The Day of Orature
A free, full-day public festival featuring the Youth Orature Showcase & Competition — an open, adjudicated performance competition for students Grades 3–12 across the Syracuse metropolitan area and greater Central New York. Five performance categories. Cash prizes. Live musical guests. Presented by the Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo Foundation.
Audition submissions open May 4, 2026 — deadline May 29, 2026. Students Grades 3–12 in the Syracuse metropolitan area and greater Central New York region are invited to submit digital audition videos in one or more of five Orature performance categories. Entry is free. All submissions receive a response by June 15, 2026.