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.
Another successful festival over, and how exciting that we were able to reinstate our Gala Concert again too. It was a wonderful occasion, and a real privilege to have Dr. David Flood speak to, and inspire us, and present the awards. See photos and trophy list winners on the 2023 page.
Plans for next year's festival are almost fully formed; the dates are listed below, and you can download the 2024 syllabus and entry forms and start sending in your entries! Closing date 1st December.
Please do take a look at our online exhibition (History page), created to celebrate the Festival's centenary in 2021.
We look forward to seeing you in 2024.
Dates for 2024:
| Speech & Drama | Thursday 22nd Feb. - Friday 23rd Feb. Sat 24th Feb. - Sunday 25th Feb. | Queens Road Baptist Church, Broadstairs Sarah Thorne Theatre, Fordoun Road, Broadstairs CT10 2BN |
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| Vocal & Choral | Thursday 29th - Saturday 2nd March | St Philip's Church, Palm Bay | map |
| Pianoforte | Saturday 9th March | Salvation Army Citadel, 167 High St. Ramsgate, CT11 9TT | map |
| Instrumental | Saturday 9th March | Salvation Army Citadel, 167 High St. Ramsgate, CT11 9TT | map |
| Signing Choirs | Sunday 10th March | Queens Road Baptist Church, Broadstairs | map |
| Dance | Saturday/Sunday 2nd,4rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th March | Birchington Village Centre | map |
| Gala Concert and Prize Giving | Friday 22nd March | Sarah Thorne Theatre, Fordoun Road, Broadstairs CT10 2BN | map |
The 2023 programme and gala programme are available as downloads now...
