haere mai! This is SongFest’26!

SONGFest’26! is a brilliant three-day showcase of the best young singing talent from Ōtepoti Dunedin and all over the South.

Formerly the Green Island Jr Vocal Competition, the Festival has a long and proud history of over 75 years.

Now revamped and rebranded, it will be held at a new convenient inner-city location, the state-of-the-art Castle 1 Lecture Theatre at Otago University.

The Festival’s broad range of song categories & styles is sure to appeal to every young singer:

CONTEMPORARY

WAIATA

POP

CLASSICAL

MUSICAL THEATRE

And more!