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Welcome to the 82nd year of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts!  We hope that you will celebrate this prestigious milestone with us by participating in the 2024 festival in some way; either as a performer, an audience member or a volunteer.

The 2024 programs are now available.  There is a separate program for each division of the festival – vocal, drama, instrumental and piano.  The programs list all the competitions in chronological order.  You can find them on the “Schedule” page.  The venue for each session is also listed on the Schedule page.  Results from each day of competition are posted on the “Results” page.  

We hope to make 2024 our best Festival yet! You can reach us anytime by email at rrdist.festival@gmail.com. Don’t forget to “Like and follow us” on Facebook! Facebook page


2023 Rose Bowl Recipient
Adrianna McCoy (vocal)
photo credit Fort Frances Times

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String Workshop – April 15 – open to ALL

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The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is pleased to sponsor a String Workshop presented by Adjudicator Annette Hay following the Instrumental Competition on Monday April 15.  This one-hour workshop will begin at approximately 3 p.m. and is open to all string players in the district, whether or not they have participated in … Continue reading String Workshop – April 15 – open to ALL

Introducing our 2024 Adjudicators

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We are excited to introduce our 2024 Adjudicators to you. They include Millie Hildebrand (Vocal), Everett Hopfner (Piano), and Annette Hay (Instrumental) from Manitoba as well as locals Nathalie von Niebelschutz (French Drama and Speech Arts), Trevor Barker (English Drama and Speech Arts) and Hilda Boy Bebaamawe’idamok (Anishinaabemowin Drama and Speech Arts). Please see the … Continue reading Introducing our 2024 Adjudicators

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