The Highbridge Festival of the Arts

Welcome to

Presidents: Nigel Hess & Stephen Daldry CBE

Honorary Vice-President: Fay Burston

Latest news:

  • Syllabuses for all sections of our 2026 Festival are now live on the Section Pages

  • Online entries will open on Monday 3rd November 2025, giving you plenty of time to peruse the classes, check the regulations and plan your entries.

  • We are excited to introduce new classes in all three sections of the Festival for 2026. The Music and Speech & Drama Sections are offering evening ‘Open Mic’ sessions for people who would like the experience of performing in public without the pressure of competition. Our Dance Section has introduced a solo competitive class for adults as well as a non-competitive solo class for dancers of any age between five and eighteen and a class for groups of dancers from secondary schools. Whether you chose to enter the festival competitively or to gain experience or come along to watch hundreds of talented performers take to the stage, 2026 is definitely a great year for you to take the plunge and join in this wonderful local event.

Thank you ………….

We are very grateful to The Rotary Club of Burnham-on-Sea and Moose International Ladies Circle for their support and generous donations which have got our plans for the 78th Highbridge Festival of the Arts off to a flying start.

Speech & Drama

Dates for 2026 are:

Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th March 2026

Dance

Dates for 2026 are:

Wednesday 11th - Sunday 15th March 2026

Music

Dates for 2026 are:

Tuesday 17th - Saturday 21st March 2026

The Highbridge Festival of the Arts is a member of The British and International Federation of Festivals.

If you would like to know more about BIFF please CLICK HERE to visit their website.

You can hear more about The Highbridge Festival on the podcast below featuring our Music Secretary, Mary Lawrence.