Entries for the 2026 Festival

The closing date for making an entry is the 15th of January 2026. 

No late entries can be accepted. All piece names, authors and publishers must be on the entry system by midnight on the closing date and full payment must have been made.

We are sorry, but one of the links to the 2026 Syllabus was incorrectly pointed at the 2025 syllabus.

This has been corrected, but you may need to check that you have been working off of the 2025 Syllabus.  We apologise for this.   

The correct Syllabus is clearly marked as 2026 on the front cover.

Many apologies for this mistake.

 

Derek Starling 

 

Syllabuses

 These are now available in Harrogate Library. See our display there.

The Syllabus for 2026 is now available in print

 The printed version is now being distributed.  It will be available in Libraries in North Yorkshire and in 

Music House

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Monday : Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday – Saturday: 9AM – 5.30PM
Sunday: Closed 

The 2026 Syllabus is complete

The 2026 Syllabus is up on our website, hcfmsd.co.uk, and has been sent to the printer.  Once printed, copies will be distributed to Music House in Harrogate and to North Yorkshire libraries.

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We have extended the Debut classes to include anyone who wants to perform for fun or for experience, so if you enjoyed it in 2025 as a Debutante you may still enter these classes again this year.  The section name has changed from Debut to Debut/Development. 

The entry system is open.  Well done to Fiona who made the first entry this year. 😎

 

Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire BIFF Regional Finals

 Our two 2025 competition winners Evy Reed and Thomas Heath performed at the Regional Championships in Leeds on Saturday. Evy was up against seven other speech & drama performers while Thomas was in a group of ten instrumentalists.

They both performed brilliantly and we congratulate them on taking the time to represent the Festival at this prestigious event.

Alan Connell

Special Events in September and October

 One of our singing adjudicators, Jacqueline Edwards, is a descendant of the famous English dramatic contralto, Dame Clara Butt DBE who performed from the 1890's to the 1920's. She will be presenting an illustrated talk about Dame Clara in September, on behalf of the Festival. This is the flyer .

And this is Jacqueline's biography.

The event starts at 7:15 pm on Friday the 26th September, in the Victoria Suite at the Crown Hotel Harrogate.

AND THEN on the 21st of October we are having a drum kit masterclass at St Aidan's School, Harrogate, featuring international professional session drummer Cam Meek. Further details to follow soon