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Registration for the 2027 festival opens November 15

November 8, 2026By Vernon Performing Arts Festival

Registration for the 2027 Vernon Performing Arts Festival opens online on November 15, 2026. It closes on January 15, 2027.

The festival runs February 28 to March 11, 2027. It has classes in Music, Dance, and Speech and Drama, and it ends with the Gala Awards Night on March 11.

Key dates

  • Registration opens: November 15, 2026
  • Registration closes: January 15, 2027
  • Dance: February 28 and March 3 to 6
  • Junior and Intermediate Piano: March 1 to 5
  • Voice: March 2 to 5
  • Strings, Guitar, and Orchestra: March 5 to 8
  • Senior Piano: March 8 to 9
  • Speech and Drama: March, date to be announced
  • Gala Awards Night: March 11, at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre.

Every date is also on our events page.

How to register

All entries are online. On November 15, a registration button goes live on our registration page. It stays there until January 15.

Read the syllabus for your discipline before you start. Each one sets its own rules, fees, time limits, and payment options.

Have this ready

  • The performer’s name, birthdate, phone number, and email
  • The teacher’s name and email
  • The full title of each selection, with the composer or author
  • The performance time for each selection
  • Any props you plan to use.

Music entries also ask for the teacher’s phone number. They ask for the opus number and movements where they apply, and the syllabus each piece comes from.

Check every detail before you submit. In Music and in Speech and Drama, pieces must be performed as entered, and changes are not accepted.

Age and eligibility

Age is measured as of December 31, 2026, in all three disciplines.

Each discipline sets its own home area:

  • Music and Speech and Drama: residents of the Southern Interior of British Columbia
  • Dance: residents of Interior or Northern BC east of Chilliwack, or of the Okanogan District of Washington State.

Dancers from outside that area may still perform for adjudication. They are not eligible for awards or Provincials.

Adults are welcome to enter. In Music and in Speech and Drama, performers aged 23 and older are not eligible for scholarships or awards.

Fees and payment

A single solo entry costs $20 to $50, depending on the discipline, the level, and the performer’s age. Concert classes, groups, and Provincial classes have their own fees. The full fee tables are in each syllabus.

  • Music: PayPal at registration is preferred. E-transfer is also accepted.
  • Dance: PayPal, cheque, or e-transfer. All fees are due within seven days after registration closes.
  • Speech and Drama: PayPal Pay Now during registration.

Every e-transfer must show the student’s name and entry number. Without both, it will not be accepted. Studio teachers who want to pay for a group in one e-transfer can contact the festival first for the fee spreadsheet.

Questions

Email us at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you in March.

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