2027 festival artist applications

Find 2027 festivals with performer or visual-artist application paths, plus dates, locations and practical participation context.

2027 performer and visual-artist application paths

These festivals track current or upcoming performer and visual-artist opportunities. Application status can move quickly, so open the Outpost and confirm the organizer form before submitting.

Qualifying festivals in this collection

  • Florida Renaissance Festival 2027 — 2027-02-06 · Quiet Waters Park · Deerfield Beach, FL · planning guide

    Eight-weekend Renaissance festival at Quiet Waters Park with artisans, performers, themed weekends, games and family activities.

  • Love Burn 2027 — 2027-02-11 · Virginia Key · Miami, FL · camping · planning guide

    Participatory beachfront art and camping gathering created by the regional Burner community in Miami.

  • The New Colossus Festival 2027 — 2027-03-09 · Lower East Side venues · New York, NY · planning guide

    Six-day Lower East Side showcase festival featuring emerging artists from around the world across independent Manhattan venues.

  • SXSW Music Festival & Conference 2027 — 2027-03-15 · Downtown Austin venues · Austin, TX · planning guide

    Seven-day Austin music festival and conference with official showcases, industry programming, mentorship, networking and performances across downtown venues.

  • Treefort Music Fest 2027 — 2027-03-31 · Downtown Boise / Julia Davis Park · Boise, ID · planning guide

    A five-day citywide festival of music, art, film, comedy, food, technology, storytelling, skate culture, family programming, markets, and creative community…

  • French Quarter Festival 2027 — 2027-04-08 · French Quarter · New Orleans, LA · planning guide

    Free four-day New Orleans celebration of Louisiana music, food and culture across the French Quarter, returning April 8–11, 2027.

  • Old Settler's Music Festival 2027 — 2027-04-16 · Old Settler's Homestead · Driftwood, TX · camping · planning guide

    Texas roots and Americana festival in Driftwood with camping, workshops, youth music programming and a long-running volunteer-centered community.

  • Saguaro Man 2027 — 2027-04-21 · Saguaro Man playa · Willcox, AZ · camping · planning guide

    Arizona's official regional Burning Man event: a multi-day desert campout built around participant-created art, theme camps, music, workshops and radical sel…

  • Rooster Walk 17 — 2027-05-27 · Pop's Farm · Axton, VA · camping · planning guide

    Four-day nonprofit music and arts festival at Pop's Farm in Axton, Virginia, with free primitive tent camping, family programming and volunteer/vendor partic…

  • Strawberry Music Festival — Spring 2027 — 2027-05-27 · Nevada County Fairgrounds · Grass Valley, CA · camping · planning guide

    Long-running family-friendly California music campout built around a close-knit community ethos and programming for all ages.

  • Hoofbeat 2027 — 2027-06-24 · Cadott Festival Grounds · Cadott, WI · camping · planning guide

    Three-day country music and camping festival in Cadott, Wisconsin, celebrating its 40th anniversary June 24–26, 2027 with five stages, 45+ bands and a large…

  • Blue Ox Music Festival 2027 — 2027-06-24 · The Pines Music Park · Eau Claire, WI · camping · planning guide

    Wisconsin bluegrass, roots and Americana campout at The Pines Music Park with multiple camping styles, workshops, late-night programming and a strong volunte…

  • Oregon Country Fair 2027 — 2027-07-09 · Oregon Country Fair Site · Veneta, OR · planning guide

    Three-day arts, crafts, performance and community fair in Veneta, Oregon with hundreds of artisans, food booths, stages, family spaces and a deep volunteer/c…

  • Levitate Music & Arts Festival 2027 — 2027-07-17 · Marshfield Fairgrounds · Marshfield, MA · camping · planning guide

    Community-oriented, family-friendly and eco-driven music and arts festival at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

  • Shambhala Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-23 · Salmo River Ranch · Salmo, BC, Canada · camping · planning guide

    Independent electronic music and arts festival at Salmo River Ranch with six stages, camping, harm-reduction services and a large volunteer/staff community.

  • Sound Haven Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-29 · Jaceland · Tracy City, TN · camping · planning guide

    Four-day bass music and arts campout at Jaceland in the Tennessee hills with late-night programming, workshops and vendors.

  • Satchmo SummerFest 2027 — 2027-07-31 · New Orleans, LA · planning guide

    Free two-day New Orleans celebration of Louis Armstrong with live music, talks and local culture, returning July 31–August 1, 2027.

  • Mile of Music 2027 — 2027-08-05 · Downtown Appleton · Appleton, WI · planning guide

    Free four-day original-music festival spread across downtown Appleton venues, returning August 5–8, 2027 with emerging artists, walkable venue-hopping and a…

  • Musikfest 2027 — 2027-08-06 · Bethlehem · Pennsylvania · planning guide

    ArtsQuest's 44th Musikfest, a 10-day Bethlehem music and arts festival with more than 400 performers and 500 performances across 16 stages, most of them free.

  • Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 2027 — 2027-08-06 · Planet Bluegrass Ranch · Lyons, CO · camping · planning guide

    Three-day songwriter-focused festival at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, August 6–8, 2027, with camping and volunteer opportunities.

  • Burning Man 2027: Spellbound — 2027-08-29 · Black Rock City · Black Rock Desert, NV · camping · planning guide

    Black Rock City returns to Nevada's Black Rock Desert August 29–September 6, 2027 for Burning Man: Spellbound, an eight-day participatory temporary city buil…

  • Michigan Irish Music Festival 2027 — 2027-09-16 · Heritage Landing · Muskegon, MI · planning guide

    Four-day volunteer-produced Irish music and cultural festival at Heritage Landing in Muskegon with six stages, food, dance, a Celtic market and family activi…

Planning intelligence for this festival collection

12 events currently list camping; 10 explicitly list no onsite camping. 9 publish train, bus, ferry, transit, or shuttle language in current transport notes. 22 track at least one participation path such as vendor, volunteer, staff, media, artist, or sponsor.

Transit and shuttle signals

  • The New Colossus Festival 2027 — Programming is spread across twelve independent Lower East Side venues. The organizer notes the venues are close to the F/J/M/Z trains and are easily walkabl…
  • SXSW Music Festival & Conference 2027 — Official music programming takes place across multiple venues in the downtown Austin area; plan for walking, rideshare and local transit between showcases ra…
  • Treefort Music Fest 2027 — This is a walkable citywide festival rather than a campground event. Use downtown Boise transit, walking, and organizer drop-off guidance for specific venues.
  • French Quarter Festival 2027 — The festival footprint is spread through the French Quarter and riverfront. Build the trip around walking, transit and nearby lodging rather than expecting o…
  • Blue Ox Music Festival 2027 — Guests without a car-camping or reserved-site credential park in the Fields lot and walk/cart gear to camp. The organizer also publishes shuttle and hotel in…
  • Oregon Country Fair 2027 — The Fair strongly encourages its free LTD shuttle service from Eugene or carpooling. On-site parking is limited and paid separately; accessible parking is av…

Participation paths tracked

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