportunity for amateur musicians of all ages to perfor ...
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'Whitby’s increasingly popular festival of music and the spoken word, consisting of the Festival hel ...
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‘Fareham Music Festival (like the other 300+ Festivals affiliated to the British and Internation ...
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‘Whether you are a young musician - in a school group or part of a community music ensemble, an ...
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‘The Festival is a series of competitions for AMATEUR vocalists, choirs and instrumentalists as well ...
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'The syllabus has been chosen by a group of local musicians and includes classes for a wide variety ...
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‘An annual festival featuring over 7,000 amateur performers ... Bands, orchestras, choirs, ensembles ...
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‘We are one of the largest and most comprehensive festivals in the South East, and regularly welcome ...
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'Annual event in which musicians in the town can perform in a friendly environment but in compet ...
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‘The Sunderland University Big Band is a community big band who rehearse regularly within the univer ...
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‘The object of the Festival is to advance the education of the public in the arts, and in particular ...
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'One of the biggest and most prestigious in the country Hastings Music Festival is a registered char ...
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‘An annual competitive festival providing performance opportunities for children and adults ... It h ...
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‘The Henley Youth Festival is a totally individual event and as far as we know there is nothing quit ...
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Mission Statement  ‘To promote work to the general good of the Community, to advance education and t ...
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‘Where else could you find handbells competing with bagpipes? Choirs performing both classical a ...
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‘The Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival has developed into one of Scotland’s major cultu ...
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‘A competition for instrumentalists and singers, small vocal and instrumental ensembles and choirs.’ ...
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Founded 1948: ‘A competitive festival for amateurs of all ages. There are classes for Piano, Vocal, ...
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'Provides opportunities for amateur musicians and singers of all ages to perform in a friendly e ...
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'Competitive festival with classes for all ages and all abilities ... The primary aim of the Festiva ...
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‘Susannah Sunderland (nee Sykes) was a famous soprano soloist, born in Brighouse, near Huddersfield, ...
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‘The annual Music Festival starts on the last week of January and runs for a fortnight culminati ...
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'The Inverness Music Festival and the Highlights concerts are organised and run by the Inverness Fes ...
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'Established to advance, promote and encourage generally, and by means of the Competition Festival M ...
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‘Started in 1906 and, apart from the years between 1940 and 1943, has been held annually ever since. ...
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‘Each year performers, with an age range from under 5 to over 80, compete for medals and trophies in ...
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'Ceilidhs, Concerts, Competitions, Singarounds, Street Entertainment, Sessions.' Held Early Sept ...
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Friends of the Festival Scheme  'Each year the Festival is an excellent means of encouraging and ...
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'The Leamington Spa Competitive Festival is a competitive Festival. The aims of the Festival are ...
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Established in the early 1900s and has been run in amny different venues around and about Leicester: ...
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'Offering a variety of masterclasses, workshops and recitals, as well as the competitions which ...
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'Our aim is to offer an opportunity for amateur musicians of all ages to gain experience, to perform ...
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Founded 1936: ‘It was established as a competitive festival to promote and encourage artistic and li ...
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Every summer since 1947 Llangollen has staged one of the world’s most inspirational cultural festiva ...
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Founded in 1974: ‘The support given to the Festival by schools, teachers, competitors, parents and t ...
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Held Mid July: ‘A uniquely inspired annual four day performing arts event, including adjudicated con ...
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‘Formed in 2018 following the merger of Longwell Green Eisteddfod and Kingswood Eisteddfod. The Perf ...
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'The Festival provides a wonderful showcase for encouraging young performers in music, dance and ...
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‘All classes are open to amateurs irrespective of area of residence. Although the festival is mainly ...
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‘An adjudicative music festival, open to amateur performers of all ages and levels of ability. It pr ...
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Music Festival normally held Late April with the Festival Concert Early May.  
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'The Manx Competitive Music, Speech and Dance Festival or The Manx Music Festival, as it is more com ...
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‘Taking place in Kendal, this biennial Festival has been part of Westmorland's musical life since 18 ...
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‘Founded in 1902 and has been running continuously ever since – even two World Wars couldn’t stop it ...
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‘Established in 1968, the largest and longest established annual performance festival in Milton Keyn ...
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'An annual event held on the 3rd Saturday in March at Minsterley Parish Hall. It started in1962. It ...
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'Encourages the use and development of the Gaelic language and music through voice, choral, oral and ...
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’The first Festival was held on 16 November 2006 in Nailsea, mainly at the Methodist Church, but wit ...
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Started in 2015: ‘This annual festival gives musicians and vocalists in the local area the opportuni ...
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‘For anyone who can act, recite, play an instrument or sing, or is in a band or choir, this chance t ...
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One of the largest of its kind worldwide. There are approximately 14,000 entries each year; three se ...
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‘Supports amateur musicians and singers on their musical journey and showcases their love of music.  ...
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'Takes place each year, usually in April and May. We offer a huge range of competitive classes cover ...
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Your Festival : ‘Each year the Festival embraces a wide variety of activities: * A Chance to Perform ...
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'Our objective is to educate in the arts of Music and Speech in all their branches. We aim to foster ...
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'The festival is held every year in and around Nuneaton, and is open to all ages, children and adult ...
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Held March. 'Oswestry Music Festival goes from strength to strength. It dates back to the Queen' ...
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'A not-for-profit organisation providing performance opportunities for amateur performers of all age ...
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Founded 1974: ‘Participants in the Oxford Music Festival receive a certificate which indicates the l ...
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‘Our Festival is competitive and currently encompasses four disciplines, namely Music, Speech, Accor ...
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‘An annual festival of music, speech and dance.  Each year around 2,800 performers take part in the ...
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‘A major occasion in the Scottish music calendar incorporating the official Scottish Accordion Champ ...
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‘Founded in 1917 with the aim of improving the quality of life for the citizens of Portsmouth. R ...
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‘An opportunity for musicians to entertain, compete and enjoy performing ... Even though the Festiva ...
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'A two week Music Festival held in Reigate and Redhill, giving young performers and adults the o ...
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‘The Festival is open to amateur performers of any age in the arts of music, dance and drama and ...
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'If you enjoy playing an instrument, acting, singing or all kinds of speaking in public we have oppo ...
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The Future of the Music Section  ‘I and some of my wonderful family and voluntary helpers have been ...
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‘Based in the North East of England, is a charity run by volunteers from the local area ... and prov ...
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‘Often described as “the greatest free show on earth”, the Saddleworth and Oldham Whit Friday Band C ...
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'Takes place annually during the last week in June. It is a competitive festival - a member of the B ...
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‘Scunthorpe Musical Festival joined the British and International Federation of Festivals in 1924. O ...
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‘Some forty years ago there were ten other Music Festivals within a radius of 10 miles of Selston. S ...
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'Started in 1951, is well known and popular with Adjudicators and competitors as friendly and enthus ...
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Established 1922: ‘We are delighted to welcome to the festival new and long established friends, ...
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‘Formed in 1976 and has developed over the years to become one of the most respected competitive eve ...
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'A music festival held in Cardiff, offering performance and competition opportunities to young music ...
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‘Southampton Festival of Music and Drama is a charity which runs one of the oldest competitive festi ...
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‘An annual competitive festival of music and drama, founded in 1911. The Festival runs every day ...
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‘Springboard offers a range of competitive and non-competitive classes and workshops, conducted in a ...
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Founded 1948: ‘An annual competitive Festival to encourage the study, performance and appreciati ...
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‘Founded in 1882, the Stratford & East London Music Festival is a competitive Music, Speech & ...
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‘Provides a platform for solo and group performers of all ages and abilities and caters for a variet ...
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‘The Festival encourages entries from all ages and offers classes for the under 8s up to the mature ...
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‘The Festival exists to encourage and promote the performance and enjoyment of arts. Aiming particul ...
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‘The Festival offers a platform for amateur musicians and singers of all ages to perform in front of ...
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‘Was established over 70 years ago and has grown from strength to strength to become one of the larg ...
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‘Wenlock Olympian Live Arts Festival has taken place each year since 1979. Competitions were hel ...
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‘We hope the classes offered in this syllabus will appeal to people of all abilities. The Wensleydal ...
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Established 1912: an annual competitive open air brass band festival held in Bugle, Cornwall:  ‘ ...
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’We have changed our name and the Weymouth Music Festival is now the Weymouth and Dorset Music Festi ...
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‘The Piano & Song section of the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts is now held seperately f ...
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'In former years The Wirral Peninsula sported several competitive Arts Festivals, not unlike the ...
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‘The annual competitive Woking Music Festival, held in November, is a celebration of the musical and ...
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’Berkshire's friendly festival of music and arts. Open to all ages from 7 to 77+ in speech, dram ...
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‘The perfect opportunity to test your skills in music or drama. Thousands of budding musicians and a ...
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‘The aims of the Worksop Music and Drama Festival are educational, providing a public platform from ...
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'The Wychavon Festival of Brass was the result of an initiative developed by the Vale of Evesham Com ...
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The Category Local Competitive Music Festivals is a subset of Music Competitions and Awards.    
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Music, Dance and Speech: 'For nearly 100 years, we have been supporting community festivals ...
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