71st Cowra Eisteddfod Kicks Off This Week

The 2025 Cowra Eisteddfod kicks off this Wednesday, 7th May, with hundreds of school and performing arts groups from across NSW and ACT expected to descend on Cowra for the three week spectacle.

Running until 6th June, the events will cover all areas of performing arts and provide a stage for performers to shine, including vocals, speech and drama, instrumental, solo dancing, group dancing, and many others.

The 2025 eisteddfod will run as follows:

7th to 10th May - Cowra Eisteddfod Speech Sections at Club Cowra Auditorium. Three sessions each day.

Tickets Adult $8 Child $4 available at the door. Programs can be purchased from the Library - orat the door for $6 each.

12th to 14th May - Cowra Eisteddfod Instrumental Sections at Cowra CivicCentre. This will include solo items & Band Sections. The $2,500 Instrumental Scholarship will be held on

Tuesday 13th 6:30pm Session - along with the Teenage Piano Championship.

15th to 18th May - Cowra Eisteddfod Vocal Sections, including Children &Adult solos and Choirs.

16th May commencing at 10am will be School Choir Sections. Tickets Adult$8 Child $4 can be purchased at the door from 9:30am. Please ensure youare seated early, so you don’t miss seeing your child perform, as doorswill be closed while competitors are performing on stage. A reminderthat there is to be no photography or videoing in the auditorium.

17th May - 7pm Session will include popular Musical TheatreChampionship, and Heat of the Patricia Fagan Operatic Aria.

18th May - 2pm Session will include the Finals of The Patricia FaganOperatic Aria - the Farleigh Vocal Scholarship - & 40 & over Entertainment Section. Tickets Adult $8Child $4 which will include refreshments at the end of the session.

19th May to 1st June - Cowra EisteddfodDancing Sections, commencing with the 5-6-8yr sections - and will run for 2 weeks covering all styles of dance, including Ballet - Jazz- Tap - Modern - Contemporary Acro - Hip Hop etc. Tickets & programs available at the door.

20th/21st May - all 10yr old sections covering all styles of Dance.

21st to 23rd - all 12yrs sections including Junior Championships.

24th & 25th May - Group Dance Sections all at the Civic Centre. For these popular sessions will be booked seats - and tickets can be purchased on line from the Civic Centre. These sessions are always very popular - and there will be 4 session seach day.

27th May to 1st June - 14yrs & Open age Dance Sections. All at the Civic Centre with tickets available at the door. Adult $8 Child $4.

31st May 1st June - will include championships in different disciplines- and the Ballet & Dance Scholarships each valued at $2,500.

Friday 6th June - Cowra Eisteddfod Concert will be held at the Civic Centre at 7pm - and will include selected Major Prize Winners chosen from all disciplines, over the whole Eisteddfod. Tickets will be available on line from the Civic Centre.

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