Llangollen Eisteddfod welcomes the world to Wales as group applications open

The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has opened group applications for its unique festival for its 78th year in 2025.

Choirs and dance groups from around the globe can now apply to compete in the world-renowned celebration of music and dance.

Over the summer more than 3,000 competitors came to Llangollen from 30 different countries.

The festival is hoping to top this in 2025, as invitations land with the best amateur choirs and dance groups from around the world.

In 2024, Côr Glanaethwy from Bangor won the coveted Pavarotti Trophy, along with the title of Choir of the World.

The Young Choir of the World was won by Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir from the USA, with the Llangollen Dance Off being won by Prolisok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.

Dave Danford, Artistic Director of the Llangollen Eisteddfod said, “We are delighted to be launching our syllabus for 2025, as we prepare to welcome competitors from home and abroad to North East Wales next summer.

“We are building on our ambitious 2024 festival, and expecting a very high standard across all of our competitions.”

The most famous winner of the competitions in Llangollen was Luciano Pavarotti in 1955, when he was a member of the Corale Rossini, a male voice choir from Modena, winning first prize at the International Eisteddfod.

He later said that this was the most important experience of his life, and that it inspired him to become a professional singer. Since the festival was launched in 1947, tens of thousands of people from around the world have competed in the festival’s unique competitions.

Group applications are now open with full details of the competitions released on https://eisteddfodcompetitions.co.uk/ Applications for the solo competitions open on 1 December 2024.