2026 Pageant of the Arts | Final Competition May 2, 2026
Location: Bateman Hall, 11331 Ernestine Ave, Lynwood, CA.
About Pageant of the Arts:
High school students, on the brink of adulthood, have so many talents! The Pageant of the Arts is a competition that encourages them to develop, hone, and display these talents for all to appreciate.
The 5 Arts that comprise the Pageant are Music-Instrumental; Music-Vocal; Art (2-dimensional or 3-dimensional); Dance, and Speech.
Each contest is judged by experts in their fields.
The First Place in each contest receives a $1,000 cash prize; Second Place $500; and Third Place $250.
Each Rotary club in District 5280 may send one contestant each for Art or Speech, and soloists or groups for Dance and Music. These may be the winners of contests at the club, or simply nominated. For more details on the program, including recruitment material and how-to advice, please see details below.
How the competitions work:
Club Level Competition Instructions:
- Before any contestant can participate in the District-level competition on March 8, they must first compete in a club-level contest or be sponsored by a club.
- Each student competing at the club level must complete the “Contestant Registration & Consent Form” and return to their sponsoring Rotary Club. The club will retain this form and send a copy to the Pageant of the Arts Chair, Debbie Wehbe at debbierotary5280@gmail.com.
- Contestant Registration & Consent forms:
- Rotary Clubs should must retain a copy of completed registration forms, which will be helpful in completing the online application (see next section).
- Each Rotary Club may send one contestant each for Speech and Art, and soloists or groups for Dance and Music
District Level Competition Instructions:
Rotary Clubs: Please complete the steps below ONLY for students that are advancing to the District-level competition on May 2, 2026.
- PAYMENT
- Rotary Clubs (not student) should send the entry fee for each contestant advancing to the District-level competition by April 18, 2026.
- Payment Structure:
- Small Clubs (20 members or less): $115 per contestant
- Medium Clubs (21-49 members): $175 per contestant
- Large Clubs (50+ members): $220 per contestant
- Pay by check: Send payment to Rotary District 5280 Office:
- 8055 W. Manchester Ave, Suite 460, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
- Pay online: Visit the payment link to pay via credit card
- ONLINE APPLICATION
- Rotary Clubs (not student) must complete the online application for all contestants advancing to the District-level competition by April 18, 2026.
- Students are only responsible for filling out the registration form (see club level competition section) and returning to Rotary Club.
- District-level entry forms: