Sziget 2026: Open call for FEDEC students

FEDEC is happy to offer its members the possibility to perform at the Sziget Festival! The festival will select 5 circus acts from FEDEC schools to perform twice during the festival.

📅 Deadline of the call: 20th of April 2026.
The results of this selection will be published by the 30th of April.

Objective of the call

This call aims to select up to 5 circus acts to be presented at Sziget Festival 2026 as part of the Midnight Circus Cabaret, at the venue called “The Joker”.

Participants & act requirements

• The artists should be still students or alumni (recently graduated in 2025 or 2026) of one of FEDEC members.
• They must be available between the 10th and 15th of August 2026.
• The performances can be solos, duos or trios. The acts have to be presentable in a spiegel tent (“The Joker”) with the technical possibilities described below in the “Venue” section below.
• The act must be between 3 - 8 minutes long.

Presentations

The selected acts will be presented twice during the Sziget Festival as part of the daily Cabaret, starting at midnight.

The festival provides

• Accommodation at the artist camping, where a tent can be provided,
• 3 meals and open bar in the backstage,
• Fee: 600€ per artist (this fee includes the travel cost),
• A Sziget festival pass,
• Transport to and from the festival venue, to and from the airport, train or bus station.

Venue and technical requirements

• The Cabaret will take place at the venue called “The Joker”: a spiegel type tent of 20m diameter (see images and floorplan here).
• Rigging: one central rigging available with a static drop in point with a maximum rigging height of about 7 meters. Aerial motor not available, but counterweighting optional.
• The venue will be equipped with sound and light set-up.

Selection process

• Applications will be evaluated by the programmers of Sziget Festival.
• The artistic proposals will be evaluated on the basis of:
  • Creativity, originality,
  • Artistic quality,
  • Adaptability to the venue & technical needs,
  • Fitting in the line-up of the Cabaret.

How to apply

Candidates must apply by filling in this form before 20th of April 2026, providing:

• A link to the video of the act,
• The technical requirements,
• Their contact details,
• Their circus school (must be member of FEDEC).

If you have any questions regarding the call, please write to Sophie Zoletnik, organiser of the Cabaret: sophie@twomany.org.