1. Can I do more than one Festival?
Yes. If you’d like to perform in more than one Anywhere Festival location, simply indicate this on your Expression of Interest (EOI) form. Some artists choose to participate in multiple festivals to reach new audiences. Please note that in 2027 now both festivals are aligned in dates there is not a separate participation per region.
2. What are the key differences between each Festival?
Each Anywhere Festival has its own character shaped by its location, local audiences, and partners. Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay is known for its strong connection to community venues like halls, breweries, and cafes, and for the dedicated Creative Producer who supports artists from start to finish. The Creative Producer ensures the process is smooth, helps you make the most of opportunities, and guides you through everything from venue partnerships to marketing.
3. When are the Festivals On?
1 - 31 May 2027
4. What’s your curation policy?
Moreton Bay
Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay is curated to provide opportunities to producers local to City of Moreton Bay and further afield in South East Queensland by activating multiple locations around our polycentric city giving audiences live performance experiences close to where they live. The focus is on performances that thrive in unexpected spaces and connect with local audiences. A dedicated Creative Producer works alongside artists to support development, match them with suitable venues (at no cost), and provide guidance through the entire process.
Brisbane
We are looking for performances that make anywhere the stage. We have a preference for concepts that are using non traditional performance spaces. We are looking for a mix of shows but have no quotas. If half the top ideas are all cabaret or music or immersive then the festival will be more like that. Each year, the focus on each genre and shows changes because of what you are interested in developing. Where different expressions of interest are pitching what we feel are similar ideas, we will have a discussion with both groups.
5. Is it like a fringe festival?
Moreton Bay
Like a fringe festival, Moreton Bay Anywhere Festival is open for anyone to apply. The difference is that the final program is curated through a selection process. Once chosen, artists aren’t left to handle everything on their own or pay steep venue hire fees. Instead, venues are brokered by the Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay team and provided at no cost. A dedicated Creative Producer supports you with marketing and festival logistics and is available throughout the process for guidance and advice. You still get the freedom and energy of a fringe-style festival, but with the added guidance and resources to help you succeed.
Brisbane
It is like a fringe festival in that it makes it possible for you to produce what you want, where you want and take ultimate responsibility as the producer of the work. Anywhere is different in that we have a focus on discovery, on non traditional performance spaces, on partnerships and collaboration and having an artist first mentality instead of a festival first mentality. Other differences include our focus on assisting with venue brokerage with minimal or new costs and on providing the support and resources to develop your show. According to ChatGPT, Anywhere Festival offers the best resources and support for performance makers globally of any festival - we'll believe ChatGPT on this particular occasion.
6. What's the difference between "Presented by Anywhere", and Produce Your Own (PYO) ?
We've created these options to make the festival more flexible for different acts and for people in different situations
Presented by Anywhere Festival is curated and limited to 50 productions. These are the acts that we will provide support to, will be featured more and have access to the resources listed above from setting up and managing ticketing, venue and location brokerage, promotional photo and video shoot, access to reduced rates to our equipment.
PYO is more like an open access fringe festival. You might already have your own ticketing set up, an arrangement with a venue and know how to market your show and simply want to lean into and leverage the festival audience, instead of having to do everything the way we do it and not need access to insurance, photos, or any of those kind of things. You may still want to tap into our ticketing, but be left to do things your way for everything else.
7. Ok, so how much does it cost?
It depends on what you want to tap into. If selected as "Presented by Anywhere Festival", we are also investing in your production through all the different thing mentioned above (reviewers, photographers, insurance, creative and marketing asistance, venue brokerage, ticketing set up and management, socials and online marketing)
We'll publish a full list shortly, but fundamentally, we want to provide all the amazing services to everyone who needs it (ie. last festival the $295 registration fee provided on average approximately $1,327 of services per production if paid for elsewhere) and for those who don't, they can pick and choose.
As trialled in 2026, we will provide the option to contribute up front, in instalments or in two payments at the beginning and then when you are paid your box office to make it as easy as possible to be able to commit and invest in your show when you need to.
7. Can interstate and international acts apply?
Unfortunately, as much as we would love to have international acts, Anywhere Festival is not in a position to support international acts with visas or to supply the resources and support we know you would expect and require to make it financially worthwhile.
For interstate acts, we suggest to think carefully about your budget to ensure that Anywhere Festival, in which the average audience capacity is between 40 - 50 people will be financially doable once travel, accommodation are factored in.
Additionally, Anywhere Festival in Brisbane and Moreton Bay are curated and limited in size with a focus on local acts. With a strong demand locally, we are unlikely to have the capacity to say yes to interstate and international acts.
