The Kids Sing

Primary & Intermediate Schools Choir Festivals

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The Kids Sing

Welcome to The Kids Sing website.

St Cuths At Tks Akld 2024The Kids Sing is a choral festival for Primary and Intermediate schools held in 9 regional centres and involving around 4,500 children nationwide. In 2025, The Kids Sing festivals will be held in Auckland, Hamilton, Hastings, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury and Dunedin. 

Check out the tabs on the orange strip above to find out dates of regional festivals and registration information. See below for news items and resources related to The Kids Sing.

7 May 2025
TKS Dunedin
4-6 August 2025
TKS Auckland
20 August 2025
TKS Nelson
1-2 September 2025
TKS Hastings
September TBC
TKS Whanganui
14 October 2025
TKS Wellington
23 October 2025
TKS Hamilton

Dunedin Town Hall

Holy Trinity Cathedral

NCMA

Toitoi Hawke's Bay

Whanganui Collegiate School

Samuel Marsden Collegiate

Southwell School

News

The Kids Sing across Aotearoa
The Kids Sing across Aotearoa

Our roundup of The Kids Sing festivals around the motu in 2024 – past and upcoming!

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Let's Get Singing!
Let's Get Singing!

Term 1 2024 - FREE teacher workshops in Whangārei, Hamilton, Havelock North and Nelson.

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The Kids Sing around the motu
The Kids Sing around the motu

It’s Kids Sing season! Around 2,500 children from around the country have so far taken part, with two more festivals to come.

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The Kids Sing in Wellington and Hamilton (2022)
The Kids Sing in Wellington and Hamilton (2022)

Almost 600 children from the Wellington and Waikato regions took part in The Kids Sing this week, with festivals held at St…

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FAQ

When are The Kids Sing regional festivals in 2025?

Click here for a list of the regional festival dates.

How does my school choir enter The Kids Sing?

  • Please register online (there is no paper option). Registrations open in May.
  • Entries must be received by each region’s closing date (stipulated on the regional festival page), after which a late entry fee of $40.00 will be incurred.
  • The entry fee for 2025 is based on an average $2.00 to $3.00 per singer (incl. GST) up to a maximum of $200 per school.
  • Once you have registered, your Regional Coordinator (see Regional Festivals for contact details) will contact you in due course with more information about your local event and will also request details of your choir’s performance pieces.

What are the entry fees?

Please see the Regulations tab for information about fees.