WCAF will take place throughout March 2025. For the first time, we have six full days of the festival and a celebration concert to finish, along with poetry, short story and play writing competitions.
Highlights this year include Sir John Rutter delivering one of his fabulous 'Come and Sing' days and 'Confessions of a Composer' talk on Saturday 15th March. We have exciting partnerships with Sunshine Festival and Music for Youth to give entrants even more fantastic performance opportunities.
Entry for all choirs and large ensembles is completely free of charge until 1st December. Entry to the creative writing classes and the first ever WCAF Poetry Slam is also free of charge.
All solos, duets, trios, quartets and small ensembles have a 25% discount until 1st December.
Festival dates:
- 1st and 2nd March - Musical Theatre weekend
- 8th March - Music Day (with acting and creative writing workshops)
- 9th March - Rock and Pop (afternoon and evening)
- 15th March - Poetry, Prose and Drama Day AND Rutter - Come and Sing Day AND Rutter - Confessions of a Composer (Evening)
- 16th March - Rock and Pop (afternoon and evening)
- 22nd March - Festival Concert