Be part of the Festival fun and enter a competition

Get involved in Australia’s biggest Elvis party, the 2022 Parkes Elvis Festival, by entering a competition.

If you can sing like The King you can perform on the Cooke Park Main Stage in the Tribute to Elvis Competition or Elvis Unplugged where musicians perform an Elvis song as a cover or arrangement on an instrument without backing tracks.

Footpaths, street corners, cafés and shop fronts will become a stage for the brilliant array of talented, quirky and beginner artists who performing for Festival fans passing by in the Bringing It Back Busking Championships.  The top three buskers get to perform on the Cooke Park Main Stage.

If singing isn’t your thing, you can dress up and take part in the free Elvis and Priscilla Look-a-Like Competitions on the Cooke Park Main Stage or join in the fun at the Miss Priscilla Dinner and Competitions. A new Pin-Up Pageant will be hosted by Viva La Vintage over three days of the Festival for rockabilly and vintage fashion lovers.

We know that life is better when you Rock ‘n’ Roll so get your hips moving and enter the McDonald’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Dancing Competition. It’s a lot of fun whether you join in as a competitor or a spectator.

Maybe you’re a poet and you just don’t know it. Take the poetic plunge and enter the Elvis Poetry Competition. It’s not too late to enter and it’s free. There are categories for novice, open and people’s choice.

Elvis-themed floats, vintage and classic cars and motorcycles join Elvis and Priscilla look-a-likes, walking entries and marching bands can enter competitions in the Northparkes Mines Street Parade.

Show your most treasured collectable in the Festival’s car shows and competitions including Classic & Heritage Vehicle Show, Cars of the Era Display or the Kombi Display.

The Elvis Photography competition and exhibition showcases outstanding work from both amateur to established photographers. The competition is closed for 2022 so get snapping in April and enter your pics for the 2023 Festival.

Join in the fun and enter a competition at the 2022 Parkes Elvis Festival.