Deadlines & Opportunities
Thanks for checking out our deadlines page! We try to update the deadlines on Fridays. If you have a professional deadline you want to be considered for inclusion, please email info@manitobamusic.com.
Manitoba Music Opportunities
New Music Night l Deadline: Ongoing
BPM | Black Professionals in Music | Deadline: Ongoing
BPM Guest Curators | Deadline: Ongoing
Madwewetoon Guest Curators | Deadline: Ongoing
Manitoba Music Song of the Week | Deadline: Ongoing (Updated Thursdays)
Manitoba Music Spotify Playlist | Deadline: Ongoing (Updated Fridays)
Volunteers | Deadline: Ongoing
Performance Opportunities
Saffies General Store: Canada Day Performers
Deadline: Unknown
The GentleFolk / GentleFest
Deadline: Ongoing
Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
(Downtown Sounds Concert Series, Farmers' Markets etc.)
Deadline: TBA
Under The Evergreens Series at The Beer Can
Please apply with name of act, brief description, and less than three relevant links to your music, performances, or persona. This is a paid gig, performers must be comfortable as their own tech, working on a small PA. A minimum of two 45 minute sets of covers or original material is expected.
Contact: booking@thebeercanwpg.com
Deadline: Unknown
Showcase Opportunities
Your Roots Are Showing l Deadline: July 20
VENUExVENUE l Location: London, ON l Deadline: July 11
MENT Ljubljana l Location: Ljubljana, SI l Deadline: Aug 14
Calls for Submissions / Applications / Participants
RBC Emerging Musician Program l Deadline: July 13
CMC-PR Emerging Composer Competition l Deadline: July 15
VIFF Amp Music in Media Summit l Deadline: July 20
VIFF Amp's Composer Filmmaker Accelerator (CFA) l Deadline: July 25
WIM Canada Entrepreneur Accelerator l Deadline: July 31
Toga da wôhnagabi Music Creation Residency l Deadline: August 20
The ALT Artist of the Month l Deadline: Ongoing
Women in Music Canada Directory | Deadline: Ongoing
Power 97's River City Rocks | Deadline: Ongoing
Awards
Canadian Folk Music Awards | Deadline: July 15
Contests & Competitions
International Songwriting Competition
Deadline: Sep 17 (Regular) / Nov 5 (Extended)
Grants & Funding
Canada Council for the Arts
>>> More CCA cut-off and deadline details
Canadian Heritage
Local Festivals - Building Communities through Arts and Heritage | Deadline: Oct 15 for festivals starting between July 1 and Aug 31 of the next calendar year
Government of Canada
Tourism Growth Program (TGP) in the Prairie Provinces
FACTOR
Songwriter Development | Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.
Video | Rolling deadlines
Live Performance | Rolling deadlines, at least one day before the start of the trip
Manitoba Arts Council
Learn - Travel / Professional Development | Deadline: Sep 1, Nov 1
Share - Present | Deadline: Sep 10
Share - Artists in Communities | Deadline: Sep 15
Share - Artists in Schools | Deadline: Oct 5
Create | Deadline: Oct 10
Indigenous 360 | Deadline: Oct 25
Recognize - Competitions | Deadline: Nov 15
Recognize - Prizes | Deadline: Dec 15
Manitoba Film & Music
Produce l Deadlines: Sep 18, Jan 22
Produce – Out-of-Province Artists l Deadlines: Sep 18, Jan 22
Promote | Deadline: Ongoing
Perform | Deadline: Ongoing
Manitoba Government
Manitoba Music
Market Access Fund | Deadlines: 30 days before travel for events not on the approved events list
Musicaction
Commercialisation Internationale | Un mois avant le début des activités
Démarchage | 10 jours ouvrables avant le départ
Développement des marchés internationaux | 6 semaines avant l’événement
SOCAN
Get Set. Get Paid. (Online Concert Royalties) | Deadline: ongoing
SOCAN Foundation
Professional Development Assistance Program | Deadline: ongoing
Travel Assistance Program | Deadline: Ongoing
Canadian Music Assistance l Deadline: Rolling Deadline (Feb to Oct)
Winnipeg Arts Council
Individual Artist Grant Program l Deadline: Sep 3
Professional Research & Development Grant | Deadline: At least 4 weeks before the start of the proposed activity
Professional Development Grant Program for Artists & Arts Administrators | Deadline: At least 4 weeks prior to the start of the proposed activity
Project Grant Program for Arts Orgs & Collectives | Deadline: Feb 2026
!earshot Distro
Member Benefit: MAPL!e Grant l Deadline: Jan 31
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
Creative Manitoba
Position: Program Manager – Northern Art & Food Project
Deadline: July 15
West End Cultural Centre
Position: Community & Volunteer Coordinator
Deadline: July 18
Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM)
Poste : Direction de la programmation
Date limite de candidature : 18 juillet 2025
Long & McQuade (Winnipeg)
Position: Music Lessons Teacher
Deadline: Unknown