Hey folks,

I’m happy to see the growth of this newsletter I started over a month ago! If you think any friends and colleagues of yours would like it, please share it with them :)

I have two dreams for this newsletter:

1) to make it accessible and 2) to make it sustainable

I want to share free information, and I spend hours collecting that information so that I can save you time checking festival websites and social media accounts! To make this newsletter sustainable for myself, I’m curious about offering a low-cost paid subscription that has regularly updated access to my wonderfully organized festival spreadsheet. On top of getting notified about open applications every week or so, you can see the list of festivals I’ve collected from coast to coast to coast in one place. I’m thinking $2/month - less than Netflix, Uber One, Google Storage, and even the silly discontinued BMW heated seats subscription. What do you think? Let me know in the poll!

Thanks,

Ted

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival

  • Lunenburg, NS

  • August 6-9, 2026

  • Completing the application will also put you into consideration for their Spring, Summer, and Fall concert series. No deadline listed.

Northern Lights Festival Boréal

  • Sudbury, ON

  • July 10-12, 2026

  • Application due December 31st

Country Thunder

  • Calgary, AB and Craven, SK

  • June 26-28, 2026 in Calgary and July 9-12, 2026 in Craven

  • Online application for both festivals, no deadline listed

Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival

  • Lake Cowichan, BC

  • June 19-21, 2026

  • Email submission, info here

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