page_title: Urdd National Eisteddfod
section_title: Competitions
hierarchical_section_title: Urdd National Eisteddfod / Competitions
caption_attribution_description: Cymraeg: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd, Caerfyrddin, 1967. English: Urdd National Eisteddfod, Carmarthen, 1967.
context_page_description: The Urdd National Eisteddfod is an annual Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Arguably Europe's largest youth festival, it is usually held during the last week of May, coinciding with schools' half term holiday. Locations alternate between north and south Wales. The Eisteddfod consists of competitive singing, recitation, art, composition, dance and instrumental events for contestants aged between 7 and 24 years. Regional qualifying heats are held in advance around Wales.
  Urdd's motto is 'Er Mwyn Cymru'.
context_section_description: According to the Urdd's own reporting, they estimate that roughly 40,000 children and young adults apply through regional rounds for places in the Eisteddfod competitions. Of these roughly 15,000 qualify through to take part at the National event. Preliminary rounds for the performing arts are then conducted on the day to establish a final three competitors who perform in front of the pavilion audience. A single judge then ranks the final three competitors to give the winning order.
  In its earlier competitive years, children competed as part of their county, and a large scoreboard would tally the points to find an overall winner. Today the competitors compete for themselves, though their school or college plays a large part. The younger children will compete under their school's name and normally wear their school uniform while performing. 
  Competitors for the Urdd National Esiteddfod can be split into two main groups. The performing arts; which take place in the Pavilion, and the plastic and compositional arts which are judged prior to the Eisteddfod but are revealed as part of the festival.
caption: A group of children perform at Carmarthen in 1967. The old county score board is visible behind them.
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