Welcome to the

100th Anniversary

Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts

Cheltenham Town Hall, 6th to 16th May 2026

Noticeboard

Tickets for entry to the Festival may be purchased at the door for £5, granting access for a full day of performances. The Festival spans ten days, culminating in Choirs Day on 16th May, a celebrated occasion that brings together choirs from across England and Wales to compete for the coveted Gold Cup.

The Young Performer Awards Evening on 15th May at 7pm is free to attend. Designed to celebrate the very best of the Festival, the performers across dance, music, and speech and drama who have achieved the highest marks during the Festival are invited to perform in this showcase and compete for the accolade of winning one of the 2026 Young Performer Awards.

The timetable of classes is available here.

Headteacher Approval is required for all children taken out of school for the Festival, and must be shown at the Front Desk on arrival at the Festival.

All dance music tracks must be uploaded to the Festival. They can no longer be brought in on the day on a CD. For details, please click here.

Photo Album of Selected Awards at the 2025 Festival

Winner of the inaugural Young Performer Award – Jessica Abiona

Photo Album of Choirs Day 2024

Winners of the Gold Cup – Jubilate!

Photo Album of Various Music and Speech & Drama Classes 2024

Photo Album of one of the Dance classes 2024

Feedback from Festival attendees:

‘We have really enjoyed being part of the Festival – thank you!‘

‘Thank you for all your hard work to put on events like this, it is so great to see each child beaming and growing in confidence at the opportunity to perform and to watch the confidence and talent these young people display.‘

‘All the staff were so friendly and helpful‘

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Anyone interested in becoming involved with running the Festival is most welcome to contact us. Do join our team as a steward, a licensed chaperone, or committee member. It’s so worthwhile – we do make a difference to the young people who perform.

If you would like to know more about getting involved, please email us at info@cfpa.org.uk.

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