Registrations are OPEN for Festival 2025!

Festival 2025 runs from March 30th to May 12th. For individual section dates, see the calendar button below

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, Fiddle, Woodwinds, School Bands (CLOSED EARLY DUE TO CAPACITY), School Orchestra Close

February 14 – Choral Closes [EXTENDED]

February 26 – School Dance Closes

Become a GVPAF Board Member

We are 3 years out from our 100th anniversary and we are looking for 3 new board members! The time commitment is modest, but the rewards are substantial (those are emotional and spiritual rewards not financial as we are a non-profit ). This year is the year to say thank you to the performing arts community that does so much to make Greater Victoria the special place it is!

Become a GVPAF Section Head

We are currently seeking to appoint a volunteer co-section head for both the Musical Theatre and School Dance sections. If you have a passion for either discipline and would like to be involved, follow the link below for more information.

2025 Syllabus Changes

Please visit the Rules and Procedures page for a list of changes to GVPAF Rules and Procedures, as well as changes to the GVPAF, PABC, Canada West, and National Festival syllabi.

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Under the Distinguished Patronage of

Her Honour, The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

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