Congratulations to ALL our festival participants! Class winners as well as Award winners are listed under the Results tab, also check out the Trophy winner page. We as a festival are proud of each one of you for participating in such an event as our festival. GREAT JOB!!
The festival committee strives to do their best to provide dates and information in the addendum published in October each year. However, there will possibly be changes as venues and adjudicators are booked.
Please keep checking this website page for the very latest dates and information.
Dates: Tuesday, February 17 to Thursday, February 19
Location: Evangelical Fellowship Church, 200 Woodhaven Ave, Steinbach
Adjudicator: Dawn Bruch-Wiens
Awards Night: Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m.
Dates: Thursday, March 12 to Friday, March 13
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator: Jennifer Thiessen
Dates: Monday, March 2 to Thursday, March 5
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator: Theresa Thordarson
Awards Night: Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, March 10 to Wednesday, March 11
Location: Blumenort Community Church, 59 Center Ave, Blumenort
Adjudicator: Elroy Friesen
Dates: Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8
Location: Evangelical Fellowship Church, 200 Woodhaven Ave, Steinbach
and Steinbach Regional Secondary School, 190 McKenzie Ave, Steinbach
Adjudicator: Karen Santos
Awards Night: Sunday, March 8, 3:00 p.m.
Dates: Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator: Shirley Elias
Awards Nights:
Grade 5 and 6: Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 p.m.
Grade 7 and 8: Thursday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.
Grade 9, 10 and Diploma: Friday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
There will be no Guitar Festival in 2026.
Speech Arts solo and ensemble entries will be accepted for the 2026 Festival. These entries will be performed for the Vocal adjudicator during the Vocal discipline.
Speech Arts choir entries will be accepted for the 2026 Festival. These entries will be performed for the Choral adjudicator during the Choral discipline.
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Steinbach Regional Secondary School
Sponsors: Dr. Sheila Harms and Warren Trimble
If there is a school closure in the Hanover School Division due to a storm or extreme cold day, daytime Choral classes will be cancelled, however all other disciplines will continue as scheduled for the day and evening.
Awards nights also will not be cancelled.
Attendance will be up to each entrant according to their discretion and at their own risk. We will make every effort to reschedule cancelled classes, subject to adjudicator availability.
School cancellations will be announced on Mix 96.7 FM, Country 107, AM 1250, and steinbachonline.com.
Festival changes can also be found at our website www.semf.ca.
