The 2026 Festival ran over the first three weekends of March. It finished on Sunday 22nd March 2026.
The Final Concert on Sunday saw excellent performances from the finalists and 4 other selected performances.
The 2026 Young Musician of the Festival is ENJUAN HAN, a cellist.
The 2026 Speech and Drama Champion is AVA REEVES, an actor.
Well done to both of them.
Ava & Enjuan
The venue for 2027 is the Harrogate High School
We will be at
Harrogate High School (HHS),
Ainsty Road, Harrogate,
HG1 4AP
26th-28thFebruary, 5th-7th
and 12th-14th March 2027
(www.harrogatehigh.co.uk).
We are again very grateful for the strong support of the school staff and management in helping us host the Festival at HHS.
Future Dates
The start date is normally the first Friday in March unless Easter is early.
The expected first
Friday start dates from 2027 onwards are as follows:
| Year | Start date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday, 26 February 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 3 March 2028 |
| 2029 | Friday, 2 March 2029 |
| 2030 | Friday, 8 March 2030 |
| 2031 | Friday, 28 February 2031 |
| 2032 | Friday, 27 February 2032 |
| 2033 | Friday, 4 March 2033 |
| 2034 | Friday, 3 March 2034 |
| 2035 | Friday, 23 February 2035 |
| 2036 | Friday, 29 February 2036 |
| 2037 | Friday, 6 March 2037 |
| 2038 | Friday, 12 March 2038 |
| 2039 | Friday, 4 March 2039 |
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