Now you’ve got your music made, distributed and published, it’s time to start performing it. We’ve pulled together all the local, national and international festivals that you can apply to be a performer at – for the rest of 2025.
Note: Dates listed below are either the deadline or the festival date, please read the information on the festivals in full before applying.
April 2025
3rd April – Bristol Beacon – Above the Noise, UK – Apply here.
30th April – 2nd May – Wide Days, Edinburgh – Apply here.
April 2025 – Australia
6th April – SXSW Sydney – Apply here.
May 2025
2nd – 4th May – Loopfest, Shrewsbury – Apply here.
2nd – 4th May – Teddy Rocks, Blandford, Dorset – Apply here.
17th May – Recfest, Portchester – Apply here.
23rd – 25th May – In It Together Festival, Margam, Wales – Apply here.
24th – 25th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol and Nottingham – Apply here.
May 2025 – USA
2nd – 4th May – Lovin’ Life Music Fest, Charlotte, USA – Apply here.
May 2025 – Bali
7th – 11th May – Bali Spirit Festival, Ubud, Bali – Apply here.
June 2025
7th – 8th June – Exeter Respect, Exeter – Apply here
12th – 15th June – Eden Festival, St Ann’s, Scotland – Apply here.
June 2025 – Europe
4th – 7th June – Sweden Rocks, Sövesborg, Sweden – Apply here.
July 2025
3rd – 6th July – Gate to Southwell Festival, Southwell – Apply here.
3rd – 6th July – Barn on the Farm, Gloucestershire – Apply here.
3rd – 6th July – Folk in a Field, Bradmoor Woods, West Acre – Apply here.
4th – 6th July – Love Supreme, Glynde Place, East Sussex – Apply here.
9th – 12th July – 2000trees, Cheltenham – Apply here.
11th – 13th July – Priddy Folk Festival – Apply here.
11th – 13th July – Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Birmingham – Apply here.
19th – 20th July – Splendour, Wollaton Park, Nottingham – Apply here.
25th – 27th July – Together Again, Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire – Apply here.
31st July – 2nd August – Belladrum Festival, Belladrum Estate, Scotland – Apply here.
31st July – 3rd August – Kendal Calling – Apply here.
31st July – 3rd August – Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset – Apply here.
August 2025
1st – 3rd August – Back Doune The Rabbit hole, Cardross Estate, Scotland- Apply here.
6th – 10th August – Boomtown, South Downs National Park, Hampshire – Apply here.
7th – 11th August – Bloodstock, Catton Park, Derbyshire – Apply here.
13th – 16th August – ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol – Apply here.
15th – 17th August – Beautiful Day – Apply here.
14th – 17th August – Green Man Festival, Bannau Brycheiniog, Wales – Apply here.
16th August – On the Meadow Festival, London – Apply here.
22nd – 24th August – Victorious, Portsmouth, – Apply here.
22nd – 24th August – Big Festival, Cotswolds – Apply here.
23rd – 25th August – Wokingham Festival, Wokingham – Apply here.
29th – 31st August – British Country Music Festival, Blackpool – Apply here.
29th – 31st August – Moseley Folk & Arts, Birmingham – Apply here.
August 2025 – Europe
1st – 3rd August – OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland – Apply here.
14th – 18th August – Meadows in the Mountains, Smolyan, Bulgaria – Apply here.
September 2025 – Europe
17th – 20th September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany – Apply here.
19th September – Manchester Jazz Festival – Apply here.
2nd September – Brighton Early Music Festival, Brighton – Apply here.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury – Apply here.
May 2026
2nd – 5th May – Crossover Festival, Nottingham – Apply here.
