Some of Bathurst's best and brightest talent are set to take to the stage for the 74th edition of the Bathurst Eisteddfod from August 24 to September 13.
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And it'll all be held at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, which is set to become a hub of junior speech, drama, dance and music talent across the next few weeks.
Speech and drama will run from August 24 to August 30 and from September 2 to 4, dance from August 24 to 2, and music from September 4 to 13.
Committee president Renee Fowler said the eisteddfod will conclude with the community choir night on September 13.
"That's where all the local schools get to perform one song from a musical that they've performed throughout the year or anything else they like," she said.
"It'll also be our first year having EFTPOS, which will hopefully make a different with queues on the night."
She said merchandise including bottles, pens and stickers will be available for purchase.
This year's adjudicators have been locked in and include Anthea Wikstrom, Kate Proctor, Steve Williams and Adele Robertson for music, Merryl Lloyd for speech and Lauren Belonogoff and Natasha Brown for dance.
Programs for the eisteddfod are available to purchase for $8 from John Matthews and Co Pharmacy, CKM Law, Donna Callista Dance Wear, RSAJ Secretarial Services and the Mitchell Conservatorium.
The eisteddfod is also after extra volunteers, with numbers well below that of previous years.
"We still need volunteers, especially for music in the third week. That's when we find people start to drop off," Ms Fowler said.
"But we need them in all genres.
"In previous years we normally have 100, but we're currently sitting at around 70 volunteers."
Tickets for the Bathurst Eisteddfod start at $7 for an adult per session or $20 for a day ticket.
A season ticket costs $50 for an adults.
For more information on the Bathurst Eisteddfod, visit the Facebook page @bathurst.eisteddfod or the website at www.bathursteisteddfod.org.