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	17 May 2026
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	17 May 2026
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 26 – South Australia	5 – 8 January 2026
Adelaide Autumn Intensive	13 – 16 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	17 May 2026
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
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	3 May 2026
Betsy Sawers Awards	13 September 2026

TAS

Event name	Dates
Hobart Autumn Intensive	28 April – 1 May 2026
Launceston Winter Intensive	23 – 26 July 2026
Susan Sargison Awards	10 October 2026 (TBC)
Joan Burnett Scholarship	11 October 2026 (TBC)
Tasmanian Awards Masterclasses	26-27 September 2026

VIC

Event name	Dates
Melbourne Autumn Intensive	15 – 17 April 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Semi Final	31 May 2026
Advanced 1 Bursary – Final	14 June 2026
Melbourne Winter Intensive	7 – 10 July 2026
Kathleen Gorham Awards	16 August 2026
Melbourne Solo Seal	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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