The FFDFPA, in partnership with the FFHS Arts and Culture SHSM program, is excited to sponsor a:
Vocal Workshop
Faciltated by Ms. Judith Oatway
Friday April 10 from 1:30pm to 3pm at FFHS Townshend Theatre
This FREE workshop is open to all Festival performers in the Vocal Division as well as to FFHS Hadestown cast …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
“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 $3 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 2025 Adjudicators to you. They include Alyssa Hildebrand (Vocal), Lee Houghton-Stewart (Piano), and Karen Barg (Instrumental) from Manitoba as well as locals Anne Carradice (French Drama and Speech Arts), Catherine Bruyere (English Drama and Speech Arts) and Robert Horton Gaa-aazhide-gikinoo’amaaged (Anishinaabemowin Drama and Speech Arts). Please see the full …
The 2025 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 14. …
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 …
