Welcome to the 2024-2025 Festival Season!

The OMFA Provincial Finals will be held in the Kitchener-Waterloo region from June 9 to 14, 2025.

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Ontario Music Festivals Association

We are an organization of volunteers serving music festivals across the province, and through them, over 170,000 young classical musicians.

Our Vision

We envision a world that appreciates music.

The Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA) is a registered not-for-profit charity committed to providing a platform for cultivating excellence in music performance and speech arts.

The OMFA engages professional adjudicators who embrace our philosophy of motivating, educating and inspiring participants at the annual Provincial Music Festival through written comments and live workshops.

Our Mission

We provide an important step in the journey towards excellence in music performance with educational opportunities for students and teachers.

We strive to develop well-rounded individuals with positive life and performance skills who will give back their gifts to the community, ensuring that the arts will continue to flourish.

Our Values

OMFA's main objective is the development and encouragement of talented Ontario youth in the performance and knowledge of classical music, speech arts, popular music and music theatre.

Engagement in the arts builds skills and confidence; helps create a positive self-image, improves mental health and develops a capacity for cultural appreciation that can last a lifetime.

Our Goals

Create high calibre music and speech arts experiences for all participants

Deliver and expand virtual live performance opportunities that contribute to the cultural fabric of Ontario

Develop a comprehensive marketing, communications, and community outreach strategy

Foster a sustainable, inclusive and diverse provincial festival organization that cultivates and delivers an impactful music and speech arts experience for all Ontario youth