DramaFest would not be possible without the generous support of our Sponsors and Partners
DramaFest is back for its 52nd annual Festival! With a stellar Feature Presentation from Affair of Honor, and a growing partnership with Neptune Theatre, we’ve got a wealth of great opportunities for students to choose from. (Update this blurb)
8:00-9:45am – Sign In & Registration
9:45 – Assemble in the Dunn (Workshop Placements)
10:00a-12:00p – Student Workshops/Teacher Workshop
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00-4:00pm – Afternoon Masterclass
4:00-6:00pm – Dinner Break
6:00-6:30pm – Opening Ceremonies
6:45-10:00pm – Student Productions
9:45 – Assemble in the Dunn (Workshop Placements)
10:00a-12:00p – Student Workshops/Teacher Workshop
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00-4:00pm – Afternoon Masterclass
4:00-6:00pm – Dinner Break
5:00-6:00pm – DramaFest Alley
6:15-9:00pm – Student Productions
9:00-10:30pm – Talent Show
9:45 – Assemble in the Dunn (Workshop Placements)
10:00a-12:00p – Student Workshops/Teacher Feedback
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00-4:00pm – Keynote Speech/Feature Presentation
4:00-6:00pm – Dinner Break
6:00-6:30pm – Closing Ceremonies
6:45-9:00pm – Student Productions
9:30-11:00pm – The Dance!
DramaFest is hosted by Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts, and takes place annually at the Dalhousie Arts Centre on campus at 6101 University Ave, Halifax, NS.
Accommodations, Meals, Transit and Parking are the responsibility of the attending school. However DramaFest staff work hard to secure partnerships for accommodations for travelling schools!
Accommodations are available at Risley Hall (1233 LeMarchant Street) through Dalhousie’s Residences. Single occupancy rooms are:
$49.50, plus taxes, per night – Student Rate
$66.00, plus taxes, per night – Chaperone Rate
When making your reservation, please use the promotional code DRAMA26. Reservations are accepted via: stay.dal.ca; 902.494.8840.
Trapped in the multiverse with no way out, two strangers must fight for their survival. Fuelled by electrifying stage combat, Multi-Vs explores what it takes to be in a place we are trying desperately to escape. Funny, heartfelt, and unapologetically wild; delve into our tangled relationship with technology and each other.
Using over 30 different weapons in a one-hour blitz of Stage Combat mastery, Multi-Vs is presented by Vancouver’s Affair of Honor, named ‘Best of the Fest’ at the 2025 Halifax Fringe Festival.
*This is a stand-in blurb. for advertising one final elevator-pitch feature for this year’s Fest.
Like the Neptune Tour or Come From Away discount, maybe a Panel or a Keynote, or one or two more exciting things we want to shout out. Whatever!
Could also copy one or two more of these for announcements. (Like a Student Cap, or notices about travel subsidies, whatever)
See all the workshops available at the 2026 DramaFest.
Workshops are not always guaranteed, though we do our best! Grade 12’s have their workshop choices entered first, then Grade 11’s, then 10’s, and then 9’s.
We will always ask you for a couple of backup choices, just in case your top workshop choice is full!
