Please note, that as Canada Post is currently on strike, SEMF would like to strongly suggest that you hand deliver your entry forms to the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre. If this is just not possible, please contact semfsecretary@gmail.com to help find a solution.
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: **NEW DATES** Monday, February 17 to Thursday, February 20
Location: TBD
Adjudicator: Donna Fletcher
Awards Night:
Dates: **NEW DATE** Monday, March 10
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator: Elation Pauls
Dates: Monday, March 3 to Thursday, March 6
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator: Everett Hopfner
Awards Night:
Dates: Tuesday, March 25 to Wednesday, March 26
Location: TBD
Adjudicator: Justin Odwak
Dates: Wednesday, March 12 to Friday, March 14
Location: TBD
Adjudicator: Brenda Gorlick
Awards Night:
Dates: Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21
Location: Steinbach Arts Centre, 304 Second Street
Adjudicator:
Awards Nights:
Grade 5 and 6:
Grade 7 and 8:
Grade 9 to Diploma:
There will be no Guitar Festival in 2025.
**NEW**
Speech Arts solo and ensemble entries will be accepted for the 2025 Festival. These entries will be performed for the Vocal adjudicator during the Vocal discipline.
Speech Arts choir entries will be accepted for the 2025 Festival. These entries will be performed for the Choral adjudicator during the Choral discipline.
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.
