20th Anniversary Festival: 1 - 31 October
DonateA creative explosion of arts, culture and science
Our New Wave programme seeks to nurture emerging artists and creatives at the start of their professional careers, by offering performance opportunities, cash prizes, and grant support. We are delighted to announce opportunities for 2026 in Music.
(Photo above: New Wave performance by Versa Winds, 2025; photo by Stuart Keegan)
As part of our commitment to showcasing emerging artists, we produce a daytime concert series featuring outstanding young musicians. If you fit the criteria below, we invite you to send us a proposal to be part of the series this year.
We will then select 5 proposals that will feature in Bloomsbury Festival 2026, which will run throughout the month of October.
We are open to proposals from all genres including classical, jazz and folk
You should be studying music at tertiary level, or be a recent graduate at the start of your career
You can apply as a soloist, or as a group (up to 4 musicians max)
We encourage your proposal to take some inspiration from our theme this year of Create and Celebrate
The concert length should be between 45-50 min
The deadline for this call-out has now passed.
Continue reading
Festival Podcast Production and Radio Training Hosted by the Bloomsbury Institute Volunteer opportunity – If you would like to learn new skills in podcast production and live and recorded radio broadcasts you can apply for our Bloomsbury Festival podcast and
Read more
NEW WAVE: OUR PLATFORM FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Our New Wave programme seeks to nurture emerging artists and creatives at the start of their professional careers, by offering performance opportunities, cash prizes, and grant support. We are delighted to announce opportunities
Read more
2026 PROGRAMME OPEN CALL Deadline: *THIS DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED* Festival 2026 Dates: 1 – 31 October 2026 2026 Theme: Create and Celebrate 3-day Discovery Hub planned for 22-24 Oct In 2026 we invite new and existing partners to Create
Read moreWe use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalised content, and analyse our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies.
These cookies allow us to measure traffic and analyse your use of the website. This helps us improve the way the site works.
These cookies enable personalised content and features, such as language preferences and remembering which region you are in.
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services.
