Would you like to participate at Australia’s largest free music festival? Applications are now open for musicians, performers, events, charities and community groups for the 2017 St Kilda Festival.
Whether you are a musician, children’s entertainer, community group, charity, have an event or activity that you’d like to showcase, then now’s the time to apply.
City of Port Phillip Mayor, Cr Bernadene Voss says, “The St Kilda Festival is a great opportunity for everyone to get involved in this fantastic, historic, community event.”
The 2017 Festival will be held on Sunday 12 February, where over 400,000 festival goers will enjoy a wide variety of Australian music and entertainment across the entire St Kilda precinct.
“The wide variety of talent on offer is what makes the Festival so unique and successful every year – we encourage everyone to apply.” said Festival Producer, Adele Denison.
Applications are now open in the following categories:
Events and Activities
The Festival is on the lookout for events and activities to place around the Festival precinct and create a much-loved Festival vibe. If you are involved in something unique and want to share this with over 400,000 festival-goers, then apply today.
Children's Entertainment
Each year, the St Kilda Festival has a dedicated Kidzone Stage and area, providing fun performances and activities for kids and families of all ages.
Community Groups
The City of Port Phillip welcomes local community group participation in the St Kilda Festival as an annual celebration of our local culture. Festival Community contributions have been made available to assist local community groups who may not otherwise be able to participate in the Festival due to financial or resource implications.
Charity Partners
Registered charities are invited to submit a proposal for an activity or activation at St Kilda Festival. Working in collaboration with Festival organisers, charity partners have the opportunity to contribute to the vibrant carnival atmosphere on the day, while gaining invaluable access to the Festival audience to raise funds and promote awareness of their organisation.
New Music Stage
Hailed as one of the highlights of St Kilda Festival, the New Music Stage returns, offering Australia’s best emerging talent a chance to play at the country’s largest free music festival. Ten Australian acts will be selected to play on the New Music Stage, with the crowd favourite winning $5,000 and a spot on the Main Stage at the 2018 Festival.
Live N Local Stage
The Live N Local Stage is a celebration of City of Port Phillip musical talent. This Stage provides local artists an opportunity to play onstage at Australia’s largest free music Festival. In order to be eligible, at least one of the band/act members must live, work or study within the City of Port Phillip.
Applications close 5pm, Friday 30 September 2016.
For full terms and conditions and to apply, visit the Festival website or contact the Festival office on 03 9209 6490 for more information.
Fees
A non-refundable fee of $33 applies to music stage entries. In line with St Kilda Festival’s policy of supporting Indigenous participation, the entry fee will be waived for bands that have a member or members who identify themselves as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
