Apply for Bumbershoot

Thank you for your interest in the 38th annual Bumbershoot Festival. The dates for the 2008 festival are August 30–September 1 (Labor Day Weekend).

Bumbershoot's curatorial period occurs in the winter and spring. All applicants will be notified of their status directly by someone on the Bumbershoot staff. Please do not call or email the office to check on the status of your applications—please wait for us to contact you.

Any application submitted that does not also include samples of your work will not be considered.

Please print this page for future reference.

Performers

Music

To apply to the music program, you apply through our partner site, Sonic Bids.

• MUSIC
  Application Period CLOSED

Arts

To apply to visual arts, dance & performing arts, literary arts, theater or film* programs, please download the PDF applications below. You can use Acrobat Reader to fill out the form digitally, or print and complete by hand.

*Applicants to the 1 Reel Film Festival may use the PDF below or apply directly online at Withoutabox.

Mac users: Preview may not let you edit some of the form elements in these PDFs. You will have to use the built-in PDF reader in Safari 2+ or Acrobat Reader.

• VISUAL ARTS
  Application Period CLOSED
• DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS
  Application Period CLOSED
• LITERARY ARTS
  Application Period CLOSED
• THEATRE
  Application Period CLOSED
• FILM
  Application Period CLOSED

Vendors

Food, Crafts and Activities

To apply for food vendor, Indie Market, or activity booths, please download the PDF applications below. You can use Acrobat Reader to fill out the form digitally, or print and complete by hand.

Mac users: Preview may not let you edit some of the form elements in these PDFs. You will have to use the built-in PDF reader in Safari 2+ or Acrobat Reader.

• FOOD VENDORS
  Application Period CLOSED. Please visit us in December for 2009 applications, due in March 2009.
• INDIE MARKET
  Application Period CLOSED. Please visit us in December for 2009 applications, due in March 2009.
• ACTIVITY BOOTHS
  Deadline: Friday, March 28, but applications accepted until all spaces are filled