The DGC Festival and Events Fund is OPEN
The Major Events Fund 25/26 and the Regional Events Growth Fund 25/26 are Open for Applications Until Friday November 22 2024
Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced that two funding programmes for festivals and events in the region are to open for applications.
The Major Events Fund 25/26 and the Regional Events Growth Fund 25/26 will support the sustainable development of many renowned events in the region and encourage new projects to start up.
The total budget for the two funding programmes is £82,000. The Council will also provide up to £5000 for a Dumfries and Galloway Events Conference to take place in 2025.
Councillor Maureen Johnstone, the Chair of the Council’s Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing Committee said, “We are committed to the full delivery of the Dumfries and Galloway Events Strategy 2023-27 and working in partnership with the region’s festivals and events organisers. Festivals and events help create local pride, attract visitors and support hundreds of regional businesses. These two funding programmes will benefit communities across our region.”
The Council introduced the Regional Events Growth Fund for financial year 2024/25 and twenty four separate projects were supported, with grants totaling £64,000. This new Fund supported events in thirteen different communities across Dumfries and Galloway.Paragraph content…
