Be a Performer

Please read through Read the Artist Code of Conduct thoroughly prior to application.

Are you an agent representing multiple performers? Visit the Agent Portal here.

Due to the large volume of applications, only successful applicants will be notified by the end of February.

OPEN November 1st
CLOSED January 31st
Each stage has its own Programming Coordinator who books their own Festival schedule.
Artists will be contacted by Feb 28th if there is a performance offer.
If you do not hear from anyone at Ness Creek, you were not selected for the coming year’s lineup.
Check your spam folder. We also send you a copy of your application.
Applicants do not need to audition in order to be selected.
Only Saskatchewan performers are eligible for Auditions. All Saskatchewan applicants wanting to be considered for an Audition spot in Saskatoon or Big River can check the box on the application. The Big River Auditions are intended to be accessible to Northern communities. If you know you are not available or do not want to audition, then don’t click the Audition box. Our Artist Booking Committee reviews the applications and makes the Audition lineup based on who is new (to the majority of the committee) or who may be known but releasing new music. Audition invites are sent at the beginning of February.
Big River - March 5 @ Big River Bar (tentative);
Saskatoon - March 12 & 13 @ Somewhere Else Pub & Grill;
NESSGEN Auditions March 14 @ Somewhere Else Pub & Grill