The 2020 Stratford Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts is CANCELLED

After careful consideration, the Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts has made the very difficult decision to cancel this year’s festival. As much as we love the opportunity the KFPA provides for young artists in our community, it is more important in these circumstances that we protect and preserve the health of the Festival’s participants, adjudicators, volunteers and staff. There is no doubt that the Covid-19 Pandemic is changing by the day, but what doesn’t change is the value we place on the health and well-being of the people we love. Because we love you, and because we love the passion we all share for the arts, we feel it’s best if we all focus on keeping the community healthy and strong so we can all get together for the KFPA in 2021.

If you have registered for the 2020 Festival, at some point in the coming days you will get an email from us about your registration fee. We will give you the opportunity to turn your registration fee into a donation to the KFPA. That donation will be tax-receiptable. As you can imagine, the financial strain on the KFPA brought about by this pandemic will be substantial and your support will help us weather this storm. Of course, if you prefer, we will also give you the option of simply taking a refund. Please watch your email for more information. As you have already seen, the Benefit Concert and Silent Auction are postponed until social isolation is lifted.

We want to thank all our supporters, donors, sponsors and Aficionados for their commitment to KFPA.

Until we are ready to unveil the 2021 festival, we want to wish you the very best. Keep practicing, keep performing, keep being the stars we know you to be. Just think how great the 2021 festival is going to be!