The Gateway Piano Festival is now in it's 5th year, and was started in 2020 during Covid when a group of piano teachers decided to have their own festival to have their students participate in when everything else was cancelled. It has been successful and has continued growing since then. This Festival provides an educational and fun opportunity for students to strive to learn and perform their best in front of professional pianists and professors from around the state, receiving both verbal and written feedback from these professionals. The intent is to provide a goal for students and teacher to reach, and for students to feel affirmed and encouraged to continue growing in their musical path.