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
