The Croydon Performing Arts Festival is a large annual event including all kinds of music, dance, speech and drama.

With a wide variety of instruments which include piano, hand bells, guitar, strings, woodwind, and brass, as well as choral, rock, pop and jazz. And new for 2015 are ukulele classes. The festival is run by volunteers for the whole community.

Anyone involved in amateur performing arts can take part, whatever age, ability or cultural background. 

Saturday 9 May 9am – Asian Music Circuit Award Trinity School Concert Hall  Nominated performers from the South Asian Music Section perform for the coveted Asian Music Circuit scholarships.

Saturday 9 May, 2pm – Concerto competition semi-final Trinity School Concert Hall  Performers who qualified from the heats will strive for a place in the prestigious final.

Saturday 9 May, 6pm – Concerto competition final Trinity School Concert Hall  Final concert with the top performers. Presentation of the overall awards in the presence of the Mayor of Croydon.