Call for Submissions: Family Zone​

Supercrawl is a free annual outdoor art and music festival held in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, showcasing a diverse and dynamic lineup of music, art, fashion, theatre, dance, performance, talks, crafts, food and fun. In 2025, Supercrawl covered 22 city blocks and attracted more than 285,000 visitors over the course of the weekend.

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What Are We Looking For?

Supercrawl was founded out of a desire to showcase the city’s cultural vibrancy and eclectic arts landscape, and remains dedicated to honouring, showcasing and celebrating all varieties of creative work. Supercrawl prioritizes curating a diverse and representative festival lineup. We recognize our responsibility to amplify voices that have traditionally been marginalized, both in our community and in society as a whole.

First introduced in 2012, Supercrawl’s Family Zone features joyous and engaging programming that showcases Hamilton’s abundant creative talent and wealth of community cultural organizations. Its eclectic lineup of hands-on activities fosters creativity, compassion, and the capacity to see potential all around us. Supercrawl’s Family Zone packs oodles of interactive creative play into a two-block run of the festival corridor — York Blvd between Park & James — where community groups are invited to promote interactive creative fun for families and kids, featuring a wide array of participating organizations. All of the zone‘s activities are geared to engage and entertain young people 12 and under.

Supercrawl prioritizes curating a diverse and representative festival lineup. We recognize our responsibility to amplify voices that have traditionally been marginalized, both in our communities and in society as a whole.

Supercrawl is committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility, and strives to create an environment in which all participants may flourish. We are committed to removing systemic barriers to access and opportunity, and welcome artistic proposals from artists of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Indigenous, Black, people of colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and members of equity-seeking communities. Submissions will be evaluated and selected by a small jury of artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. We welcome submissions from artists of all backgrounds,  including but not limited to Indigenous, Black, people of colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and members of equity-seeking communities.

Fees & Resources

Supercrawl will provide schedule signage, produce posters and handbills, and include programming details both in printed materials and on the Supercrawl website. Audiences are estimated at approximately 90,000 people over the duration of the performance day.

Dates & Location

Family Zone programming at Supercrawl 2026 will take place Saturday, September 12 (12pm-8am) and Sunday September 13 (12pm-8pm). All performances will take place along York/Wilson adjacent to James Street North.

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Submission Package Elements

• Contact info (artist name, email, phone number);
• Name of Organization
• Location (i.e. city/town, province/territory/state, country);
• Brief Organizational Profile
• Organization Status (For Profit/Registered Not For Profit/Registered Charity);
• Programming proposal;
• Website URL (if applicable);
• Social media links (if applicable)

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Deadline for submissions: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.  Late submissions will not be considered.

Successful applicants will be contacted by April 2026. We thank all applicants, but due to a high number of applications, only those selected by the committee will be contacted.

Artists are encouraged to contact organizers to receive clarification and/or additional information as needed to complete applications.