Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Registrations

The Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival is now officially open for registrations for our 2025 festival season! For six weeks from April to May, over five thousand Victoria-area performers and students of music, dance and dramatic arts are on stages throughout the city receiving adjudications from renowned experts in the arts.

Our festival is a fun and inviting opportunity to showcase your skills, gain valuable performance experience, and build connections in the community. We provide renowned industry professionals to give feedback, offer insights and encouragement, and provide a welcoming space for all!

Performances in Brass, Classical Guitar, Choral, Composition, Dance (School and Studio), Ethnic Dance, Fiddle, Musical Theatre, Piano, School Bands, School Orchestras, Speech and Dramatic Arts, Strings, Voice and Woodwinds by talented youngsters and adults take place daily throughout Festival.

Our Highlights concerts showcase the amazing talent. Dozens of significant awards and trophies are presented including the Rose Bowl (Classical Voice), the City of Victoria Medallion Tray (Piano), and the Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship, the largest of its type in Canada.

Closing dates are as follows:
January 6 – Registration Opens
January 20 – Studio Dance Closes (including Ethnic Dance)
February 5 – Guitar, Composition, Piano, Speech, Strings, and Voice Close
February 12 – Brass, Choral, Fiddle, Woodwinds, School Bands, School Orchestra Close
February 26 – School Dance Closes

Visit our website to register!