Queensland Eisteddfods 2013

Beenleigh Eisteddfod
Eisteddfod Co-ordinator –
Heather Christensen
Assistant: Moya McKeon
07-3804-0488
07-3382-7604
Established: 1985
www.quotabeenleigh.org.au
Biloela Eisteddfod
Contact: Jo Robins
0488 923 624
PO Box 27
Biloela QLD 4715
Held: May (Music/Speech and Drama) September (Dance)
Year Established – 1965
Categories offered:Instrumental, Singing, Speech & Drama, Dance
Border District Eisteddfod
Joan Smith – Secretary
13 Matthew Street
Stanthorpe QLD 4380
07- 681-1586
Entries Close: April
Held: June
Year Established – 1971
Brisbane EisteddfodCategories offered:Dance Groups, Dance Solos, Speech & Drama, Instrumental, Singing
Year Established – 1949
www.brisbaneeisteddfod.org.au
Bundaberg Eisteddfod
PO Box 797
Bundaberg QLD 4670
Year Established – 1929
Categories offered:Music, Speech & Drama
Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod
PO Box 807
Ayr QLD 4807
Year Established – 1983
Held: May – July
Categories offered:Music, Instrumental & Voice Choirs, Speech & Drama, Literature, Dance, Ballet, Visual Arts
www.burdekineisteddfod.org.au/
Cairns & District Junior Eisteddfod
Held: June
Categories offered:Bands and Ensembles, Choirs, Speech Choirs, Dance, Instrumental, Literary, Speech & Drama, Singing
Year Established – 1955
www.cairnseisteddfod.com.au/
Charters Towers
Performing Arts Festival
Year Established – 1999
Categories offered:Dance, Music, Speech & Drama, Visual Arts
charterstowerseisteddfod
Dalby Eisteddfod
Mrs Rilla Witt – Secretary
PO Box 421
Dalby QLD 4405
07 4662 5215
Held: May – August
Year Established – 1971
Categories offered:Choirs, Singing, Piano and Keyboard, Instrumental, Speech and Drama
Enogerra & District Eisteddfod
Jan Lightbody – Secretary
80 Annandale Street
Keperra QLD 4054
07 3351 1380
Held: August
Categories offered:Piano, Singing, Instrumental, Speech & Drama
Year Established – 1960
Gladstone Eisteddfod
Ryan Carter – Secretary
PO Box 5220
Gladstone QLD 4680
07 4972 7940
Year Established – 1970
Held: August – September
Categories offered:instrumental, singing, speech & drama, dance
Gold Coast Eisteddfod
PO Box 563
Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Year Established – 1982
Held: August – September
Categories offered:Bands, Orchestras, Instrumental Groups, String, Brass, Wind Instruments, Pianoforte, Choirs, Singing, Speech & Drama, Speech Choirs, Dance and Children & Young Adults with Special Needs
goldcoasteisteddfod.com.au
Goondiwindi Eisteddfod
PO Box 1018
Goondiwindi QLD 4390
Entries Close: May
Held: August
Categories offered:Dance, Instrumental, Piano, Guitars, Own Music Composition, Singing/Choirs (Senior & Junior), Speech & Drama, Verse Speaking
Year Established – 1996
users.bigpond.com/artsgoondiwindi
Ipswich Junior Eisteddfod
PO Box 725
Ipswich QLD 4305
Categories offered:Dance, Music, Speech and Drama
Year Established – 1945
eisteddfodipswich.googlepages.com
Kingaroy Eisteddfod
PO Box 273
Kingaroy QLD 4610
Entries Close: March
Held: April/May
Categories offered:Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Speech & Drama, Choirs, Highland, Keyboard, Instrumental, Literary Composition
Year Established – 1932
eisteddfod.southburnett.com.au
Lockyer District Dancing Festival
Contact: Leeanne Nalder – Secretary
P.O Box 193
GATTON Q 4343
Categories offered: Dance, ballet, tap, jazz, song & dance, contemporary
Held: September
Entries Close: June
lockyerdanceeisteddfod.com.au
Mackay EisteddfodStella Geoghegan – Secretary
PO Box 350
Mackay QLD 4740
07 4953 0747
Entries Close: May
Held: October
Categories offered:Speech & Drama, Choirs/Singing, Piano, Instrumental, Ballet, Tap, National Dancing, Jazz, Highland & Irish
Maryborough EisteddfodEntries Close: Mid June
Held: Mid August
www.maryborougheisteddfodinc.com
North Queensland Concerto & Singing Competition
Janiece Stark – Secretary
PO Box 5971 MC
Townsville QLD 4810
07 4728 9223
Fax: 07 4728 6020
Entries Close: Wed. 30th May 2007
Held: Sunday 15th July – Friday 20th July 2007 in Townsville, North Queensland
Categories offered:Open Section – Singing & Instrumental; Singing; Australiana; Piano & Instrumental and sections for young performers, soloists and ensembles. Apart from the two sections specifically for school age participants, there are no age or geographical restrictions for the other Singing and instrumental sections.
Principal Award:Total Prize Money – over $16,000. Open Prize Money – 1st $4,000, 2nd $2,000, 3rd $1,000 and remaining 2 finalists $500. In addition there are special awards for the Most Promising in all categories: Singing; Piano; Strings; Brass/Woodwind.
Year Established – 1980
www.nqconcerto.org
Queensland Eisteddfod
PO Box 182
Booval DC Qld 4304
Competition Schedule released: Sept
Entries Close: Early Dec
Held: Easter Fri-Sun
Venue: Host city changes annually
Categories offered: Vocal, Choral (Junior & Adult), Instrumental, Speech.
Year Established 1887 (Australia’s 2nd longest running
Eisteddfod)
queenslandeisteddfod.org.au
Redlands Eisteddfod
Peter Crane, Secretary
PO Box 5435
Alexandra Hills QLD 4161
07 3822 8006
Dance Convenor:Julie Petersen, 07 3206 1881
Music Convenor:Duchesne Barry, 07 3821 1746
S & D Convenor:Barbara Gordon, 07 3822 4836
Categories offered:Dance, Music, Speech & Drama
Year Established – 1999
redlandseisteddfod.com.au
Rockhampton Dance Festival
Chris Hoehn – Secretary
PO Box 5257, CQ Mail Centre
NORTH ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4702
07 4922 6855
Entries Close: June
Held: Queensland September School Holidays – second week
Categories offered:Dance – Solos, Duos, Trios and Groups
Principal Awards:6 encouragement awards, 6 aggregate awards (Solo), 2 highly commended aggregate awards(Solo), most outstanding male and female dancer, group aggregate awards, adjudicators award, 8 most promising performers from Tiny Tots (5yrs) up to Senior (13yrs and over).
Year Established – 2003
Rockhampton Eisteddfod
R Dennis – Secretary
PO Box 9836
Frenchville QLD 4702
07 4927 2036
Fax: 07 4923 2884
Entries Close: March
Held: May – July
Categories offered:Instrumental, Singing, Dance, Speech, Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Singing Choirs
Year Established – 1935
Toowoomba Eisteddfod
Paula Melville-Clark – President
Marilyn Muller – Secretary
PO Box 60
Toowoomba QLD 4350
074636 0993
07 4635 4845 or 0427 709 094
Entries Close: March for May Eisteddfod and June for July/August Eisteddfod
Held: May (Piano, Choirs/Singing, Secondary and Open Speech and Drama Solos, Primary and Secondary Speech and Drama Groups) and July/August
(Instrumental, Primary Speech & Drama Solos, Literary)
Categories offered:Choirs/Singing, Piano, Group Speech and Drama, Instrumental, Solo Speech and Drama, Literary
Year Established – 1931
toowoombaeisteddfod.org.au
Townsville Eisteddfod
Lenore Nielsen – Secretary
PO Box 5679 MC
Townsville QLD 4810
07 4724 1653
Fax: 07 4724 1657
Entries Close: June
Held: September
Categories offered:Speech & Drama, Singing, Instrumental, Irish and Highland Dancing, Classical Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary Modern and Tap Dancing, Art, Literary
Year Established – 1951
townsvilleeisteddfod.org.au

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