The Highbridge Festival of the Arts

Latest News……………………….

Plans for our 2027 Festival of The Performing Arts are well in hand. Venues have been secured - The Princess Theatre & Arts Centre, Burnham-on-Sea, for the Speech & Drama and Dance Sections during Week 1 and St John’s Church, Highbridge for five days of Music during Week 2. Adjudicators have been booked. We’re looking forward to the return of Janine Diamond to adjudicate the Speech & Drama Section and welcoming Jayne Cooper to adjudicate Dance and Anne Marshall to adjudicate Music. Our Section Secretaries are busy planning the syllabuses for each section and we’re all looking forward to welcoming new and regular entrants for twelve days of exciting performances. Please don’t hesitate to contact them via the contact page, if you have any questions about taking part and what to expect from your time at the festival.

Our 79th Festival will run between Monday 8 March and Saturday 20 March 2027

Dates for your diary……………………….

Monday 14 September 2026 - syllabuses should be available on the Section pages of website

Monday 9 November 2026 - entries open, so you should have plenty of time to plan & prepare

Monday 14 December 2026 - entries close for the Dance Section

Friday 15 January 2027 - entries close for the Speech & Drama and Music Sections

We look forward to welcoming you to our 79th Festival, either as a competitor or member of the audience.

Thank you ………….

We are very grateful to The Arts Society Sedgemoor for their recent donation which will enable us to continue to promote participation in the Performing Arts over the coming years and to The Rotary Club of Burnham-on-Sea for their donation to support school.