🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FOCUS Wales
(07-09 May 2026, Wrexham, Wales)

application deadline: 01 November 2025

With 300+ live performances, the FOCUS Wales Music Festival showcases the very best new talent emerging from the nation alongside established names and a selection of exciting international acts.

🇳🇱 ESNS
(14-17 Jan 2026, Groningen, Netherlands)

application deadline: 01 September 2025

ESNS has an impressive track record, and you can become part of it! Many European artists played their first international show in Groningen or were discovered through ESNS by their label, talent agency, or a large summer festival. ESNS alumni include AURORA, Stromae, Christine and the Queens, Buraka Som Sistema, Fontaines D.C., Sigrid, Marina Satti & Fonés, Altin Gün, Priya Ragu, The Haunted Youth, The XX, Robyn, Tramhaus, Sam Smith, Hozier, Alyona Alyona, Viagra Boys, Zaho de Sagazan, freekind., Kaleo, Chalk, Fat Dog, and many more.

Each year ESNS attracts over 4000 delegates, including representatives of more than 400 international festivals.

🇪🇪 Tallinn Music Week
(09-11 April 2026, Tallinn, Estonia)

application deadline: 27 October 2025

TMW welcomes artists of all genres from across the globe to apply for a chance to perform at one of Europe’s most acclaimed international music discovery festivals.

About 175-180 artists from diverse genres and scenes from across Europe and beyond will perform in Tallinn’s top venues for an audience of approximately 18,000 people, including over 1,000 international and Baltic-Nordic music industry professionals.

🇸🇮 MENT
(18-21 February 2026, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

application deadline: 14 August 2025

MENT Ljubljana is a music discovery festival facilitating, in symbiosis with the conference, the presentation of music performers from all over Europe and beyond in front of international music professionals and audiences. The festival serves as a meeting point for artists, music professionals and music lovers.