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The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is pleased to sponsor a String Workshop presented by Adjudicator Annette Hay following the Instrumental Competition on Monday April 15.  This one-hour workshop will begin at approximately 3 p.m. and is open to all string players in the district, whether or not they have participated in …

“Does is cost anything to attend the Festival to watch the performances?”
YES!! We do collect an Admission Fee at the door for each Festival session. The cost is $2 per session for each audience member aged 5 and up. A “session” is a group of performances in the morning, afternoon or evening. We frequently …

We are excited to introduce our 2024 Adjudicators to you. They include Millie Hildebrand (Vocal), Everett Hopfner (Piano), and Annette Hay (Instrumental) from Manitoba as well as locals Nathalie von Niebelschutz (French Drama and Speech Arts), Trevor Barker (English Drama and Speech Arts) and Hilda Boy Bebaamawe’idamok (Anishinaabemowin Drama and Speech Arts). Please see the …

The 2024 programs are now available.  There is a separate program for each division of the festival – vocal, drama, instrumental and piano.  The programs list all the competitions in chronological order.  You can find them on the “Schedule” page.  The venue for each session is also listed on the Schedule page.  Results …

Please note that we are now hosting the Instrumental Division competition on Monday April 15. …

Don’t delay! Checkout our newly revised 2024 Syllabus and get your Festival Entries in by Friday March 1! You can submit electronic entry forms for soloists, duets, and even classroom groups or download and print the traditional (paper) forms. And don’t forget they we now accept EFT payments for all entries. See the details on …

We have updated our syllabus as of January 31 2024. Please use class names and numbers from this new syllabus and not from an old syllabus. All changes made were to reflect changes made in late 2023 to the AMAF Provincial syllabus. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!…

Please review this important addendum to our Syllabus regarding Vocal Accompaniment. We are attempting to make it easier to find accompaniment for young singers, while still being in compliance with the rules of the AMAF. Questions may be sent to our email account rrdist.festival@gmail.com…

Congratulations to all of the piano performers from our first days of the 2023 Festival!! Our wonderful Adjudicator, Madeline Hildebrand, was VERY impressed with all performances. Well done! We are all proud of you! A special thank you to all of the parents and teachers and to our many volunteers for the amazing support shown …

We have updated the start times of some of the sessions and moved a couple of sessions to new venues. Please keep checking back to our website for all of the most current news! The drama program has now been published on the Schedule & Results page.…