KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026
North Bay Kiwanis 60th Annual Music Festival
April 7-April 17 2026
Finale May 8 2026
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IMPORTANT DATES 2026
JANUARY 26 - Registration opens
FEBRUARY 20 Registration extended to FEBRUARY 27
MARCH 6 - Review preliminary schedules (teacher's responsibility)
MARCH 13 - Deadline for corrections - teachers to email corrections to nbkfestivalofmusic@gmail.com
MARCH 27 - Final schedule available
APRIL 7 - Start of the 60th Annual North Bay Kiwanis Festival
APRIL 17 - End of the 60th Annual North Bay Kiwanis Festival
MAY 8 - Awards Gala Calvin Presbyterian
Kiwanis Music Festival Mission Statement
"The Kiwanis Music Festival enhances lives by providing a positive, structured environment that celebrates the Arts.
We serve the community through presentation of outstanding talent and we are supported by club volunteers and community partners."
We are grateful for the support of our 2026 Music Division Sponsors
MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
Whether you are young or young at heart, the choices you make today shape who you become tomorrow.
Every rehearsal, every practice session, and every brave step onto the stage builds resilience, confidence, and growth.
Challenges will come but growth happens when you show up, try again, and keep moving forward.
You know from experience that you don’t need to have everything figured out.
Simply committing to improve each day creates momentum, and when you are in tune with your strengths, goals, and passions, that momentum can carry you anywhere.
This year, let’s be IN TUNE WITH TOMORROW by giving our best today. To all participants, first-timers and seasoned performers alike, congratulations. You are ready! Give it your best and, most importantly, have fun. That’s what the Festival is all about!
We extend our sincere thanks to our dedicated music teachers, supportive parents and guardians, volunteers, sponsors, donors, the Kiwanis Music Festival Committee, adjudicators, and friends of the Festival. Your continued commitment is the reason we are proudly celebrating 60 years of music and community.
Jordaan Allison, Coordinator, North Bay Kiwanis Music Festival 2026
FESTIVAL CONTACT
To email the Festival Coordinator (Jordaan Allison)
click HERE to go to the CONTACT FORM below.
or contact Co-Chair Michael Burke, 705 840 6597
Mail address: Kiwanis Music Festival P.O. Box 1492 North Bay, ON P1B 8K6
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Our festival categories include: Piano, Voice, Choir, Strings, Guitar, Band and Instruments.
We are dedicated to creating memorable experiences for participants and look forward to sharing musical talent with our community.
Yours in Community Service
Mike Burke & Caleb O'Connor, Co-Chairs
Awards
Special Awards
Lynda Rehder Kennedy Award
Since 2005, one piano student participating in the Festival has been chosen by the adjudicator to receive this prestigious award of excellence in memory of Lynda Rehder Kennedy. The $250 cash award is sponsored by Neil Kennedy.
Cynthia Roveda Award
This cash award of $250 is given to a grade 12 high school student who is pursuing their studies, in the following school year, in music education in any discipline (ex., voice, piano, wind or string instrument) at a university or college level. The award is to encourage students to further their studies in music education at a university or college level and to become our future school music teachers. Please indicate a note ‘pursuing music education’ upon registration. (Subject to confirmation)
Nancy Hughes Memorial Award (New)
This cash award of $100 will be given to a student participating in both Strings and Piano Disciplines, (solos, duets or ensembles). The recipient will be determined by combining their highest mark from one of their piano classes with the highest mark from one of their piano classes. The student with the highest combined total will win the award. This award is in memory of Nancy Hughes and is sponsored by Jones Music Studios.
Trish Schweitzer Volunteer Award
This award is presented to honour the memory of a long-time volunteer with the Festival, Trish Schweitzer. Each year this award will be given to one of our volunteers to recognize their service.
Multi-Discipline Award
To be eligible, a participant must take part in more than one discipline, and their performances must include at least one solo (example solo piano, and flute ensemble). There are two awards available Junior (10 and under) and Senior (11 and over). There is a $50 cash award for each. These awards are sponsored by The Kiwanis Music Festival and Friends of the Festival.
Festival Co-ordinator: Jordaan Allison (see Contact Form below)