Peak Hill NSW will be hosting the Peak Hill Regional Finals – Australian National Busking Championships™ on Saturday 15 September 2018.
The Australian National Busking Championships™ is an Australia-wide network of music festivals. The ANBC celebrates the rich diversity of Australian music culture. Through out the year, Regional Finals are held in towns all over Australia culminating in the National Grand Final which is held in Cooma NSW on the first weekend of November each year.
Download Peak Hill Entry Form here:Â ENTRY FORM PEAK HILL 2018 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BUSKING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Download this additional form for larger groups:Â GROUP MEMBERS LIST FORM_PEAK HILL 2018
Calling All Buskers:
Thousands of dollars in cash prizes will be up for grabs at Peak Hill Regional Finals. Peak Hill is the one regional towns that have joined the ever-growing network of ANBC busking competitions around Australia. Dates for 2018 so far are:
- Stanthorpe Qld – 24 February
- Ballarat Vic – 24 March
- Albany WA – (Date to be announced)
- Narooma NSW – 26 May
- Noosa Qld – 9 – 10 June
- Peak Hill NSW – 15 September
- Cooma NSW – 3 November (Cooma Regional Competition & National Grand Finals)
Links to all these Regional Finals may be found at:Â https://www.buskingcooma.com/
The Prizes:
There are generous prizes for 3 age categories, Open (Adult), Secondary (High School Age) and Primary (Primary School Age). Plus lots of other awards such as: Peoples Choice Award, Best Band, Country Music, Blues Music, Jazz Music, Classical Music, Folk, Indigenous, Community Based Music, Youth Encouragement, Most Innovative, and Ability Award (for buskers with a disability). Solos, Duos, Groups, Ensembles, Choirs are all welcome. There has even been a prize for non-musical Street Performance such as jugglers, magicians and dancers.
The winners of each of the 3 age categories will qualify for the National Grand Final in Cooma.