Expressions of Interest applications for 2026 are now open!
Over ten days every May, South Side Festival brings contemporary arts, culture and heritage to the fore across Frankston in a series of performances, exhibitions, installations, experiences and creative outcomes.
2026 will be the fifth year of this dynamic series of events and we are so excited to start programming it.
South Side Festival 2026 dates: Friday 8 – Sunday 17 May
Expressions of Interest for South Side Festival’s 2026 artist commissions open on Monday 14th April, 2025 and close at midnight on Monday 2 June, 2025.
First rounds are:
- South Side Festival 2026 Large Scale Community Event: $25,000.00 (AUD ex GST)
- South Side Festival 2026 Locally Grown Content Event: $25,000.00 (AUD ex GST)
Guidelines for both are below. Links to the application portals are in the guidelines.
First rounds are:
Head to our website to see what is happening at this year’s festival. The recipients of the 2025 commissions in this round are Playable Streets Reflection (Large Scale Community Event) and Oro Vivo by Joshua Searle (Locally Grown Content).
The Expressions of Interest for the $5,000.00 commissions will open later in the year.
We encourage applicants to check out what we are up to this year to help guide your project and understand the scope of our audience and what we hope to achieve with each of the commissions.
Queries:
Please direct all queries to Freyja Macfarlane, Senior Producer: Freyja.Macfarlane@frankston.vic.gov.au or +61 3 9768 1678
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