Expressions of Interest

Expressions of Interest applications for 2026 will open soon!

_{(top, from left to right): Oro Vivo (Living Gold) Credit Mick Russel, Reflection courtesy of Playable Streets. (bottom, from left to right): Plant Table Credit Gregory Lorenzutti, Let's Get Real courtesy Liz Walker, Sincere Apologies Credit Mark Gambino, The Farmy Farm courtesy Circus Trick Tease.}

Over ten days every May, South Side Festival brings contemporary arts, culture and heritage to the fore across Frankston in a series of performances, exhibitions, installations, experiences and creative outcomes.

2026 will be the fifth year of this dynamic series of events and we are so excited to start programming it.

South Side Festival 2026 dates: Friday 8 – Sunday 17 May

Expressions of Interest for South Side Festival’s 2026 artist commissions will open on Monday 14th April, 2025.

Guidelines for both are below. Links to the application portals are in the guidelines.

First rounds are:

Key Dates

EOIs open: Monday 14 April 2025

EOIs close: Monday 2 June 2025

Recipient Notified: Mid-August 2025

Get Inspired - We recommend applicants check out this year’s festival, 8-18 May!

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Queries:

Please direct all queries to Freyja Macfarlane, Senior Producer: Freyja.Macfarlane@frankston.vic.gov.au or +61 3 9768 1678

If you need the assistance of an interpreter, please phone 131 450.

5k EOI's will open in late-June 2025

Check out past successful commissions:

When? by Mindy Meng Wang

The Bandwagon South Side Sessions

Murrundaya Yepengna Dance Workshops

Full festival past program brochures can be viewed here and you can explore the events in more detail here.

Expressions of Interest