Destination NSW grant - 2024/25 Regional Event Fund - Applications close 9 April 2024
The Regional Event Fund identifies and supports events in regional NSW that have the potential to act as a ‘cornerstone’ or flagship tourism event for their area by attracting overnight visitation and delivering long-term benefits to the region.
Since it was established in 1996, the Fund has supported more than 470 individual events across regional NSW.
Applicants are now invited to apply for the 2024/25 Regional Event Fund across three funding streams, to find out more about each stream simply hit the link:
Incubator Event: This stream supports the establishment of new events in their first or second year of operation with seed funding of up to $20,000 (ex GST) to support activities that are likely to establish an event as a driver of visitation.
Flagship Event: This stream offers grants specifically to support marketing activities aimed at increasing visibility and attracting visitation to the event from outside its immediate area. Grants through the Flagship stream are only available to events that have been running for more than 2 years.
Event Developement: This stream supports mature events that have already received the maximum funding permitted through the Flagship Event stream and can present a strategy for future growth that includes continued development of the event's potential to drive overnight visitation.
The Event Development stream offers grants of up to $50,000 (ex GST) to support key strategic growth initiatives that will have a direct impact on increasing overnight visitation to the event.
To be eligible, events must run between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, be held in one of the seven Destination Networks and meet the specific eligibility and assessment criteria outlined in the Grant Guidelines for the individual stream.
Important Note: Events may only receive a grant from one stream in a financial year.
For more information on the Regional Event Fund, please visit the or contact the Grants Administration team via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.