The SEMF Addendum 2025-2026 is now available! Head on over to our Addendum/Program page and download the Addendum and any Entry forms you may need. These will give you all the information you need to enter our festival. Deadline is December 1st, 2025 for all entries.
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
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Dates: March
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Dates: Monday, March 2 to Thursday, March 5
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
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Dates: Tuesday, March 10 to Wednesday, March 11
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Dates: Friday, March 6 to Saturday, March 7
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Awards Night:
Dates: Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20
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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
Location: Steinbach Regional Secondary School
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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.
