Saturday, March 5, marks the launch of the 100th Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech & Drama – a week-long event where performers from across the county and beyond will gather to compete for major prizes and receive adjudications from some of the nation’s leading experts.
The Festival will run from March 5-12, in the Bedford Corn Exchange, Harpur Suite and Howard Room.
Founded in 1921, the Bedfordshire Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country and, after last year’s celebrations were postponed due to COVID, will celebrate its centenary in 2022.
The Festival offers a wide range of classes for all ages covering most musical genres including Classical, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Pop and Asian music, as well as many varied Speech and Drama classes including Verse Speaking, Acting, Mime and Improvisation.
It features categories for school groups, Special School groups, orchestras, wind bands, junior and senior choirs and group creative performance.
The Bedfordshire Festival has been a huge part of the county’s cultural calendar for 100 years and has a fascinating history.
