globalFEST 2022 Festival

Deadline: May 25, 2021

Learn more and apply here.

globalFEST’s flagship festival takes place each January and is one of North America’s most important global music events, attracting a large number of music industry professionals, members of the press and music fans. We expanded that reach through a growing partnership with NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series in 2021 and our first “Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST” series.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Tiny Desk again in 2022! Viewed more than one million times and counting, the 2021 event was our biggest ever, gaining thousands of new fans for global sounds.

For the January 2022 festival, we are currently planning a hybrid event, with streamed content as well as an in-person festival that adheres to CDC guidelines, with the health and safety of participants (artists, staff, and audiences) as our top priority. We acknowledge that, in this unprecedented time, things may change rapidly and we may have to shift plans.