Dates & Venues 2008 
Wakakirri is held across Australia and the six competitions can be entered by either competing live, or sending your entries into us. It all comes together at the end of the year during the National TV Special.
| Close of Registration | ALL SCHOOLS must register to participate | Cut-Off Date 4th April 2008 |
| Country Wakakirri | All Story-Dance, Story-Telling & Story-Singing items not performed live, need to be taped and sent in (previously called Outback-Wakakirri) | Cut-Off Date 13th June 2008 |
| Story-Arts, Story-Writing, Story-Film | All works due by this cut-off date. | Cut-Off Date 13th June 2008 |
Preliminary Performance dates for 2008 (Story-Dance, Story-Telling & Story-Singing)
• All dates and venues are subject to confirmation and will change as necessary.
• City Wakakirri may involve a ‘Heats’ series with an invitational competition series of ‘Finals’, depending on numbers. Regional QLD, TAS and Secondary shows have a series of straight Finals.
The shows incorporate live Story-Dance, Story-Telling and Story-Singing performances. Please note that only a limited number of Story-Telling and Story-Singing performances will be accepted for each venue.
Click on the venue names listed below for technical details, addresses, stage sizes etc.
ACT| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary/Secondary combined | Canberra | Canberra Theatre | 2-5 September |
| Finals | Primary | Canberra | Canberra Theatre | 16, 17 October |
NSW
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary | Sydney | Hills Centre Castle Hill | August 11-13 |
| Heats | Primary | Sydney | Bankstown Town Hall | 4, 5, 7, 8 |
| Straight Final | Secondary | Sydney | Bankstown Town Hall | August 6 |
| Heats | Primary | Wollongong | WIN Entertainment Centre | 14 August |
| Finals | Primary | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 16, 17 September |
QLD
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary | Brisbane | Logan Entertainment Centre | 22-25 July |
| Heats | Primary | Sunshine Coast | The Events Centre (Caloundra) | 7, 8 August |
| Heats | Primary and Secondary | Gladstone | Gladstone Entertainment Centre | 15 August |
| Straight Final | Primary and Secondary | Mackay | Mackay Entertainment Centre | 12, 13 August |
| Straight Final | Primary | Toowoomba | Empire Theatre | 20 August |
| Straight Final | Primary and Secondary | Townsville | Townsville Civic Theatre | 29 August |
| Straight Final | Secondary | Brisbane | Logan Entertainment Centre | 10 September |
| Finals | Primary | Brisbane | Logan Entertainment Centre | 9, 11 September |
SA
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary | Adelaide | Her Majesty’s Theatre | 4-8, 11, 12 August |
| Final | Secondary | Adelaide | Her Majesty’s Theatre | 20 October |
| Finals | Primary | Adelaide | Her Majesty's Theatre | 21-23 October |
TAS
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Final | Secondary | Launceston | Princess Theatre | 5 August |
| Final | Primary | Hobart | Wrest Point Convention Centre | 21 August |
VIC
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary | Melbourne | Plenty Ranges | 1 August |
| Heats | Primary | Melbourne | Clocktower Theatre Moonee Ponds | 6 , 7, 8 August |
| Heats | Primary | Melbourne | Frankston Arts Centre | 20, 21, 22 August |
| Straight Final | Secondary | Melbourne | Clocktower Theatre Moonee Ponds | 12 September |
| Final | Primary | Melbourne | Melbourne Town Hall | 28, 29 October |
WA
| Event | Schools | City | Venue | Dates (2008) |
| Heats | Primary | Perth | Regal Theatre | 14 & 15 August |
| Straight Final | Secondary | Perth | Regal Theatre | 28 October |
| Finals | Primary | Perth | Regal Theatre | 29 October |
(Updated 11th June 2008)
