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2012 Festival Dates

  • September 1
  • September 2
  • September 3

Deadlines

February 17

  • Visual Arts & Spectacles
  • Fine Arts Poster

March 9

  • Dance/
    Performing Arts
  • Northwest Comedy
  • Words & Ideas
  • Theatre Performance

March 16

  • Music

March 31

  • Food Vendors
  • Indie Market
  • Activity Booths

May 15

  • Film

Thank you for your interest in the 42nd annual Bumbershoot Festival. The dates for the 2012 festival are September 1–September 3 (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.

Performers

Music

To apply to the music program, visit Sonicbids. Sonicbids is the website that helps bands get gigs, and promoters book the right bands. Their site is a diverse and dynamic community on the Web, and includes bands, singers, songwriters and performers of all kinds from all over the world, and music buyers of all kinds, including promoters, licensors, festival programmers, colleges, and much more. Bands go there for gigs; promoters go there for bands. They have lots of both.

apply

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.

Street Performers

Bumbershoot welcomes street performers, with restrictions. Please download our Street Performer Rules for more details.

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. Questions? Email vendors (at) onereel.org.

  • Food Vendors
    Deadline: Sunday, April 1. We continue to accept applications until all spaces are filled. If you are interested, you should apply.
  • Indie Market
    Deadline: Sunday, April 1. We continue to accept applications until all spaces are filled. If you are interested, you should apply.
  • Activity Booths
    Deadline: Sunday, April 1. We continue to accept applications until all spaces are filled. If you are interested, you should apply.