The 2027 syllabus for Music, Speech and Modern Dance is now available for downloading:

Ballymena Festival Syllabus 2027 (Music, Speech and Modern Dance)

Entries CLOSE on 30 November 2026 for Music and Speech.

Entries for Modern Dance CLOSE on 29 January 2027.

Entries for the Modern Dance Championship will open on 30 April 2027 and will close on 21 May 2027.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will unfortunately be unable to run the Traditional Music Section in 2027. There will also be no Festival Showcase in 2027.