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Welcome to the 84th year of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts! We hope that you will celebrate this prestigious milestone with us by participating in the festival in some way; either as a performer, an audience member or a volunteer. Everyone is welcome to take part and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Please note that we are currently working on some important updates to our Syllabus and will post it to our website as soon as possible. Meanwhile, you can refer to the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF) Provincial Festival Syllabus for some ideas. It is available on their home page at https://www.amaf.mb.ca/

TENTATIVE Dates for the RRDFPA 2026 Festival:

Thursday March 26 – Anishinaabemowin Drama & Speech Arts Festival
Tuesday March 31 & Wednesday April 1 – English Drama & Speech Arts Festival
Thursday April 2 – French Drama & Speech Arts Festival
Wednesday April 8 through Friday April 10 – Vocal Festival
Monday April 20 – Instrumental Festival
Wednesday April 22 through Friday April 24 – Piano Festival

SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday May 5 – Festival Highlights Concert @ 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome!

Congratulations to the 2025 Vocal Rose Bowl recipient Cassandra Armstrong and to all of the 2025 award winners and participants! The full list of 2025 award winners is now available HERE.

2025 Vocal Rose Bowl Recipient
Cassandra Armstrong
photo credit Fort Frances Times

2025-2026 AGM

November 27, 2025 by rrdfestival

The RRDFPA Annual General Meeting is set for 6:30pm on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at Seven Generations Educational Institute in the Round Room on the main level. All community members, parents, volunteers and past participants are welcome to attend! We hope to see some new faces join our Committee. Our Festival has been celebrating and … Continue reading 2025-2026 AGM

Venue & Adjudicator update

April 11, 2025 by rrdfestival

INSTRUMENTAL Division updates! We have corrected the venue discrepancy for the afternoon session of March 14. The venue is Cornerstone Christian School in Emo. The program has now been corrected and posted to the website. As well, we have a new adjudicator for the Instrumental Division. We welcome Nathan Poole of Winnipeg to our Festival … Continue reading Venue & Adjudicator update

Drama sessions rescheduled due to weather

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by rrdfestival

Due to the inclement weather the RRDFPA English Drama performances scheduled for the evening of Wednesday April 2 have been moved to the evening of Thursday April 3. We will still be starting at 6pm at the Knox United Church. Also, due to the inclement weather and the cancellation of buses for Thursday April 3, … Continue reading Drama sessions rescheduled due to weather

Pay your admission with debit or credit!

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Admission to the Festival competition performances is $3 per session for each person over the age of five. A session is a morning, afternoon, or evening performance group. This year, you have the option to pay the admission fee with your debit or credit card using our new Square Terminal. Of course, cash is always … Continue reading Pay your admission with debit or credit!

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