Welcome to Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts

It's our 90th year!

Festival dates are February 26 - March 19, 2023

• Week 1 - February 26th to March 4th - Speech and Piano/Harp
• Week 2 - March 5th to March 11th - Choral/Voice and Instrumental
• Week 3 - March 12th to March 18th - Dance and Strings/Guitar
• Honours Concert - Sunday March 19th 2pm

The Kamloops Festival of Performing Arts, held every spring, features young artists from eleven different disciplines in both competitive and non-competitive classes.

Each performance is professionally adjudicated and performers are given both written and oral adjudications offering suggestions on how they might improve their artistry.

Top performers are recognized through the KFPA Scholarships and Awards program and may be invited to attend the BC Performing Arts Provincial Festival held every June in a chosen host community.

Those who excel at the PABC Provincial Festival have an opportunity to compete at the Canada West Festival.

Online registration for the KFPA is held annually from November 10 to December 10.

How to attend festival performances:

printed programs

Printed programs will be available starting February 1, 2023 at Long & McQuade 955 Lorne St, Kamloops. Our 90th anniversary festival program is just $20 and provides one person entry for every performance over the full three-week festival. It also makes a very special keepsake.

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