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Welcome to the Woodley Festival of Music and Art

The Woodley Festival of Music and Arts is an annual event dedicated to fostering and celebrating the hard work and dedication of young people.

The festival creates a warm and encouraging atmosphere where participants can showcase their abilities before a professional adjudicator and an appreciative audience.

Its primary focus is on providing valuable performance experience, constructive feedback, and a sense of achievement for all entrants, while maintaining a competitive edge.

The Woodley Festival of Music and Arts is proudly sponsored by MANNINGUK, an insurance brokerage based in Henley-on-Thames. Their Managing Director, Ann Manning, has provided generous financial support to the festival since 2004, for which the organisers and participants are extremely grateful.

2026 Festival Dates

Choral	Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March
Instrumental	Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March
Pianoforte	Friday (eve) 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March, Friday (eve) 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March
Vocal	Friday (eve) 13th, Thursday (eve) 19th, Friday (eve) 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22rd March
Speech & Drama	Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th and Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd March

Entries open for Choirs on 1st October and close on 14th November
Entries open for Instrumental, Vocal, Pianoforte and Speech & Drama on 7th November and close on
14th January

Choral Syllabus and Entry here
Instrumental Syllabus and Entry here
Pianoforte Syllabus and Entry here
Vocal Syllabus and Entry here
Speech & Drama Syllabus and Entry here

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The Woodley Festival of Music and Arts provides a warm and friendly environment to perform before a professional adjudicator and a supportive audience.

Although a competitive festival, our aim is to provide an enjoyable experience for the performer. Each performer is given written and verbal feedback and medals are awarded to 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd place.

This festival has been kindly sponsored by Henley-on-Thames based insurance brokers MANNINGUK since 2004. We are very grateful for this generous financial backing and the support afforded to us by Ann Manning, Managing Director of MANNINGUK.

http://www.manninguk.com/

We are affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals, and our festival is delivered in partnership with ‘Safe’ the network for Safe Activities for Everyone. We receive a generous grant from the Woodley Town Council to further children’s participation in the performing arts.

http://www.federationoffestivals.org.uk/