On 21 March 1996, the 4th song contest took place in Kruszyn, organised by the Municipal Culture and Sports Centre in Bolesławiec, based in Kruszyn. Eleven primary schools took part in the contest: Trzebień, Kraśnik Dolny, Kraśnik Górny, Nowe Jaroszowice, Nowa Wieś Kraśnicka, Bożejowice, Kruszyn, Brzeźnik, Żeliszów, Łaziska and Ocice. The contest jury consisted of:
Zofia Michalska,
Elżbieta Popek,
Janina Judek
After listening to 38 songs—19 in the younger soloists’ category, 5 in the older soloists’ category and 14 performed by groups—the jury decided to award the following prizes: In the younger soloists’ category:
First place: Dominika Orawiec from Brzeźnik for the song "To jest gra"
Second place: "Kuba"
Third place: "deszcz"
Honourable mentions in this category went to:
Ewelina Napieracz from Nowa Wieś Kraśnicka
Karolina Rajczakowska from Nowa Wieś Kraśnicka
Ola Owczarek from Nowe Jaroszowice. In the older soloists’ category:
First place: Joanna Goleńska from Trzebień for the song "Blues niesfornych uczniów"
The honourable mention went to Piotr Kowalski from Trzebień
In the groups’ category, first place went to the group from Żeliszów for the song "Jak rzecz"
Second place: the group "Ściąga" from Ocice for the song "Piosenka na wiosny początek"
Third place: the group from Kraśnik Górny for the song "Budzikom śmierć"
Fourth place: the group from Ocice for the song "A my na szlaku". The honourable mention went to the group from Żeliszów for the song "Wiosna radosna".