Southend Festival of Performing Arts

The Southend Festival of Performing Arts is an annual competitive festival of music and drama. The Festival runs every day for a fortnight in November, and has classes for all ages and abilities.

Our objective is to encourage the study, performance and appreciation of a variety of instruments and talents – musical and vocal, in addition to the spoken and written word. We aim to give the competitors the opportunity to test their skills and receive constructive and encouraging feedback from a professional adjudicator, whilst entertaining audiences.