Primary and secondary school students will showcase their talents in drama, dance and music at the National Junior Arts Festival to be held at the Southern Academy of Performing Arts (SAPA).
The final will take place on Monday for primary schools and Tuesday for secondary schools at 8.30am both days. Tickets are $40 each.
In addition, the Sanfest Teen Talent Contest will take place on Sunday, November 27, at City Hall, San Fernando and will cost $100.
The competition is open to male and female students between the ages of 13 and 20 who are registered secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago.
NGCSanfest 2022 Curriculum by Ziela Hime
This year there were no restrictions on the number of entries per school for preliminaries.
The San Fernando Arts Festival (Sanfest) has been a cultural staple, celebrating 52 years of providing a primary platform for youth to enhance their creative and artistic abilities while passing on culture and the arts to future generations.
Sponsored by the National Gas Company, Machel Montano, Kes Dieffenthaller, Liam Teague, Nailah Blackman, Aaron Duncan, Atiba Williams, Michael Zephyrine, Faye Ali Bocas, Vaughnette Bigford and Shakuntala Ramsingh are just a few of the popular acts who have participated in the competition.
This year, students will participate under the theme Beyond Talent!