Attend the Eisteddfod
2 June – 16 June 2025
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
Competition Timetable 2025
Music Competition
Monday 2 June 2025
011 Preliminary Piano Solo
002 Preliminary Piano Solo
001 Open Piano Solo – Special Section
020 8 years & under Piano Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
021 10 years & under Piano Solo
012 Grade I Piano Solo
003 Grade I Piano Solo
013 Grade II Piano Solo
004 Grade II Piano Solo
022 12 years & under Piano Solo
Evening Session (commences at 7:00pm)
023 14 years & under Lynda Freeman Memorial Piano Solo
027 14 years & under Piano Duet
014 Grade III Piano Solo
005 Grade III Piano Solo
006 Grade IV Piano Solo
015 Grade IV Piano Solo
016 Grade V Piano Solo
007 Grade V Piano Solo
024 16 years & under Piano Solo
Tuesday 3 June 2025
089 12 years & under Woodwind Solo
085 16 years & under String Duet
100 12 years & under Brass Solo
063 Grade V String Solo
090 14 years & under Woodwind Solo
064 Grade VI String Solo
101 14 years & under Brass Solo
073 Grade VI String Solo
091 16 years & under Woodwind Solo
066 Grade VIII or higher String Solo
114 Open Instrumental Solo
075 Grade VIII or higher String Solo
082 Open String Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
129 Junior Concert Band
112 School Instrumental Ensemble
123 Secondary School Student Concert Band
Evening Session (commences at 7:00pm)
029 Open – Students Only Piano Special – Student Duet Prize
028 Open Piano Duet
017 Grade VI Piano Solo
008 Grade VI Piano Solo
018 Grade VII Piano Solo
009 Grade VII Piano Solo
025 18 years & under Piano Solo
010 Grade VIII or higher Piano Solo
019 Grade VIII Piano Solo
026 Open Piano Solo
Wednesday 4 June 2025
057 Open String Solo – Special Section
076 8 years & under String Solo
067 Preliminary String Solo
058 Preliminary String Solo
077 10 years & under String Solo
068 Grade I String Solo
059 Grade I String Solo
083 12 years & under String Duet
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
113 14 years & under Instrumental Ensemble
128 Junior String Orchestra
069 Grade II String Solo
060 Grade II String Solo
078 12 years & under String Solo
070 Grade III String Solo
061 Grade III String Solo
079 14 years & under String Solo
071 Grade IV String Solo
062 Grade IV String Solo
080 16 years & under String Solo
Evening Session (commences at 7:00pm)
117 Open Instrumental Trio or Quartet
065 Grade VII String Solo
074 Grade VII String Solo
081 18 years & under String Solo
086 Open String Duet
121 Secondary School Student String Orchestra
116 Open Instrumental Ensemble
124 Open Concert Band
125 Secondary School Student Stage Band
110 Open Jazz Ensemble
Thursday 5 June 2025
139 Year 6 & under Primary School Choral Championship
140 Year 6 & under Sacred Song or Carol Contest
141 Year 6 & under Primary School Folk Song Contest
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
127 Primary School Multi-instrumental Group
137 Primary School Students Recorder Group
131 11 years & over (Primary School Student) Recorder Solo
130 10 years & under Recorder Solo
132 10 years & under Recorder Duet
133 11 years & over (Primary School Student) Recorder Duet
118 Primary School Student Instrumental or Vocal Original Composition
120 15 years & over Instrumental or Vocal Original Composition
119 14 years & under Instrumental or Vocal Original Composition
109 Open Contemporary Guitar Solo
Evening Session (commences at 7:00pm)
142 Secondary School Students Choral Championship
143 Secondary School Students Sacred Song or Carol Contest
144 Secondary School Students Chamber Choir
145 Open Folk Song Contest
146 Open Male, Female or Mixed Choir
147 Open Gospel or Sacred Song Group
Friday 6 June 2025
040 Primary School Student Vocal Solo
045 Primary School Students Vocal Duet
050 Open Spiritual or Sacred Song Solo
049 Secondary School Student Spiritual or Sacred Song Solo
041 14 years & under Vocal Solo
048 Open Vocal Duet
047 18 years & under Vocal Duet
056 15 years & over Vocal – Animated Movie in Costume Solo
053 14 years & under Vocal – Modern Solo
054 15 years & over Vocal – Modern Solo
044 16 years & over Vocal Solo
043 17 years & over Vocal Solo
042 16 years & under Vocal Solo
051 14 years & under Song from a Musical: In costume Solo
052 15 years & over Song from a Musical: In costume Solo
Dance Competition
Monday 9 June 2025
241 6 Years & Under 8 Novice Classical Solo
243 6 years & under 8 Classical Ballet Solo
245 6 years & under 8 Contemporary Dance Solo
248 6 years & under 8 Song & Dance Solo
240 Under 6 years Own Choice Solo
249 6 years & under 8 Tap Dance Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
242 6 years & under 8 Novice Theatrical Dance Solo
326 6 years & under 8 Neo Classical Solo
246 6 years & under 8 Demi Character Dance Solo
247 6 years & under 8 Jazz Dance Solo
250 8 years & under 10 Novice Classical Solo
244 6 years & under 8 Lyrical Solo
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
327 8 years & under 10 Neo Classical Solo
254 8 years & under 10 Contemporary Dance Solo
251 8 years & under 10 Novice Theatrical Dance Solo
255 8 years & under 10 Demi Character Dance Solo
Tuesday 10 June 2025
253 8 years & under 10 Lyrical Solo
256 8 years & under 10 Jazz Dance Solo
252 8 years & under 10 Classical Ballet Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
259 10 years & under 12 Novice Classical Solo
262 10 years & under 12 Lyrical Solo
260 10 years & under 12 Novice Theatrical Dance Solo
265 10 years & under 12 Jazz Dance Solo
266 10 years & under 12 Tap Dance Solo
304 10 years & under Classical Dance Duo/Trio
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
263 10 years & under 12 Contemporary Dance Solo
305 10 years & under Theatrical Dance Duo/Trio
264 10 years & under 12 Demi Character Dance Solo
268 10 years & under 12 Song & Dance Solo
267 10 years & under 12 Hip Hop Solo
328 10 years & under 12 Neo Classical Solo
Wednesday 11 June 2025
261 10 years & under 12 Classical Ballet Solo
269 12 years & under 14 Novice Classical Solo
276 12 years & under 14 Tap Dance Solo
270 12 years & under 14 Novice Theatrical Dance Solo
275 12 years & under 14 Jazz Dance Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
272 12 years & under 14 Lyrical Solo
310 Open Special Needs Own Choice Solo, Duo, Trio, Troupe
329 12 years & under 14 Neo Classical Solo
274 12 years & under 14 Demi Character Dance Solo
277 12 years & under 14 Hip Hop Solo
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
271 12 years & under 14 Classical Ballet Solo
278 12 years & under 14 Song & Dance Solo
273 12 years & under 14 Contemporary Dance Solo
Thursday 12 June 2025
Morning Session – (commences at 10:00am) – closed to public
Classical Ballet Scholarship Class: 12 years & under – closed to public
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
284 14 years & under 16 Demi Character Dance Solo
279 14 years & under 16 Novice Classical Solo
330 14 years & under 16 Neo Classical Solo
285 14 years & under 16 Jazz Dance Solo
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
306 13 years & under Classical Dance Duo/Trio
282 14 years & under 16 Lyrical Solo
307 13 years & under Theatrical Dance Duo/Trio
299 12 years & under Junior Jazz Championship
300 12 years & under Junior Classical Scholarship
Friday 13 June 2025
280 14 years & under 16 Novice Theatrical Dance Solo
287 14 years & under 16 Hip Hop Solo
281 14 years & under 16 Classical Ballet Solo
288 14 years & under 16 Song & Dance Solo
286 14 years & under 16 Tap Dance Solo
Afternoon Session (commences at 1:30pm)
283 14 years & under 16 Contemporary Dance Solo
308 14 years & over Classical Dance Duo/Trio
309 14 years & over Theatrical Dance Duo/Trio
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
291 16 years & over Classical Ballet Solo
289 16 years & over Novice Classical Solo
293 16 years & over Contemporary Dance Solo
292 16 years & over Lyrical Solo
Saturday 14 June 2025
294 16 years & over Demi Character Dance Solo
298 16 years & over Song & Dance Solo
295 16 years & over Jazz Dance Solo
296 16 years & over Tap Dance Solo
331 16 years & over Neo Classical Solo
297 16 years & over Hip Hop Solo
Afternoon Session – (commences at 2:00pm) – closed to public
Classical Ballet Scholarship Class: 13 years & over – closed to public
Evening Session (commences at 6:30pm)
302 Open Tap Championship
301 Open Jazz Dance Championship
303 13 years & over Hamilton Eisteddfod Classical Ballet Scholarship
Sunday 15 June 2025
312 14 years & under Classical Ballet Troupe
313 Open Classical Ballet Troupe
314 10 years & under Contemporary/Lyrical Troupe
315 14 years & under Contemporary/Lyrical Troupe
316 Open Contemporary/Lyrical Troupe
324 14 years & under Hip Hop Troupe
320 10 years & under Jazz Dance Troupe
321 14 years & under Jazz Dance Troupe
322 Open Jazz Dance Troupe
Speech & Drama Competition
Monday 16 June 2025
400 5 years & under Poetry Recital Solo
401 7 years & under Poetry Recital Solo
402 9 years & under Poetry Recital Solo
403 11 years & under Poetry Recital Solo
405 9 years & under Ensemble Scripted Piece Ensemble
406 11 years & under Ensemble Scripted Piece Ensemble
408 9 years & under Original Piece (Poem or Prose) Solo
409 11 years & under Original Piece (Poem or Prose) Solo
416 13 years & under Creative Piece Solo
414 15 years & under Scripted Piece Group
410 13 years & under Poem, Prose or Monologue Solo
413 18 years & over Poem, Prose or Monologue Solo
419 18 years & over Creative Piece Solo
423 18 years & over Classical Monologue Solo
Admission & Programs
Tickets & programs can be purchased throughout the Eisteddfod at the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre.
Admission Prices
No Concessions Available
Feature Sessions include:
Bands & Choral Evening: Thu 5 June 2025
Dance Troupes Morning: Sun 15 June 2025
Admission to all sessions
Program Prices

Venue Information
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
113 Brown Street
Hamilton VIC 3300
Parking:
Free parking is available in the adjacent carpark (and there is limited street parking nearby).
Disabled Access:
Disabled parking spaces are available in the adjacent carpark. Wheelchair access is available in the auditorium and backstage.
Food & Drinks:
The canteen in the foyer of the PAC is open during all sessions of the Hamilton Eisteddfod. Hamilton also has some delightful cafés and restaurants – find out more via the Visit Hamilton section below.
Visit Hamilton
Hamilton welcomes the many competitors, families and followers who come to the region for the Hamilton Eisteddfod each year.
Make sure you find time between competition sessions to experience the country hospitality of Hamilton, and the rural beauty of its surrounds.
There’s always lots to see and do in Greater Hamilton, from arts and culture to glorious food and wine, and stunning outdoor experiences. Why not plan a day trip, and stay awhile!
We’ve gathered some links to information about Greater Hamilton, to help you plan your visit to the Hamilton Eisteddfod.