Applications for season three of Lavender Fest, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ performing arts festival, are open now through Feb. 15.
Lavender Fest is looking for solo performances, musicals, dramas, comedies, storytelling, drag, burlesque, readings of new works, variety shows, and stand up with queer themes that embody this year’s theme, Unerasable.
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Founded in 2024 by Ty Autry in collaboration with Out Front Theatre Company, Lavender Fest fosters multiple generations of queer performance art by giving new and experiences voices a space to explore and express themselves. Lavender Fest is supported by Qreative Voices, a non-profit dedicated to amplifying queer Southern narratives.
The show submission fee is $30, and only the first 200 applications will be accepted. The chosen performances will receive a 70/30 box office split in favor of the production and marketing support from the Lavender Fest team. Participation fees are $350 for two main stage performances with 149 seats, $125 for three Triangle Cabaret performances with 55 seats, $200 for two family-friendly performances, and $200 for a one-night only event.
Lavender Fest runs from Aug. 5-9, 2026, at Out Front Theatre Company. Tech for all shows will take place on Aug. 3 and 4.
Apply for Lavender Fest 2026 here.
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