Camdeboo Eisteddfod

02/06/2025

Last year's Camdeboo Eisteddfod was a resounding success, showcasing the incredible talent, creativity and passion of our local young performers, artists and musicians.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴.

As we reflect on those unforgettable moments, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗱, confident it will be even more inspiring and enriching.

Don't miss the highlights from last year's magical event - 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

KAROO NEWS - The vision of Union High...

02/06/2025

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is beyond excited to present the third annual 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗙𝗢𝗗, happening on 20, 21 and 22 August 2025!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩-𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

🗓 Be sure to 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 because for three unforgettable days, our young performers, artists and visionaries will dazzle, delight and inspire!

We’re also thrilled to welcome our amazing new title sponsor, Montego Pet Nutrition, to the Camdeboo Eisteddfod family. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 Wednesday, 4 June! (𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥.)

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮.

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14/07/2024

As a friendly reminder, we would like to announce that the deadline for entries for the much-anticipated Camdeboo Eisteddfod is swiftly approaching.

This year, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁. If you have not submitted your entry yet, be sure to do so by tomorrow, 15 July.

𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 and showcase your skills in various categories, including music, dance, drama and more, simply click on the following links:

Choir | Junior
https://forms.gle/CM4Sjd1SuQkcyfjz8
Choir | Senior
https://forms.gle/rAxCdB4ACze3qo1X9
Contemporary Music | Junior
https://forms.gle/sSrVryxTc7hitySz9
Contemporary Music | Senior
https://forms.gle/1yu5CHvB9PfV1gQS9
Creative Work: Art, Writing, Poetry
https://forms.gle/DK1WjUEGEPCPtao4A
Dance
https://forms.gle/qGy3TBTtuotZmG1P8
Drama
https://forms.gle/Bwa1Q9mUkuWkZsPz8
Percussion | Junior
https://forms.gle/CTszsBRw5AQoEfZ46
Percussion | Senior
https://forms.gle/qcm5yiauuq3nxFZh7
Piano | Junior
https://forms.gle/RgU8mF9xFcYEmb2SA
Piano | Senior
https://forms.gle/yW8JgxLnYjiT9PFz6
Recorder | Junior
https://forms.gle/8E23NXxJ7TGR8MXW7
Recorder | Senior
https://forms.gle/PRykvzJmm8BuaxvJ9
Strings | Junior
https://forms.gle/eFUK2v15MAZ4rqH67
Strings | Senior
https://forms.gle/AxAuRz25w8xaDQC47
Vocal | Junior
https://forms.gle/d6UnY1UEc1p6KjRU9
Vocal | Senior
https://forms.gle/tcZZZL7e6j5EG2wf6
Woodwind and Brass | Junior
https://forms.gle/9H148nT4GuZ3W7jw6
Woodwind and Brass | Senior
https://forms.gle/bxL4iKJdekJhac3P7

𝙒𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮!

22/05/2024

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet's successful inaugural launched in 2023.

Union is eagerly anticipating entries for its second installment of this event, scheduled to take place on 14, 15 and 16 August in Graaff-Reinet this year.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

For more information and to enter, please visit the event page at https://www.unionschools.co.za/camdeboo-eisteddfod/
𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳'𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!

KAROO NEWS - The inaugural Camdeboo...

12/03/2024

Join the harmonious journey of music and creativity at this year's Camdeboo Eisteddfod!

𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 your junior choir https://forms.gle/CM4Sjd1SuQkcyfjz8 or here to enter your senior choir https://forms.gle/rAxCdB4ACze3qo1X9

𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 15 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 2024

11/03/2024

Unleash your talent on the dance floor at this year's Camdeboo Eisteddfod 🌟

𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 and join us in August: https://forms.gle/qGy3TBTtuotZmG1P8

𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 15 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 2024

01/03/2024

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦!

Entries have officially opened for the 2024 Camdeboo Eisteddfod!

This 3-day event – 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2023 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘦 5 𝘵𝘰 18, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 - will be held in Graaff-Reinet this year on 14, 15 and 16 August.

👆Should you wish to be part of this very exciting event, click here to access the Google Form entry links: https://www.unionschools.co.za/camdeboo-eisteddfod/

𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙛𝙤𝙙@𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨.𝙘𝙤.𝙯𝙖

*𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯-𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Introduction The arts have a vital role to play in nation building and the well-being of our people. This is echoed in the words of our late national patron Mama Albertina Sisulu when she said: “𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮...

21/02/2024

Entries for this year's 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗙𝗢𝗗 – hosted by Union High School, Graaff-Reinet - open on Friday, 1 March.

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴.

Join us on 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰, 𝟭𝟱 & 𝟭𝟲 as we bring the young stars in our community and surrounds together to celebrate the arts. Mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate the talents of tomorrow! 🌟🎭🎨

30/11/2023

𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 for the second annual 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗙𝗢𝗗!

🗣 Mark your calendars because we are thrilled to announce that the 2024 dates for Union High School's second annual Camdeboo Eisteddfod have been set!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰, 𝟭𝟱 & 𝟭𝟲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀.