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 to watch and encourage these talented young students as they compete for scholarships, awards and Provincial Festival placement. Attendance is by donation. Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival - 2024 SUNDAY APRIL 7 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 1:30 6:30 FRIDAY APRIL 12 MUSICAL THEATRE Blue Church START TIMES 9:00 12:00 6:30 WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 1:15 6:00 SUNDAY APRIL 28 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 1:00 5:30 MONDAY APRIL 8 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:00 1:30 SATURDAY APRIL 13 MUSICAL THEATRE Blue Church START TIMES 9:00 1:45 THURSDAY APRIL 25 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 TUESDAY APRIL 9 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:00 1:30 6:30 MONDAY APRIL 22 BALLET Cleland Theatre START TIMES 2:00 6:00 FRIDAY APRIL 26 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:30 TUESDAY APRIL 23 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 5:00 SATURDAY APRIL 27 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES START TIMES 9:00 9:00 STAGE DANCE 1:45 1:30 6:00 5:30 MONDAY APRIL 29 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 4:00 TUESDAY APRIL 30 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 1:30 6:30 PENTICTON KIWANIS music, usic 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 to watch and encourage these talented young students as they compete for scholarships , awards and Provincial Festival placement . Attendance is by donation . Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival - 2024 SUNDAY APRIL 7 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 1:30 6:30 FRIDAY APRIL 12 MUSICAL THEATRE Blue Church START TIMES 9:00 12:00 6:30 WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 1:15 6:00 SUNDAY APRIL 28 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 1:00 5:30 MONDAY APRIL 8 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:00 1:30 SATURDAY APRIL 13 MUSICAL THEATRE Blue Church START TIMES 9:00 1:45 THURSDAY APRIL 25 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 TUESDAY APRIL 9 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:00 1:30 6:30 MONDAY APRIL 22 BALLET Cleland Theatre START TIMES 2:00 6:00 FRIDAY APRIL 26 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 SPEECH & DRAMATIC ARTS Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 1370 Church St. START TIMES 9:30 TUESDAY APRIL 23 MODERN DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 5:00 SATURDAY APRIL 27 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES START TIMES 9:00 9:00 STAGE DANCE 1:45 1:30 6:00 5:30 MONDAY APRIL 29 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 4:00 TUESDAY APRIL 30 STAGE DANCE Cleland Theatre START TIMES 9:00 1:30 6:30 PENTICTON KIWANIS music , usic festival dance music speech arts