We are proud to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our festival participants. Click to visit our Awards & Results page to learn more about our Trophy Winners, Scholarship Recipients, OMFA Delegates and Class Standings:
2025 Awards, Class Standings & OMFA Provincials Results
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
TENTATIVE 2026 KW Kiwanis Music Festival Dates
Bands, Orchestras and Choir Classes: April 5th to 9th, 2027
Solo, Duet & Trio Classes: April 19th to 24th, 2027
Registration Period: December 1st, 2026 to January 24th, 2027
Finale Concert: Saturday May 15th, 2027 (WLU Theatre Auditorium)
OMFA Provincials: June 14th to 19th, 2027 (Registration Deadline: May 11th, 2027)
**We are excited to again host the OMFA Provincials in Kitchener-Waterloo!
Congratulations to all of our 2026 Festival Participants!
Class placements, award & trophy winners and OMFA Provincials results are available on our 2026 Festival Result page (click on the button below to view).
Bravo to all of our Finale Concert performers! Watch the full concert here and click on the button below to view the program.
2025 Finale Concert
Recorded on May 2nd, 2025 at Knox Presbyterian Church
Our 2025 Finale Concert celebrated the achievments of the talented students of the Kitchener-Waterloo Region and featured performances, trophy and award presentations.
Kiwanis Music Education Fundraiser
Concert & Silent Auction (March 17, 2024)
In the spring of 2024 members of our community came together for our first annual Concert & Silent Auction to help raise awareness and funds for the Kiwanis Music Education Fund, a bursary program providing music lessons for kids in need. Featuring Guy Few & Stephanie Mara, as well as several student performers, this was a wonderful afternoon of music making at the Jazz Room in Uptown Waterloo.
We are excited fpr to do this again on December 7th, 2025 with featured performer Shane Guse & musical guests!
About the KW Kiwanis Music Festival
September 2023
Festival Coordinator Danielle Beck sits down to talk with Steve Rand from the Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo to discuss our city's largest annual music education event. Learn about the history of the festival and look forward as we build programs and continue to reach out to members of our community.
City News Interview
March 2024
Danielle Beck talks with Mike Farwell from City News about the Kiwanis Music Education Fund, and the first annual Concert & Silent Auction to raise funds for the bursary program.