Perform at the Conference
Apply to Perform in an Official Showcase
Official showcases will feature eight artist on Friday and Saturday nights. Each act will have 15 minutes to perform on a stage with professional sound. No backline gear will be provided. There are no other events held during the official showcase. Application fee is $30, there will be no production fees. Selection committee includes presenters from our region.
Submissions for the 2026 conference will open soon.
Applicants will be notified by official announcement to be made soon after - around April 1st. Please be prepared to provide links to two, single song performance videos. Artists who performed in the 2024 and 2023 SERFA official showcase are not eligible this year.
Request to Perform in a Private Showcase Room
NEW LOCATION - HOLIDAY INN OWENSBORO RIVERFRONT
Private showcases are booked and hosted by individuals or organizations. Private showcases begin after official events on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and end by 2:00 am. These showcases are held in a limited number of hotel rooms. The rooms will be used exclusively for music performance - hosts will not be expected to host in their personal hotel rooms.
Hosts and artists MUST be registered for the conference. Performances must be acoustic. Exceptions will be made for keyboard and bass at reasonable volumes.
Private showcase hosts decide who they will schedule in their rooms. Once we have confirmed the list of hosts, contact information will be made available to attendees. We will only provide the contact information for hosts who consent. Some hosts prefer to book their rooms without accepting unsolicited submissions.
There is no deadline for artists to apply to perform in private showcases, but it is in your best interest to contact hosts as early as possible. Private showcase hosts may start booking their rooms as soon as we notify them that they are confirmed to host. You may also introduce yourself in the Google Group and let people know that you are interested in private showcases, but please wait until after we announce that showcase hosts have been notified.
