The Penticton Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Arts Festival was founded as the Okanagan Valley Music Festival in 1926. Today, Penticton alone annually hosts over 1600 competitive and non-competitive young amateur performing arts entries in 9 disciplines. These include strings, guitar, piano, classical voice, musical theatre, speech arts, dance and woodwinds, brass. Respected adjudicators from Western Canada and the United States critique each performance and numerous scholarships and awards are presented at a Highlight Concert held in late April or early May. The festival invites members of the community to come watch and encourage these talented young students as they compete for scholarships, awards and Provincial and Western Canada Festival placement. Attendance is by donation. Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival - 2024 FRIDAY - MARCH 1 CLASSICAL VOICE Blue Church 696 Main St., Penticton PERFORMANCE TIMES 10:00 am - 12:15 pm 2:00 pm - 6:15 pm FRIDAY - MARCH 8 PIANOFORTE Penticton Lakeside Resort SALON A PERFORMANCE TIMES PREPATORY A & B EARLY KEYBOARD 9:00 am - 12:00 pm JUNIOR 2:00 pm - 4:35pm SIGHTREADING 5:00pm SATURDAY - MARCH 2 CLASSICAL VOICE Blue Church 696 Main St., Penticton PERFORMANCE TIMES 9:00 am - 12:30 pm SATURDAY - MARCH 9 PIANOFORTE Penticton Lakeside Resort SALON A PERFORMANCE TIMES SENIOR 9:00 am - 4:00 pm PENTICTON KIWANIS music sic festival dance music speech arts The Penticton Kiwanis Music , Dance and Speech Arts Festival was founded as the Okanagan Valley Music Festival in 1926. Today , Penticton alone annually hosts over 1600 competitive and non - competitive young amateur performing arts entries in 9 disciplines . These include strings , guitar , piano , classical voice , musical theatre , speech arts , dance and woodwinds , brass . Respected adjudicators from Western Canada and the United States critique each performance and numerous scholarships and awards are presented at a Highlight Concert held in late April or early May . The festival invites members of the community to come watch and encourage these talented young students as they compete for scholarships , awards and Provincial and Western Canada Festival placement . Attendance is by donation . Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival - 2024 FRIDAY - MARCH 1 CLASSICAL VOICE Blue Church 696 Main St. , Penticton PERFORMANCE TIMES 10:00 am - 12:15 pm 2:00 pm - 6:15 pm FRIDAY - MARCH 8 PIANOFORTE Penticton Lakeside Resort SALON A PERFORMANCE TIMES PREPATORY A & B EARLY KEYBOARD 9:00 am - 12:00 pm JUNIOR 2:00 pm - 4:35 pm SIGHTREADING 5:00 pm SATURDAY - MARCH 2 CLASSICAL VOICE Blue Church 696 Main St. , Penticton PERFORMANCE TIMES 9:00 am - 12:30 pm SATURDAY - MARCH 9 PIANOFORTE Penticton Lakeside Resort SALON A PERFORMANCE TIMES SENIOR 9:00 am - 4:00 pm PENTICTON KIWANIS music sic festival dance music speech arts