Official Showcase Applications are open now for the 2026 Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana (January 21 - 25, 2026). Official Showcases are an excellent way for tour-ready artists to perform their music in front of festival bookers, agents, venues, record labels, DJs, and more. Selected through a competitive jury process, Official Showcase artists often book national or international tours, meet professionals to join their teams, and catch the interest of media based on these performances. ⏳ Applications close June 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm CT Apply now! Folk Alliance International is the largest and leading non-profit organization for folk music representing the global community of artists, agents, managers, labels, publicists, arts administrators, venues, festivals, and concert series presenters. Founded in 1989 in Malibu, CA, FAI is committed to serving, strengthening, and engaging the folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion and produces the world’s largest annual folk music conference as well as the International Folk Music Awards, the Ethno USA gathering, year-round professional development webinars, the Folk DJ Chart, and Global Summits that connect professionals around the folk music world. FAI defines folk broadly as “the music of the people” and supports a diverse array of sub-genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Global Roots, Hip-Hop, Old-Time, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, Zydeco, and various fusions. Folk Alliance International Conference wants to ensure that there are broad and robust applications from Louisiana, so they are offering 50% off official showcase applications for any artist residing in the state (confirmed through a Louisiana billing address). The discount code OSA50LA applies to both member and non-member rates.