NSW

Event name	Dates
Joan & Monica Halliday Awards – Preliminary and Semi Finals	8 – 11 March 2026
Isobel Anderson Awards – Preliminary and Semi Finals	16 – 20 March 2026
Joan & Monica Halliday Awards – Finals	28 March 2026
Isobel Anderson Awards – Finals	29 March 2026
Sydney Autumn Intensive	13 – 16 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Advanced 1 Bursary – Final	7 June 2026 (TBC)
Sydney Spring Intensive	28 September – 1 October 2026

QLD

Event name	Dates
Jacqueline Morland Awards – Semi Finals	28 March 2026
Jacqueline Morland Awards – Finals	29 March 2026
Mackay Autumn Intensive	13 – 17 April 2026
Brisbane Autumn Intensive	13 – 18 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Brisbane Winter Intensive	29 June – 11 July 2026
Cairns Winter Intensive	6 – 11 July 2026
Gold Coast Winter Intensive	6 – 10 July 2026
Shirley Treacy Awards Mackay	9 August 2026 (TBC)
Shirley Treacy Awards Townsville	16 August 2026 (TBC)
Shirley Treacy Awards Cairns	30 August 2026 (TBC)
Shirley Treacy Awards Rockhampton	6 September 2026 (TBC)
Shirley Treacy Awards Online Presentation	13 September 2026 (TBC)

SA

Event name	Dates
DANCE FEST 25 – South Australia	5 – 8 January 2026
Adelaide Autumn Intensive	13 – 16 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Adelaide Winter Intensive	13 – 15 July 2026
Eileen Hogarth Awards	26 July 2026

WA

Event name	Dates
Perth Autumn Intensive	13 – 16 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	24 May 2026 (TBC)
WA Festival of Dance	27 May – 1 June 2026
Perth Spring Intensive	29 September – 3 October 2026
Diana de Vos Awards	15 November 2026

ACT

Event name	Dates
Canberra Autumn Intensive	15 – 17 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Betsy Sawers Awards	13 September 2026

TAS

Event name	Dates
Hobart Autumn Intensive	28 April – 1 May 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Launceston Winter Intensive	23 – 26 July 2026
Susan Sargison Awards	10 October 2026
Joan Burnett Scholarship	11 October 2026

VIC

Event name	Dates
Melbourne Autumn Intensive	15 – 17 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	TBC
Melbourne Winter Intensive	7 – 10 July 2026
Kathleen Gorham Awards	23 August 2026
Audrey Nicholls Awards Semi Finals	29 August 2026
Audrey Nicholls Awards Finals	30 August 2026
Melbourne Spring Intensive	21 – 23 September 2026

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