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Schedule of Events 2024

This year's festival will be held March 8, 2025 from 10am to 3pm.    The schedule below is the schedule from the 2024 Festival of Arts as an example of what the day will look like.  This schedule will be updated in January 2025.
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Click Here for Schedule of Events by School (coming in January 2025)

Stage A

Sponsor: Germain Honda of Surprise

Location: The Vista Main Stage

10:00 - 11:10  Collaborative Dance Show and Winterguards

11:20 - 11:35  Valley Vista HS Theatre

11:35 - 11:50  Willow Canyon HS Theatre

11:50 - 12:05  Dysart HS Theatre

12:05 - 12:20  Shadow Ridge HS Theatre

  2:15 -   3:15  Dysart District Honor Choir Concert



Stage B

Sponsor: CORE Construction 

Location: Lecture Hall 

10:20 - 10:30  Dysart District Junior High Jazz Band 

10:40 - 10:50  Valley Vista HS Jazz Band

11:00 - 11:10  Willow Canyon Jazz Band 

11:20 - 12:05  Solo and Ensemble Group A Performance 

12:20 -   1:05  Solo and Ensemble Group B Performance

  1:20 -   2:00  Solo and Ensemble Group C Performance


Stage C 

Ottawa University Arizona (OUAZ) 

Location: Outdoor Stage on grass between Main Building and 8000 Building

10:00 - 10:15  Shadow Ridge Illuminate

10:15 - 10:30  Valley Vista Vortex 

10:30 - 10:45  Willow Canyon Evolution 

10:45 - 11:00  Shadow Ridge Equinox

11:00 - 11:15  Valley Vista  Voltage

11:15 - 11:30  Willow Canyon Concert Choir

11:30 - 11:45  Shadow Ridge Stellar FX

11:45 - 12:00  Valley Vista  Tempest

12:00 - 12:15  Willow Canyon Wisps

12:15 - 12:30  Valley Vista  Vocal Thunder

12:30 - 12:45  West Point Theatre

  1:00 -   1:15  Sonoran Heights MS Theatre

  1:40 -   1:55  El Mirage Cheer/ Dance Team



Stage D

Sponsor: Surprise Ford  

Location: Outdoor Stage by 7000 Building 

10:00 - 10:15  Sunset Hills Afterglow Choir

10:15 - 10:30  Sunset Hills Moonrise Choir 

10:30 - 11:00  Ashton Ranch Choirs 

11:00 - 11:15  Freedom Traditional Choir

11:15 - 11:30  Surprise and Thompson Ranch Combined Choir

11:30 - 11:45  Marley Park Choir

12:00 - 12:15  Dysart MS Choir

12:15 - 12:30  Dysart HS Choir

12:30 - 12:45  Canyon Ridge Choir

12:45 -   1:00  Cimarron Springs MS Choir

  1:00 -   1:15  El Mirage Choir

  1:15 -   1:30  Countryside Choir

  1:30 -   1:45  Rancho Gabriela Choir



Stage E

Sponsor: The Vista Center for the Arts 

Location: Outdoor Stage behind the 1000 Building

10:00 - 10:10  Willow Canyon HS Band

10:20 - 10:30  Freedom Traditional and West Point Band

11:00 - 11:10  Sonoran Heights MS Band

11:20 - 11:30  Cimarron Springs MS Band

11:40 - 11:50  Sunset Hills and Riverview Band 

12:00 - 12:10  Ashton Ranch MS Band

12:20 - 12:30  Luke and Mountain View Band 

  1:00 -   1:10  Shadow Ridge HS Band

  1:20 -   1:30  Valley Vista Band

  1:40 -   1:50  Dysart High Band


Stage F

Sponsor: Game One

Location: Outdoor between the 1000 and 2000 building 

10:00 - 10:15  Sonoran Heights Choir

10:45 - 11:00  Kingswood Choir

11:00 - 11:15  Riverview Choir

11:15 - 11:30  Mountain View Choir

11:30 - 11:45  West Point Choir

11:45 -  12:00  Luke Choir

12:15 - 12:30  Western Peaks Choir

12:30 -  12:45  Asante Prep Choir

  1:15 -    1:45  Thompson Ranch Ballet Folklorico


Stage G

Sponsor: Waste Management

Location: Cafeteria

11:00 - 11:10  Marley Park and Thompson Ranch Band

11:20 - 11:30  Asante Prep and Canyon Ridge Band

11:40 - 11:50  Dysart MS Band

12:00 - 12:10  Kingswood and Surprise Band

12:40 - 12:50  Valley Vista HS Orchestra

   1:00 -  1:10  Freedom and West Point Orchestra

   1:20 -  1:30  Ashton Ranch MS Orchestra

   1:40 -  1:50  Dysart String Orchestra


Arts Experience

Sponsor: Ottawa University- Arizona (OUAZ) 

Location: Gym


Everyone,  regardless of how young or old,  is invited to participate in performing art workshops and visual arts projects.   


Come try your hand  at being an artists, musician, actor or dancer!    


Hands On Projects: 

10:00 - 2:00  Hands-On Art Experiences including a Virtual Reality Arts Experience with Act One


Class Schedule:

10:30 - 11:00  Learn to Play the Ukulele presented by Musical Surprise 

11:00 - 11:30  Bucket Drumming for All presented by Musical Surprise

11:30 - 12:00  The Piano Experience presented by Musical Surprise 

12:00 - 12:30  Bucket Drumming for All presented by Musical Surprise

12:30 -   1:00  Theatre Games by VVHS Theatre

  1:00 -   1:30  Learn to Dance -Hip Hop  by VVHS Dance

 

Virtual Reality Arts Field Trip: 

Go on a Virtual Reality Arts Immersion Field Trip with Act One trips going on from 10:00 - 2:00



Adaptive Arts Experience

Location: Library 

Hands on immersive arts experience for individuals and families that may need accommodations or a sensory friendly environment.


Performing Arts Workshops for all, examples include: 

  • Piano Lab with Headphones
  • Ukulele Lab
  • Learn to Dance offered at 11:00-11:20 and 1:00-1:20


Visual Arts Projects for all, examples include:

  • Various art projects led by students and teachers
  • Chalk Mural Area


Also available in this space:

Calm Down Room

Noise Canceling Headphone Check Out

Family Restroom

Accessible Seating areas will be available throughout the festival at each stage. 


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