The 62nd annual festival will be held in 2026

ALL online entry forms are now closed.
If you wish to enquire about a late entry, please use the following emails:
ja.coleman@xtra.co.nz – Julie for Speech
lyndamcdowall@gmail.com – Lynda for the music sections
kaylee.sapacs@gmail.com – Kaylee for tap and troupes
johannaclees@gmail.com – Johanna for ballet

Timetable of events

Papakura Anglican Church

Coles Crescent / Great South Road

Speech & Drama
Monday & Tuesday, 6 & 7 July
Junior Piano
Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 July
Junior Vocal
Tuesday – Friday, 14–17 July
Adult Vocal
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July (recital classes)

Hawkins Theatre

13 Ray Small Drive, Papakura

General Acoustic Instrumental
Friday evening 24 July (to be confirmed)
Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 July
Sunday 2 August — Instrumental Groups, Duets & Regional Awards
Vocal Groups (all ages and genres)
Friday 7 August, from early evening
Ballet
Saturday & Sunday, 8 & 9 August
Tap & Troupes
Saturday 1 August — Tap, at Hawkins Theatre
Sunday 2 August — Troupes, at Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau (ticketed)
Highland
Saturday 1 August — at Karaka War Memorial Hall

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Our Supporters for the 2026 Festival

Friends of SAPACS

With thanks to our valued supporters across every discipline.

🩰 Ballet
Joie Lee Tessa Guo Alsie Wu Midori Yamamoto Sophia Carvajal Grace Parker-Warner Sophie Ku Elsie Hu
👯 Troupes
Chereen De Breche Emma McInnes Kerry Mills Sarala Niven Siyanna Skelton Ben Harper-North Rochelle Browne
🎻 Instrumental
Dora Green Kunlin Huang Yunmu Wei Leo Murata Gutierrez Natalie Qian Melissa Li Ryan Qiao Joanna Wu Steve Jingtang Li Yvonne Zhu Jamie Zhang Tiffany Song Claire Liu Avril Yi Carter Lin Ella Wang David McMillan Lindsey Chang Christine Han Melody Lin Violet Theodore Yolanda Zhang Ashley Shin-ing Ling
🎹 Piano
Moira Moore Shin-Hee Jun Janet Andres Lylia Wang Bella Ma Alice Kuang Gisele Jiang Phoebe Choi Zachary Long Erick Yang Mavis Chan
🎭 Speech
Ashley Rao Andrew Mei Andrew Strevens Alice Wu Olivia Zheng Jasmine Hughes Chloe Liu Katie Ellen Long Hugo Jackson Tanya Darwin
🕺 Tap
Lacey Ellis
🎵 Vocal
Elsa Huang Felicity Sun Gia Bakshi Mia Liang Nina Huang Iris Lin Felix Bian Aiden Liang Alston Jia Echo Lai Charley Deng Esther Brown Bell Wan Cheryl Weijermars Anna Lin Lillian Zheng Yoel Rijo Laurienne Brunton Pippa West Myla Zhu Olivia Hormes Chloe Kwon Oriana Qian Stella McAlister Olivia Duan Gina Liu Naledi Mhuka Giada Mangal Lilian Peng Allegra Harding Sarah Kim Christie Li Bella Bines
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Papakura Local Board (Creative Communities) Dragon Community Trust Laminex, Penrose Jacqui, Paul & Emily Briggs Draper Miniatures Delia & Phil Cook South Auckland Marine Jamie Zhang Vast Construction Yvonne Zhu Anonymous Supporter – Piano Charlotte McDonald Bruce & Jessie Pulman Opera Factory Trust David & Mary McAlister Alex Milligan Libby McMiken Williams Family (the late Dorothy Wiseman) Karen Yang & Judy Zhou Gemma Lee IRMTNZ (Registered Music Teachers, NZ Auckland) Stockman Contractors Marie Morrison Janice Webb The McDowall Family / Majors 'n' Minors Auckland Art Song & Lieder (AASL) Millicent & Florence Preece Gowan Brae Valley Studios / Gina Sanders Pukekohe South Doctors Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange) ABRSM (North Island) Joanne McAlister The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust Cassandra McCowan Easy Store Pukekohe Patricia Appleton The Webster Family Mandy Knights Marilyn Ryan Paul Radden The De Meyer Family The Reeve Family The O'Brien Family The Curtayne Family Mrs Lyn Wilcox UkuPella, Waiuku
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