Portsmouth Music Festival

The PMF was founded during World War I in an attempt to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Portsmouth in 1917. It was affiliated to the newly formed British Federation of Festivals in 1922 and grew in popularity in the ensuing years. After World War II, four people who had previously been working within the Festival, including Florence, met to discuss its future.  They had only £15.00 in the bank but were blessed with enormous enthusiasm. The revived festival has continued to go from strength to strength.

Today, the PMF annually hosts performances from people in Hampshire and wider the community, who enjoy making music, dancing singing or acting.  These contributors are almost all amateurs who wish to give pleasure by their performance and to learn from the adjudicators and from other performers.  There is no pressure ‘to pass the exam’, the preparation teaches discipline and team work and increases skills in communication, all of which are positive attributes to have in life today.