Canada West Festival

Performing Arts BC, the Alberta Music Festival Association and the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association are pleased to announce a Tri-Province Festival for Music and Speech Arts, which serves as a 'next step' for provincial competitors. The 4th Annual Festival will take place July 24 - 26, 2025 in Saskatoon, SK.  The festival has 3 levels of competition: 13 & under, 17 & under and 22 & under and in most classes provinces are able to send 2 or 3 competitors for piano, classical voice, musical theatre, strings, guitar, woodwinds, brass, chamber music and speech arts. A recorded Choral competition is also included. Competitors to this festival will be recommended from the BC Provincial Festival. 

Please find a copy of the 2025 Syllabus here. Changes for 2025 include being able to send more competitors in a number of classes and changes to some of the time limits. If you would like to be considered for the 2025 CWPAF, please indicate this on your BC Provincial Festival Registration Form. Additional information for the 2025 CanWest Festival is available as an FAQ here.

A tentative schedule is available here. Please refer to the Canada West official website for further information

The 2024 festival results are here! Congratulations to all competitors.

Updated: June 13, 2025