Billboard Canada FYI Calendar of Festival and Funding Deadlines: East Coast Music Awards 2025, Canadian Starmaker Fund
A roundup of deadlines for festivals, grants, conferences and other music business opportunities.
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With summer music events just around the corner, here's a roundup of opportunities and deadlines for festival and conferences, grants and more.
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period - now open
Grants and Funding Deadlines
Canada Council Grants - now open
FACTOR Songwriter Development Program - now open
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund - now open
Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants - now open
Application deadline for Canadian Starmaker Fund - May 3-24, 2024
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
CMAOntario Festival & Awards, Mississauga, ON - May 31-June 2, 2024
Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON - Jun. 3-5, 2024
North By Northeast festival, Toronto, ON - Jun. 12-16, 2024
CCMA Country Music Week & Awards, Edmonton, AB - Sep. 11-14, 2024
Reeperbahn music conference, Hamburg, GE - Sep. 16-21, 2024
AmericanaFest, Nashville, TN - Sep. 17-21, 2024
BreakOut West festival and conference, Saskatoon, SK - Sep. 24-29, 2024
Global Toronto 2024 conference, Toronto, ON - Sep. 27-Oct 1, 2024
Folk Music Ontario conference, Mississauga, ON - Oct. 3-6, 2024
Mundial Montreal conference, Montreal, PQ - Nov. 19-22, 2024
M for Montreal conference, Montreal, PQ - Nov. 20-27, 2024
East Coast Music Awards and Festival, St, John's, NL - May 7-11, 2025
Stephen Macklam (left) and Sam Feldman.Courtesy Photos