Canada West Festival

Performing Arts BC, the Alberta Music Festival Association and the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association are pleased to announce the success of their Tri-Province Festival for Music and Speech Arts, which serves as a 'next step' for provincial competitors. The Third annual festival will take place July 25 - 27, 2024 in Victoria, BC!  The festival has 3 levels of competition: 13 & under, 17 & under and 22 & under and in most classes provinces will be 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 2023 Syllabus here. Please note the changes in age levels and clarification of the rules for speech arts performances.
If you would like to be considered for the 2023 CWPAF, please indicate this on your BC Provincial Festival Registration Form.

The 2023 Festival was held July 21 and 22 in Edmonton. Please find the 2023 festival results here! Congratulations to all competitors.

Updated July 26, 2023