Welcome

The Thanet Music and Drama Festival was founded as a charity in 1921, and each year offers a platform for hundreds of amateur musicians, actors and dancers in and around the Thanet area to perform in front of an audience and gain expert critical advice.

The festival consists of five sections (Instrumental, Speech & Drama, Piano, Dance, Vocal & Choral) and is held in February to March every year, culminating in an Award Ceremony & Gala Concert featuring some of the best performances from all sections.

Friends, relations and the "general public" also benefit be being able to come and watch... not only are there hours of quality performances, but many of the adjudications amount to something akin to a Masterclass, all for a very modest entrance fee for each event... or why not become a Friend of the Festival and get a pass for EVERYTHING (approximately 100 hours / 1500 performances), for just £15 per person!

Next Festival: March 2011

The dates and venues for the 2011 festival are as shown below (the 'map' links also offer directions for finding the shortest route to each venue):

Speech & Drama	Friday 4th- Saturday 6th March	Sarah Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone College, Broadstairs	map
Piano	Saturday 5th March	Canterbury Christ Church University	map
Dance	Saturday/Sunday 6th, 12th 13th, 21st, 22nd March	Birchington Village Centre	map
Vocal & Choral	Thursday 11th - Saturday 13th March	St Philip's Church, Palm Bay	map
Instrumental	Friday 25th - Saturday 26th March	Taylor Hall, St, Lawrence College, Ramsgate	map
Prizegiving / Concert	Friday 1st April at 7pm	Sarah Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone College, Broadstairs	map

2010 programme available as a download now...

2011 syllabus will be available from September...or email now to be added to our mailing list