O+ Festival Kingston

October 10-12, 2025

Music submissions for the 15th Annual O+ Festival are now open!

Applications Open March 10, 2025

All submissions due by May 4, 2025 at 11:59pm

The O+ Festival is a 3-day celebration of art, music and wellness that offers access to health care for its participating artists and musicians while providing the community with an opportunity to experience the healing and transformative power of art in all forms. O+ (pronounced Oh Positive) fosters physical, mental and social well-being by connecting visual artists and musicians directly with a coalition of healthcare/wellness providers and resources in a shared vision to nurture the individual and the community. By exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art, O+ empowers communities to take control of their collective wellbeing.

O+ Festival Kingston is now accepting submissions from musicians of all mediums and genres such as live bands, solo artists, DJs, soundscapes, ensembles and choirs. Performances take place in traditional and non traditional venues both indoors and outdoors throughout Kingston. We encourage music submissions that are unconventional, mobile or unplugged as well as those that prefer a typical staged production. ALL genres and forms of music or sound pieces are welcome. Please note, we do not generally book cover bands unless the material is presented with an unexpected/innovative twist or with very original arrangements. 

If your submission includes music as part of what is more of a film, visual art, theater or dance presentation, we ask that you submit under O+ Festival Kingston 2025 ART, but if the performance is planned to be presented on a stage with live sound and light elements,  continue with this music application. Please do not submit in more than one category.

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All submissions will be thoroughly reviewed by the O+ Music Committee: a rotating group of 6-8 alumni, musicians, industry professionals and community members representing different genres, identities and perspectives. 

Musicians will be notified of acceptance by early June. 

Accepted musicians will be invited to perform at this year’s festival in exchange for direct access to health care in the O+ Artists’ Clinic (with options for in-office dental and specialist appointments by request), plus an honorarium for travel expenses, homemade food and drink in our greenroom throughout the weekend, and access to all shows, workshops, and events throughout O+ weekend. O+ Alumni artists also gain access to our year-round Exchange Clinic in Kingston, NY. 

We expect to receive hundreds of music submissions for only about 45 available performance slots for which we carefully consider cultural and musical diversity and medical needs. We do not accept acts that have performed in the previous three festivals and give priority to artists that have not performed with O+ before. We ask for your patience and understanding should your submission not be accepted for this year and encourage all who are not chosen to reapply next year. We hope to bring as many artists into our community as we can!

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O+ now provides year-round healthcare options and opportunities for performances, classes and workshops in the O+ Exchange Clinic, event & gallery space in Kingston, NY. Find out more HERE. As O+ alumni, artists who have performed with O+ before have access to an array of specialists, physicians and complementary care providers year round. Alumni can start the process by contacting our Clinic Coordinator Mac@opositivefestival.org. 

If you're interested in volunteering for a free festival wristband or in exchange for a clinic visit please click HERE. We are always looking for musicians with experience in production and sound/tech skills to join our team! 

             Looking forward to reviewing your submission and to another amazing festival!
             The 2025 O+ Kingston Music Committee
 

Questions or difficulties completing the submission form?

Don't let any barriers, personal, perceived or technical, get in the way of submitting your work. Please reach out to us for assistance in applying if you need support of any kind. 

Please contact info@opositivefestival.org or call (845) 399-5343 for assistance.