The annual ACL Performers’ Showcase offers the opportunity to meet and evaluate a variety of children’s performers active in Northern California. The 37th Performers’ Showcase was held on February 7, 2026.
The next Showcase will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Fremont Main Library.
Performers are eligible to appear in the Showcase if they have not participated in the last 3 years. This gives a larger number of performers a chance to participate, and it gives our audience a different group of performers to enjoy every year. So if you last performed in 2023 or before, you are eligible to appear again in the Showcase in 2027.
Applications for the 2027 Showcase are now open. Before you submit your application, please read the 2027 Showcase FAQs, which includes criteria for selection, logistics, and timetables.
Please complete and submit the online application found here. We no longer need a paper application in addition to the online application.
The deadline for performer applications is October 22, 2026. All applications received before this deadline will be considered together.
Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about the Showcase.
We look forward to seeing you!
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