San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival 2022

Join us for the 17th Annual San Diego Shakespeare Festival!

Produced by Write Out Loud and the San Diego Shakespeare Society

Students will make Shakespeare come alive through spoken word, music and dance! FREE to attend. Registration info for students and schools is below.

The festival will be held in Heritage Park in Old Town, San Diego on Saturday April 30th, 2022. Theatre, Dance, Music, English, and other teachers and programs are encouraged to have students participate in the Festival. There are performance opportunities for everyone. The festival begins with a parade. Performances begin immediately following the Parade and Opening Ceremony. The day will conclude with a Celebration Ceremony and Opportunity Drawing.

All schools in San Diego County (public, private, parochial, independent, home-school) and other K-12 school-aged groups are invited to participate: elementary, middle and high school students, 5 -19 years of age.

Registration is $30 per school, organization, or group.

The Registration and Payment Form may be found on the ShakesFest webpage – https://writeoutloudsd.com/shakesfest/

Registration includes:

• Performances
• Optional participation in the Parade
• One free Opportunity Drawing entry for each Participating Student
• EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION and PAYMENT by March 15th, 2022 will include one FREE Workshop per school, organization, or group.

The final registration date is April 8th, 2022.

Festival Day Schedule:

• 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Festival Check-In and line-up for Grand Procession
• 10:30 a.m. Grand Procession line-up
• 11:00 a.m. Grand Procession!
• 11:30 a.m. Performances Begin.
• 3:30 p.m. Awards & Closing Ceremony