2025 Festival shirt pre-ordering has ended.
Sorry if you missed the
BEST way to get the
COLOR(s) and SIZE(s)
you want!
Festival shirts have all the
Festival shows on the back!
Example of short-sleeve shirt in Carolina Blue
NEW FOR 2025! Pre-ordered Festival shirts were available in
LOTS of colors!
LIMITED sizes - in Carolina Blue only - will be available to purchase onsite at the Festival.
Onsite prices start at $2 more than pre-order prices.
PLEASE NOTE:
Pre-orders are non-refundable.
Shirts will be available for pickup
at the Festival.
TAKE A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE
Check out awards and details from past TANYS Festivals!
Big thanks to everyone who REVVED up your engines and joined TANYS
on November 21-22, 2025 for
TANYS 2025: Get Your Kicks at TANYS 66!
Our official Festival hotel was the
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites, 90 Dart Circle, Rome, NY.
It's a brand-new property, just 7 minutes from the Capitol Theatre.
Many thanks to the Fairfield staff for their hospitality!
Other hotel accommodations in Rome include:
Hampton Inn Ramada Inn by Wyndham
1352 Floyd Ave. 200 S. James St.
315-709-0000 315-336-4300
TANYS asks all Festival attendees to complete a Festival Evaluation after the event. We read all feedback, and use it to help improve future Festivals. The password to access this online evaluation is in the goody bag you received at registration.
The TANYS YTD Financial Reports presented at the Annual Meeting on Saturday 11/22 are also available at this link.
At the historic
Capitol Theatre,
220 W. Dominick St.,
Rome, NY
Hosted by Rome Community Theater


TANYS was thrilled to be back in Rome, NY this year. We offered the Festival features you know and love at a NEW location: the historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Rome, a 1928 facility newly renovated to its original look.
And the Festival weekend was condensed to 2 days:
Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22.
This year marked the 66th year of New York State's only festival for community theatre. So our Festival theme playfully recalled the famed U.S. Route 66 and the song about it, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66."
We enjoyed 8 wonderful performances, informative feedback from our Festival Adjudicators, the Friday night Afterglow and Saturday night Awards Banquet, the BMI Supply Design Competition, the Silent Auction, and fun with friends old and new!
Every year, the TANYS Festival is one of the BEST deals you'll find anywhere to be immersed in the live theatre experience. Whether you're new to Festival, or a longtime attendee, this event is the highlight of community theatre in New York State.
Oh yes, we definitely got our KICKS in Rome at the TANYS Festival!

Many thanks to our generous Festival sponsors!