Welcome to the 2022 Festival Season!
• Register with one of our Member Festivals for the opportunity to be recommended to the 2022 Virtual Provincial Finals which will be held in June 2022. Click on Member Festivals to find the festival(s) you would like to enter!
• Local Festivals take place starting in November 2021 right through until May 2022. We have 42 different Festivals for you to choose from.
• Once you have received notification from your local festival that you have been recommended to Provincials – this is also the website to come to register. Registration for Provincials will begin in February, 2022.
• We are also excited to offer new classes this year in Popular Voice and Popular Piano!
• There has been an important change in rules. At the recent OMFA AGM it was decided that competitors MUST take the first recommendation they are given.
About OMFA
Meet the team behind OMFA.
Member Festivals
Looking for information on OMFA’s member festivals? Updated information related to festival dates, deadlines and contact information for 2021/2022 Festivals can be found here.
Online Registration
2022 Registration will be open in February!
We’re Hiring!
OMFA, a not-for-profit charitable organization, is seeking a Virtual Festival Assistant (7 month contract).
If you have a love of music, have great attention to detail
and have excellent communication and computer skills – please consider applying!
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 Purpose
OMFA’s main objective is the development and encouragement of talented Ontario youth in the performance and knowledge of classical music and music theatre.
Our Mission Statement
We envision a world that appreciates music.
We provide a 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 their gifts back to the community, ensuring that the arts will flourish.