Arts Council of Northern Ireland
WOMEX 2026 Bursaries
WOMEX World Music Expo will take place in Gran Canaria Palmas de Granaria, Spain from 21st to 25th October 2026. This will be the twelfth occasion of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s attendance at WOMEX which has fast become the most important international professional market for world music of every kind including folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music.
The five-day event attracts over 2,600 delegates from over 90 countries, including hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, publishers, distributors, managers, and the world’s media.
This year, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland will host a combined stand located within the Horizons section of WOMEX. Horizons is an initiative to collectively promote the music of nations of the UK & Ireland at WOMEX. The Horizons partners are Arts Council England, British Underground, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Culture Ireland, Creative Scotland, Scottish Music Industry Association, Arts Council of Wales, Cerdd Cymru: Music Wales, Wales Arts International, UK Trade & Investment.
Selected delegates will participate in the national stand to promote their work to international arts industry presenters and promoters.
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