Festivals Australia
About Festivals Australia
Festivals Australia is an Australian Government program which funds Australian regional and community festivals to present quality cultural projects. Funding is available to add a new or special sort of cultural activity.
To be eligible for funding, an activity must not have been previously presented and must be one that could not be afforded without the funding.
The closing date for next funding round is 16 February 2009 for projects starting after 1 January 2009.
How does Festivals Australia work?
There are two funding rounds a year. They are advertised nationally, with closing dates of 15 February for projects starting after 1 July and 15 July for projects starting after 1 January.
If the notional closing date falls on a weekend, the actual closing date will be the following Monday.
Application Forms and Guidelines
Who is eligible to apply?
Applications must be made by organisations that manage regular festivals. Eligible organisations include local governments and councils, cultural organisations and regional arts councils that manage festivals. More information about eligibility
The assessment process
An advisory committee, the Festivals Australia Committee, assesses applications against the program guidelines through a competitive selection process. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts announces funding in May/June and October/November each year.
Funding Recipients
See details and profiles of funding recipients from earlier rounds:
Contact us for more information
Contact details for the Festivals Australia program officers
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Contacts
The Program Officer
Festivals Australia
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 02 6275 9554
Freecall: 1800 819 461 (within Australia)
Fax: 02 6275 9663
(please note that faxed funding applications are not accepted)
Email: festivals.australia @environment.gov.au
