Auckland full of singers and visitors for World Choir Games

If you're in Tāmaki Makaurau this month, prepare to see a whole lot of people singing around the city.

Across 11 days in July, Auckland will host the 13th World Choir Games, welcoming 11,000 singers and more than 9000 international visitors to the city.

The mammoth event will include grand opening and closing ceremonies at Spark Arena on 10 and 20 July, with four award ceremonies, nine celebration concerts, 15 workshops and a vibrant Parade of Nations across Quay Street.

Contestants will be competing in two sections - Open and Champions - each of which is comprised of 28 categories.

A panel of 36 international jurors will be carefully assessing the performances to award prizes.

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