Changes, if any, to online closing dates will be announced on the National Eisteddfod Facebook page.
Entries for the National Eisteddfod of South Africa 2025 season open on 1 April 2025
Video & Art Entries: Closing, submission dates & fees
DEADLINE for ENTRIES EXTENDED!
Standard fee: 11 AUGUST
Late Bird fee: 21 AUGUST
Entry fees are determined by the DATE of submission and whether it is online or in hardcopy format. A higher fee is charged for entries submitted in hardcopy format and/or at later stage.
Please note: Video & Art entries will be adjudicated in 3 sessions and should reach the NEA Office before 16:00 on ANY of the following dates (hand deliveries) or midnight (online submissions):
Session 1: 01 Aug 2025
Session 2: 29 Aug 2025
Session 3: 19 Sep 2025
Please note: The entry fee for an individual and a group video entry is the same.
| Online |
Online | Online | Online | Online |
Hard copy |
Final dead-line |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entry Type |
Early Bird |
Standard |
Late Bird |
Lost Bird |
Standard |
|
Final Deadline |
Closing date |
31 May 2025 |
11 Aug 2025 |
21 Aug 2025 |
31 Aug 2025 |
1 Aug 2025 |
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19 Sep 2025 |
| Video / Art Entry | R 210 | R 220 | R 250 | R 265 | R 240 | R 280 | |
*Any extension of closing dates will be announced on the website.
- Download a copy of Part 1 of the Prospectus 2024 – 2025 (Overview & Rules) HERE
- Please note that all reading and unprepared items are excluded from video submissions. This is because they require the input of the adjudicator before performance hence they cannot be pre-recorded. For more information check the requirements in the Speech and Drama Prospectus. Reading items may be entered as Virtual entries when live participation is not possible.
- For the requirements for recording video entries, kindly refer to the the Video Entry Help File which is available on our website & Prospectus, as well as in Pdf file format.