The Mariachi Extravaganza National Vocal Competition is a favorite among the events held during the music festival. It is the largest and most competitive mariachi vocal competition in the world for elementary/middle school, high school and college/university students.
The vocal competition has helped catapult arts careers for many participants and numerous winners have been awarded scholarships, grants, prizes and travel opportunities.
Any student interested in participating in the vocal competition is invited to submit an audition video and upload it to YouTube for the preliminary phase of the competition. Videos are reviewed by a panel of judges made up of accomplished entertainment industry professionals.
Participants must register on mariachimusic.com and include the link for their YouTube submission at the time of registration. Please verify that the link works prior to adding it on the INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION PAGE. If you plan to register with a group, you must still complete the INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION PAGE although payment is needed only once with your group registration.
Most importantly, the deadline to register is October 1 by 11:59 p.m. NO LATE ENTRIES will be accepted. Please plan in well in advance to avoid missing the deadline.