2020 Eisteddfod Entries Are Now Open

The 2020 Gympie & District Eisteddfod will run from Jul 31 – Aug 07 2020.

Please check the Schedule carefully as some rules and items have been revised for 2020.

All entries must made online and paid for at the time entry.

Any enquiries: gympieeisteddfod@gmail.com

or

Phone: 0412 432 120

The Gympie & District Eisteddfod Association extends a warm welcome to our website.

The City of Gympie proudly boasts that its heritage is written in the history books as the “city that saved Queensland”. This was possible with the discovery of gold in 1867. The Eisteddfod Association is proud likewise as Gympie held the first Eisteddfod in the State of Queensland.

The Eisteddfod is an annual event with the week providing a platform of performance for the youth of the community involved in cultural pursuits.

The Association’s Aim is: “to foster and nurture the love of the arts in the youth of the community”.

The art forms available to competitors are Piano, Instrumental, Speech and Drama, Vocal/Choral and Dance.

The Gympie Eisteddfod is a junior Eisteddfod offering items in each of the art forms.

EISTEDDFOD OFFICIALS

PATRON – Mrs. Elizabeth Reid

PRESIDENT – Mrs. Thelma Reisenleiter 54837095

VICE PRESIDENT – Mrs Shirley Byrnes

SECRETARY / TREASURER – Don Thomas 0412 432 120

COMMITTEE

June Cross, Margot Goldburg, Barry A. Mason

LIFE MEMBERS

Mrs Elizabeth Reid

Mrs. Val Jones

Mrs. Thelma Reisenleiter

Mr. Barry Mason

Mrs Jackie Hyam