FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Faith Assembly of God
• Address: 9307 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, FL 32825

• At the District Festival, we only accept participants in middle school and high school.
• Please refer to the District Rule Book.
• The Kappa Tau Division is for the college-age. It only competes at the National Festival.
• Fun Arts Division is a competition for elementary age and is handled by the PF Kids Ministries.

• Our festival is open to anyone who wants to attend. There is no age limit.
• The only restriction is on the participants.

• The District Rule book is your guide.
• Please read it thoroughly and download it here.

2024 Important Dates

MARCH 24: Writing Division Entries MUST be submitted to PFYouth Ministries no later than March 24th. DO NOT bring these entries to the festival as they will not be evaluated. Please remember to upload a PDF file prior to payment.

MARCH 24: Short Film & Promo Video Entries must submit a YouTube web address no later than March 24th. DO NOT bring these entries to the festival as they will not be evaluated. Please remember to include a youtube link prior to payment.

APRIL 19: Art Division Entries must be brought to the registration room by 8:30 am on Friday, April 19th.

• Onsite Check-in opens 6 pm – 8:30 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2024
• Onsite Check-in  reopens at 7:30 am on Friday, April 20, 2024

• The schedule of presentations will be released no later than April 15th. We can not guarantee that it will be released earlier.
• Please be patient with us as we are working as fast as possible to get this information into your hands.
• We are coordinating over 1,500 entries, so a significant amount of time is needed to provide accurate schedules.
• We will have schedules listed by room and by church.

• Friday, April 19, 2024 – Presentations will begin at 9:00 am
• Saturday, April 20, 2024 – Presentations will begin at 8:30 am

• Preferred Seating opens at 2:45 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2024
• The Celebration Service doors will open at 3 pm
• Pre-service will start at 3 pm
• The Celebration Service will begin at 3:30 pm.

• Yes, we will have preferred seating on sale.
• Seat tickets will be $10 each, and the proceeds will be given to Speed the Light.
• Preferred seating will enter the building at 2:45 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2024
• Saving seats for your group that did not purchase preferred tickets are NOT PERMITTED.
• Only 1 individual who purchased a seat can occupy 1 seat in the preferred seating allotment!
• Groups that receive FREE preferred seating are awarded due to reaching a specific giving threshold in STL for the previous year.

• The host facility will have food options available on Friday only.
• The coffee shops onsite will be open both Friday and Saturday.

• Yes, Click here to view the Sponsorships/Exhibitors.

• Yes, Volunteer groups of 6 or more click here.
• For individual who want to volunteer click here.
• To fill out an evaluator application click here.

• Email us at youth@penflorida.org.

Rates are per entry, per person! 

• Super Early: $30 per entry, per person. (January 17 – March 3, 2024)
• Early: $40 per entry, per person. (March 4 – March 17, 2024)
• Regular: $50 per entry, per person. (March 17 – March 24, 2024)
• Late: $80 per entry, per person. (After March 24, 2024, if spots are available)

NO NEW ENTRIES: After March 24, 2024, only substitutions are accepted after this deadline

Pre-order shirts can be purchased for $20 until March 24th.

• Pre-order shirts can be purchased for $20 until March 24th.
• Merchandise will be available for purchase at the festival.
• Food will be available for purchase
• Please bring extra money.

• There are several hotel options available. Click here to book online.
• Please mention Fine Arts Festival when booking with one of the hotels on our list.

• After the initial payment is received, we do not allow additional individuals to be added to existing groups.
• Churches can add new groups until March 24th.

• Once the payment is made, submissions are no longer available for editing.
• If there is a legitimate error in the submission, email our office at youth@penflorida.org.
• Substitutions to an individual category are not permitted.
• A church leader can add new submissions until March 24th, but existing submissions are final.

• There are NO new entries allowed after April 3rd.
• Any outstanding payments will be collected at onsite check-in.

• All registration payments are non-refundable!
• Individual submissions are not available for substitutions.
• Group substitution policy is listed in the district rule book.