Worcestershire Creative Arts Festival (WCAF) - one of the broadest arts festivals in the country - returns for its 76th year with a host of new classes in its 2027 syllabus, which launched today.

Affectionately known as ‘the friendly festival’, WCAF runs over four weekends in February and March and is the only festival in the Midlands where classical musicians, rock bands, poets, musical theatre performers and actors can all come together to celebrate the full range of performing arts. 

The festival offers nearly 400 competitive and non-competitive classes - including an exam-practice class, a newcomers class, a Male Voice Choir class and a DJ Day, which are all new for 2027. The new syllabus also sees the return of WCAF’s popular Poetry Slam, while composers and writers are invited to submit their creations in a number of Original Works classes, which are free to enter.

As well as four weekends of performance opportunities, masterclasses and workshops, WCAF offers performers a gateway to wider opportunities including stages at the popular Sunshine Festival in Upton upon Severn, the Music for Youth national festival in London, and other county arts events. The festival is also affiliated to BIFF (the British and International Federation of Festivals).

With so many potential classes to enter, the team has this year created a new, searchable tool to make finding the right class faster and easier than ever. 

The final entry deadline is 8 January 2027. For further details, visit wcaf.org.uk