Community Festivals Fund

Girl playing with a hula hoop The Community Festivals Fund is open to groups in Belfast. We welcome applications from organisations which are planning community festivals taking place from 1 January – 31 March 2012 covering activities such as family days and cultural events.

Grants range from a minimum of £2,500 to a maximum amount of £10,000.

Organisations must be formally constituted to apply to the Community Festivals Fund.

Please note that applicants should use the
revised application form and guidance notes provided below.

This fund is jointly funded by Belfast City Council and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.

Application form and guidance notes

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 24 February 2012

Please call us on 028 9050 0512 for further information, or if you would like an application pack sent to you.

Funding information sessions

We will be running funding information sessions, in partnership with Community Arts Partnership (one of our multi-annually funded organisations), at various venues across the Belfast. These are open sessions and you do not have to book a place.

For more information, phone 028 9050 0512.

Tuesday 7 February

Thursday 9 February

Friday 10 February

Tuesday 14 February

2010 - 2011 funding

More than 100,000 people participated in festivals supported by this fund in 2010 - 2011.