Mainstage applications

Take the festival stage this season

We give emerging creators direct access to high-visibility public stages across Canadian cities without industry gatekeeping.

100+

stages curated

50k

annual attendees

4

major cities

How it works

Four steps to the mainstage

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Online submission

Curation review

Mentorship session

Live performance

Share your portfolio, performance reel, or culinary concept through our direct application portal.

Our regional artist committee evaluates submissions based on originality, local roots, and artistic vision.

Selected creators pair with industry veterans for technical run-throughs and stage production prep.

Take your place on our multi-disciplinary public stages with professional sound and lighting.

Open tracks

Choose your pathway

Artisan vendors

Performing artists

Local culinary makers, fashion designers, and craft merchants showcasing regional goods and street food.

Musicians, street dancers, spoken word poets, and cultural troupes ready to electrify open-air festival crowds.

Production crew

Youth volunteers seeking hands-on mentorship in audio engineering, stage management, and event curation.

Ready to share your craft?

Applications are open for our upcoming summer and fall multi-disciplinary festival series across Canada.