Welcome to the Leamington Spa Competitive Festival website
The Leamington Festival is a competitive Festival affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals, of which Her Majesty the Queen is Patron. The aims of the Festival are to help to promote and encourage the study and practice of the Arts of Music, Dance, and Speech and Drama in all their branches.
On this site you will find up to date information about the Festival and its organisation, details of the 2008 Festival as they are released, and the facility to download copies of documents for your own retention.
We hope that the site is useful to you, and if you have any comments and suggestions, these will always be welcome. Please address them in the first instance to the webmaster, Chris Wiltshire, using the contacts page link on the menu on the left.
You can navigate around the site using the menu in the left column, and the navigation links at the top of the text area below the page header will show the current page you are in. Hyperlinks in the text show in brown. Internal links will open a page in the existing window. External links will open a new window which can be closed to return to the previous point.
2009 Festival Updated 16 May
There are a number of structural changes to the Festival this year which should be noted. These have been summarised on the overview and changes page in the 2009 Festival section. Please take note of these changes.
Also please note that the Rae Woodland competition class will not be held in 2009. Please see this page for further information
Timetables and Adjudicator details
The full outline timetables for this year's Festival have been published and can be accessed from this index page or from the menu on the left. Please note the warning regarding the accuracy of the timetables on that page. Details issued directly to Competitors by the Section Secretaries should be regarded as the definitive information. If there is any doubt over timing of classes, then please check directly with the relevant Section Secretary.
Biographical details of this year's Festival Adjudicators have also been published and can be accessed from here.
News and updates
Please see our news and updates page for the latest information about the Festival generally. In particular we are looking for your help towards our 100th Anniversary celebrations in 2010.
2008 Festival
All available final results and photographs for the vocal and instrumental sections of the 2008 Festival have now been posted with the updated details of the piano and woodwind and brass sections, and these can still be viewed. See the results index page.
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