The "Oh Say, Can You Sing?" competition is officially open. The Pittsburgh Pirates game day events group is now accepting submissions for the popular "Oh Say, Can You Sing?" competition scheduled to take place at the 2019 PiratesFest at PNC Park.

The annual competition invites fans to showcase their singing ability and selects one talented winner to sing the National Anthem before a game at PNC Park.

Now through Friday, January 18, fans can enter at pirates.com/anthem for the opportunity to audition to sing the National Anthem before a 2019 Pirates home game.

Once the entry period expires, a panel of internal judges will choose 8 finalists to audition at the 2019 PiratesFest at PNC Park, with one lucky winner chosen to sing the National Anthem before a game (at an agreed upon date) in 2019.

As in the past, fans can still audition during a brief on-site competition (from noon to 1 p.m.), but only two finalists will be chosen on-site, with the majority of the finalists coming from the online entries.

The final auditions with the top 10 finalists will take place starting at 2 p.m. the day of PiratesFest as finalists will be invited to sing in front of Pirates players and other guest judges.

Fans wishing to submit an entry should email a video file or a link to a recording of them singing an a cappella version of the National Anthem to [email protected]. The link may be an upload to sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram (please ensure privacy settings on social media sites are turned off to guarantee judges can view content). With the email, entrants should also be sure to include their name, address, phone number and email address. A confirmation email will be sent
once the entry is received by Pirates staff.

PiratesFest, presented by Chick-fil-a Pittsburgh, is an all-day event that takes place at PNC Park on Saturday, January 26 and is open FREE to the public from Noon to 5 p.m.