St Kilda Festival 2026

Community Groups

Expression of Interest

Be a part of the St Kilda Festival in 2026!

The Big Festival Sunday event is on Sunday 15 February 2026 and we've opened expressions of interest for community groups, local choirs, dance schools and performance collectives to submit applications for their activities and events to be considered as part of the program.

Before you start

Files you need to complete this form:

High-resolution photos of your community group or activity for marketing (no logos, graphics or posters).

Please allow 1 hour to complete the form.

You can save and complete later at anytime using the link at the bottom of each page.

Expressions of interest close at 5 pm Wednesday 17 September 2025.

Community Group information

Community group name *

ABN/ACN *

Street address *

City *

State *

Postcode *

Contact information

First name *

Last name *

Email address *

Contact number *

Event/activity information

Event/activity name (what you would like your activity to be called on festival program/website) *This could be the same or different to your Community Group name

Event/activity overview *This is to assist us with programming, please provide some further details about your event/activity. Please ensure you also detail how many people you predict will participate in your event/activity, whether you have run this activity before (where and when), and any other details that would support your application.

What are your production requirements? *Example: Space and surface required, infrastructure requirements, power, PA, marquee (marquee alone or standard marquee package which includes marquee, table and 2 chairs), bump in and out times etc.

Please provide specific examples of how you are considering accessibility and inclusion for your event/activity *Consider how your event could be best experienced by members of the community with Disability - this can include mobility challenges, those who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing, Blind/Low vision, Neurodiverse communities and others.

Community group/activity biography *If successful, the following publicity information will be used publicly to promote your act. Organisers reserve the right to edit publicity materials as required. Character limit: 500

Upload a promotional photo for your Community Group or event/activity *

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This should be a high-quality photo (no logos or graphics) and will be used for the promotion of your community group.

Website and social media links

Link type

URL

Production support

City of Port Phillip (CoPP) will seek to provide production support to some Community Groups as a contribution to the activity.

Financial contributions by CoPP will be assessed on a case by case basis at the discretion of festival organisers, to a maximum of $1,000 + GST per activity, with preference given to groups whose activity has a direct positive impact on the community and festival goals. Additional production costs (i.e. those that exceed what CoPP can provide) will need to be covered by the Community Group.

Financial contributions by CoPP are to cover production expenses only (performance, artist fees or marketing expenses not covered). However, for other funding opportunities provided by CoPP please stay up to date with our Funds, grants and subsidies page.

Is your group seeking a financial contribution to support your event/activity? *

YesNo

Please detail what financial support you are seeking from City of Port Phillip and why *Contributions will only be assessed and considered to a maximum of $1,000 + GST. Please note that financial contributions by CoPP are to cover production expenses only (performance, artist fees or marketing expenses not covered).

References

Please add contact details for two refrences.

Referee 1

Name *

Email *

Referee 2

Name *

Email *

Data privacy and collection

The personal information requested on this form is being collected by the City of Port Phillip (CoPP) and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. This information will be used solely by the council for that primary purpose or directly related purposes. It will be treated in compliance with the CoPP Information Privacy Policy and the Information Privacy Act.

Yes, I give permission for the City of Port Phillip to store and process my data. *

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