The UK's town crier championships will be held in complete silence.
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Britain's top professional shouters will be judged on their written cries as competition bosses felt it would be unfair to hold the event virtually as contestants may not be able to record a high-quality video.
Hundreds of town criers from across the nation have entered the competition and organiser Carole Williams has described the event as "a return to the bare bones of crying".
She said: "It's a real skill to write a cry that sticks to the theme, that enlightens people, and doesn't bore the audience. And it all has to be done in 140 words."
Current champion Alistair Chisholm admits that the competition will not be the same without sound.
He added: "When you write a cry you write it for you. You put in your own expression onto the page for your voice alone."