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The 2026 Festival Programme
You can download the Programme for the 2026 Derby Arts Festival. To download your copy, Click Here.
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Many thaks to all those that have entered Derby Arts Festival. Timetables for all sections are being sent out by email this weekend Please check your junk folder and make sure Run My Festival is added to your safe sender list 🙂
Entries are now open
Entries are now open for the 2026 Derby Arts Festival. Browse our sylabuses on this webite then follow the links to enter via Run My Festival.
Entries open 1st December
Entries open on Monday 1st December for the 2026 Derby Arts Festival Find and follow us on Facebook for up to date news Facebook
2026 syllabus now available to view
The Derby Arts Festival is delighted to launch its 2026 syllabus available to view here with some exciting new classes in the Instrumental Section including IN40 Piano Nocturne Class and IN 49 & 50 Junior and Senior Pipe Organ Classes where entrants will have the opportunity to perform on the [...]
Private: 2025 Festival Programme
You can download the programme for the 2025 festival by Clicking Here.
Private: You can now enter the 2025 Festival
After an absence of three years Derby Arts Festival returned in 2023. Online entry for the 2025 Derby Arts Festival is now open! The Festival our 114th will take place from 25th April to 9th May 2025. You can see the Syllabus for the 114th Festival by clicking here. [...]
Private: Timetable for Classes
Vocal Section Timetable Saturday 22nd April 2023 and Sunday 23rd April 2023 St John the Evangelist Church, Bridge Street, Derby DE1 1DY & DE1 3HZ Adjudicator: BRYAN HUSBAND GRSM(Hons), ADWCMD Saturday 22nd April 2023 Morning Session 9:30 am    1   Vocal Solo 10 and [...]
Private: You can now enter the 2023 Derby Arts Festival
Yes, after missing the last 2 years due to Covid, we are pleased to confirm that Online Entry for the 2023 Derby Arts Festival is now open! The festival, our 112th, will take place from 22nd April to 5th May 2023. You can see the syllabus for the 112th festival [...]
Private: Derby Arts Festival will return in 2023
Following the decisions to cancel the Festival in both 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid situation, we are pleased to be able to announce that the Derby Arts Festival will return in 2023 from April 22nd to 5th May with our 112th festival! Please check back soon for more [...]
Private: Festival 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19
We regret to announce that the Derby Arts Festival team has taken the decision to cancel the Festival this year (2021). We hope that the Festival will take place in 2022. Â