[4] In addition to competitions, the Sydney Eisteddfod collaborates with arts organizations to provide opportunties for emerging artists.
It hosts recital, concerts, and fosters interest in the performing and creative arts to engage future audiences.
By 1932, representatives from the Music Week Festival and the Citizens of Sydney Organising Committee announced plans for a larger-scale eisteddfod, which officially launched in August of 1933.
[7] The first executive meeting of the Eisteddfod was held on 20 February 1933, and the first official program included 84 vocal, choral, speech, and musical events, drawing 5,410 entries.
The opening ceremony on 19 August 2023 featured performances by notable artists such as Joan Hammond, Ernest Llewellyn, and Joy Nichols.