The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is now open for group applications for its 2025 festival.

This world-renowned Welsh celebration of music and dance, taking place from July 8 to 13, will be the festival's 78th year.

Choirs and dance groups from across the globe are invited to compete at the unique festival.

Artistic director of the Llangollen Eisteddfod, Dave Danford said: "We are delighted to be launching our syllabus for 2025, as we prepare to welcome competitors from home and abroad to North East Wales next summer.

"We are building on our ambitious 2024 festival, and expecting a very high standard across all of our competitions."

In 2024, the festival saw more than 3,000 competitors from 30 different countries.

The upcoming festival aims to top this.

Côr Glanaethwy from Bangor's winning performance at the Llangollen Eisteddfod 2024  (Image: Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod)

The 2024 winners included Côr Glanaethwy from Bangor as the Choir of the World, the Young Choir of the World was won by Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir from the USA, and Prolisok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble triumphed in the Llangollen Dance Off.

The most famous winner in the competition's history is Luciano Pavarotti, who won first prize in 1955.

Mr Pavarotti later shared that the experience inspired him to become a professional singer.

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Since its launch in 1947, the festival has seen tens of thousands of global participants.

The festival is located in the town of Llangollen, with the majority of the competitions taking place in their grand 4,000-seater Pavilion.

Group applications are now open with all the competition details available at https://eisteddfodcompetitions.co.uk/. Solo competitions will open on December 1, 2024.