Inverness Music Festival 2025
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The 2025 festival will place at Inverness Methodist Church March 6th-9th March and 13th -16th March.
Welcome to Inverness Music Festival Website. We are a small and friendly festival with the emphasis on encouraging amateur performers to come along and show us what you can do in a supportive environment. Our motto is ‘Performance for everyone – All ages and all stages welcome. Whatever you want to share, there is an event for you – Music of all genres, Speech, Drama, Composition, there is even a Primary Art Competition!
Take a look at our syllabus – Click ‘Enter here’ to be taken to the Play and Perform website where you can browse. Please ask if you have any questions or can’t see what you need – we are happy to help.
The closing date is 20/12/2024. There is a small early bird discount for entries by 6th December – why not plan ahead?
Congratulations to all of the performers in our 2024 Premier Competition. The Winners this time were:
Elizabeth Davis Quaich for Traditional Music- Lily Robertson
Curtis Craig Trophy for Classical Music- Graeme Buist
Photo: Ian Sharp (judge) Emma Cameron (fiddle) Beth Hutchison (brass) Emlyn Jones (violin), Lily Robertson (Trad vocal) Graeme Buist (Classical vocal) Megan Fisher (woodwind), Claire McAdam (piano), Grace Kelman (pipes), Charlie McKerron (judge).
Please see here for Festival 2024 Class Winners.
Inverness Music Festival is a local showcase opportunity for all amateur performers. Everyone is welcome – all ages, all stages, no matter your background you are welcome to join us. We want to share a love of music and creative arts, and give everyone the opportunity to stand up and try out their performance skills in a supportive environment. Inverness festival has been welcoming groups and individuals for over 100 years.
PRIMARY ART COMPETITION.
The 2024 competition theme was ‘Nature in the Highlands’ and the winner was Fearchar Mackinnon. Please see here for our gallery of winning and commended entries.
Fearchar First Prize
A Big Thank you to Inverness Methodist Church for being our hosts again in 2025.
If you enjoy the festival, please remember that we cannot bring you these events without financial support and without help. If you have time or skills to offer, please get in touch. We ALWAYS need volunteers! No experience necessary, just enthusiasm.
Donations, however small can be made via the Total Giving tab at any time and are very much appreciated.
Zack Carroll. Winner Songs from Stage ad Screen Secondary and Adult Dramatic performance 2024