u/Adventurous_War_4055

ISM Experimental Music Festival is currently booking artists. Dates are Sept 11-13th 2026. Downtown Olympia, WA. 3 days, 5+ venues, 95+ artists.

ISM is looking for experimental music and performance artists. This could be: music, noise, improv, dance, movement, live video art, or ???

The weirder, the better. Collaborations and group performances encouraged. We book an experimental film block (so film-makers, please inquire.)

ISM is NON-mainstream (in concept or performance), NON-profit, and NON-industry driven. Most all of our proceeds go to the artists.

Email us at: ism-oly@proton.me

NOTE: ISM 2025 was freaking awesome. Lets do this again.

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Looking forward to hearing your stories.