Local Festivals – Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage – Local Festivals component provides funding to local groups for recurring festivals that present the work of local artists, artisans or heritage performers. This includes the celebration of LGBTQ2+ communities and Indigenous cultural celebrations.

Deadline not available

$200,000

Grant

Arts & Culture

For Profit

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligible applicants must represent one of the following community-based groups:

a local non-profit organization or group;
a local band council, local tribal council or other local Aboriginal government or organization (First Nations, Inuit or Métis).

In addition, applicants must:

encourage local community engagement through activities that promote, celebrate and preserve local performing and visual arts or local heritage; and
have successfully organized a prior edition of the festival, within the last two years, that met all eligibility requirements of this component.

Successful applicants may receive up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $200,000 for festivals that:

When an application deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.

January 31 – for festivals starting between September 1 and December 31 of the same calendar year
April 30 – for festivals starting between January 1 and June 30 of the next calendar year
October 15 – for festivals starting between July 1 and August 31 of the next calendar year

Telephone

819-997-0055

1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)

TTY

1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)