The Town of Southampton Youth Bureau will be holding open auditions for the 2026 Hamptons Got Talent Competition on Monday, March 2 at the Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane. Auditions will be held from 4:30–6:30 pm. Undiscovered talent in grades 5-12 who reside and/or attend school in Southampton Town are eligible to enter. Finalists will have the opportunity to work with performance coaches and mentors at a series of rehearsals before they perform in the Hamptons Got Talent Competition which will be held on Friday May 1 at Westhampton Beach High School. Singers, dancers, bands, poets, magicians, comedians, and other artistic acts are encouraged to audition. (If a contestant chooses to sing at an audition, the contestant must be prepared to bring music without vocals.)