SOUTHEND MUSICAL FESTIVAL

Registered Charity Number: 283503

Affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals of which Her Majesty the Queen is Patron

It is with great sadness that the Southend Musical Festival committee have decided to cancel the 2020 festival in its entirety. In these unprecedented times we look to support the government in urging the country in non-critical gatherings & movement. With this in mind, it makes what would normally be a busy time of committee meetings and planning near on impossible. We will update you to confirm when the next AGM will be held (due May 2020) as this has also been postponed. We are currently working on updating the website and we will continue to work on bringing you another fantastic festival for 2021.

Welcome to the website of the Southend Musical Festival.

A competitive Festival of Music, Speech & Drama which takes place annually in November.

Founded in 1911, we are a registered charity, which is self-funding and run entirely by volunteers.

PLEASE NOTE

The Festival makes every effort to schedule classes outside of school hours for those of secondary school age.  We would like to stress, however, that visits to the Festival are widely acknowledged to be valuable educational experiences and would encourage those in a position to grant leave of absence from school to regard them as such. 

The Festival’s links with the local Music Hub, together with its designation as a Learning Destination under the auspices of the new Children’s University scheme, provide further and substantial evidence of the educational nature attributed to the Festival.