Our Purpose

What We Do and Why

The Society’s aim is to foster the performing arts locally.  To achieve this, it runs annual eisteddfod events for the youth of the Grafton district and visitors. 

While eisteddfod events involve competing for awards, there are other equally important benefits for entrants, including:

• providing stage performance experience in a supportive, friendly environment;
• providing useful and impartial feedback from a professional adjudicator;
• being a place to meet people of similar age with similar interests and skills;
• being a goal to work towards;
• inspiring each other with their performances;
• building character and confidence;
• teaching important life skills - such as caring about your presentation; and
• being an experience that enriches your life later on.

Our Funding

This Society is a not-for-profit organization.   

It is an incorporated entity under the Associations Incorporation Act of NSW (Certificate 128 2336).  It was registered as an Australian Business on 20 June 2000, and it’s ABN is 25 536 393 358.

All members and helpers are unpaid volunteers.  All expenses are met through grants, donations, sponsorships, and money raised by eisteddfod events.

Our History

The City of Grafton Eisteddfod Society was established in 1954 as a philanthropic society, to provide a performance and competition event for children and young people of the Clarence Valley. Since then, the eisteddfod society has grown to include participants from surrounding regions and afar. Over time, the format and range of events has also changed.