Booking for the 2027 Festival
The Festival runs from 6th – 13th March – though we may not use 6th/7th March.
You need to enter the Skipton Music Festival online.
The Play and Perform booking system has proved easy to use and we are no longer publishing “paper” entry forms. If you have a problem with entering, please contact the secretary who will be happy to help.
Help!
Once a performer’s details are entered, they will be kept on your account for another year. There is a page here which will gather together some of the help that we’ve given individuals. It will never develop into a full manual – but may begin to answer some of your more frequently asked questions.
To book:
First – read the Syllabus carefully. This is due for publication n early September.
Read, not only the requirements for the class(es) you wish to enter, but also the rules of the Festival that are an integral part of the Festival.
Second – Fill in the form at Play and Perform.
(This will not accept entries until 1st Monday in November)
There is a page of instructions here which should help you to navigate through the system. When you have entered all your performers, click on the basket at the top and select “Submit”.
Third – Make your payment. Please pay online by BACS. Paying this way means there is no cost involved. If you are booking online, the system is fairly well automated.
When you send a payment you MUST include the reference, otherwise we can’t link a bank entry with your application.
Account Name: Skipton Music Festival Association
Sort code: 20-78-42 Account no: 90366595
The Reference should be the one given to you when you clicked “pay”. It is a 6-digit number, beginning with SP: SP000111 – or the like.
You must also send an email to admin@skiptonmusicfestival.co.uk to tell us you’ve paid.
You can pay by cheque, made out to “Skipton Music Festival Association”
The address to use is:
Jill Wright, 15 Walker Close, Glusburn, Keighley, Yorkshire BD20 8PW
Fourth – Make sure that you send any music in good time. If you are using the Official Accompanist, you must provide the music for any Own Choice performance.
Until your music is received, your application will be invalid.
You will not be entered into the Festival and your fee will not be returned.
Please see also the note about Solo Recitals.
Music for the Adjudicator.
All Own Choice music (except music from a set anthology) must be provided on the day for the adjudicator.
If you forget, while we do have the facility to photocopy up to A4, this is only an emergency provision and depends on the right person being available at the time. It will be much cheaper (and less stressful!) for you to make your copies well in advance and bring them with you.