Welcome to the 2025 Hamilton Competitions



In June/July 2025, our 83rd festival will host the
following art forms: dance, vocal, speech & drama,
Instrumental and special needs.



Performers will come from a range of communities throughout the upper North Island and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. They will range in age from little pre-schoolers to adults completing tertiary study and vying for the big prizes in the Vocal and Piano competitions. The main prize money from the Norah Howell Awards will be used to fund further study and launch performance careers. You can enjoy the Norah Howell Awards at the Vocal and Instrumental competitions during the festival.



FIND OUT MORE...



The competitions are held over two weeks at a

range of venues in Hamilton. Find your discipline(s) below to find out when and where they will be taking place during the June/July 2025 festival.



01



Dance



The Dance competitions will be held from the 28th June through to the 4th July 2025 at Southwell School.


Download the 2025 Dance Syllabus here.


Follow our Facebook page for all updates


App for Comp -

https://hamilton-dance.glide.page




02



Instrumental



The Pianoforte and Strings disciplines have merged to one as Instrumental and will be held on the 3rd July to 5th July at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 91 Tuhikaramea Road Hamilton.


Download the 2025 Syllabus here.


Enter via Google Forms here

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03


Vocal


The Vocal competitions will be held on the 2nd to 5th July 2025 at Whitiroa Bible Church, 24 Abbotsford Street, Whitiora, Hamilton

.

Download the 2025 Vocal Syallabus here.


Registrations Open 11/4/25 via WE Developments.


App for comp -

https://hamilton-vocal.glide.page/







04



Speech & Drama



The Speech & Drama discipline will be held on the 28th June to 29th of June 2025, at

Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts

Knighton Road University of Waikato, Hamilton


Download the 2025 Speech & Drama Syllabus here.


Entry via WE Developments


App for comp -

https://hamilton-speech.glide.page



05



Special Needs



The competition for Children and Young Adults with Special Needs will be held at Hillcrest High School, Morrison Memorial Theatre Senior Live Competition 26th June 2025 and Senior and Junior Video Competitions 5th July 2025.


Download the updated 2025 Syllabus here.



Entries close 6th June 2025 for Senior Live Competition and 14th June 2025 for Senior and Junior Competition Video Submissions.