ACT Event Fund
The ACT Event Fund plays an active role in generating positive economic, social, and community outcomes for the Canberra region through the events sector.
It assists eligible applicants to further develop, market, and promote their events, while also supporting a diverse, high-quality calendar of events each year.
The desired outcomes from support provided through the ACT Event Fund are as follows:
- To facilitate a vibrant, innovative, and inclusive events culture within the ACT.
- To help develop a diverse, year-round events calendar.
- To encourage the development of tourism in the ACT and increase economic activity in the Canberra region.
- To encourage and support the involvement of the local community in events (e.g. event organisers, event participants/attendees, artists/performers, sponsors/partners, community groups, volunteers, and local businesses/suppliers).
- To facilitate community event activity within Canberra’s town centres and suburbs.
- To utilise, activate and enliven community assets, precincts, and spaces.
- To provide support to viable events that are of high quality, well planned and well managed.
Find out more about the ACT Event Fund, including how to apply.
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Information on other ACT Government funding opportunities can be found at grants.act.gov.au.
2025 Grant Recipients
| Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ACT Scale Modeller's Society Incorporated | Scale ACT 2025 | $6,290 |
| AFRICA2AUSTRALIA | Africa Festival in the Park | $10,000 |
| Anne Mcgrath | Majura Valley Sunflower Maze | $20,000 |
| B&T Creative Pty Ltd | The Forage | $25,000 |
| Boccia Australia Limited | Canberra 2025 World Boccia Challenger | $12,500 |
| Boutzos Family Discretionary Trust | ICN Australian Titles 2025 | $10,000 |
| Brindabella Motor Sport Club | 2025 Rally of Canberra | $25,000 |
| Canberra Bonsai Society Incorporated | 37th AABC National Bonsai Event | $3,000 |
| Canberra Comedy Company Pty Ltd | Canberra Comedy Festival | $29,721 |
| Canberra Art Biennial | Canberra Art Biennial | $30,000 |
| Canberra Off-Road Cyclists | CORC's Stromlo Mountain ike Classic 2025 | $17,000 |
| Canberra Racing Club Incorporated | Canberra Festival of Speed | $15,000 |
| Canberra Skateboarding Association | Belco Bowl Jam 2025 | $25,000 |
| Eastar Media, Event & marketing Pty Ltd | Canberra Moon Festival | $15,000 |
| Iconic Nerd Pty Ltd | Iconic Nerd (previously GAMMA Expo) | $10,000 |
| Lakespeare & Co. | Shakespeare by the Lakes VI: Macbeth | $15,000 |
| Lyneham Community Association | Light Up Lyneham 2025 | $5,000 |
| National Folk Festival Ltd | The National Folk Festival | $30,000 |
| National Sheep Dog Trial Association Incorporated | National Sheep Dog Trial Championships | $25,000 |
| Photoaccess Incorporated | HYPERSPECTRAL | $7,000 |
| Pickleball Association of ACT | The Big Chill 2025 | $10,000 |
| Royal National Capital Agricultural Society | Royal Canberra Show 2025 | $30,000 |
| Samuel George Bright | CLIPPED Premieres - National Film and Sound Archive | $4,000 |
| Southern NSW Harvest Incorporated | Canberra Region Winter Festival 2025 | $15,000 |
| Tennis ACT | Workday Canberra International 2025 | $20,000 |
| The Trustee for Bingley Investment Trust | Stromlo Running Festival 2025 | $10,000 |
| The Trustee for the Sole Motive Unit Trust | The Canberra Times Marathon Festival (CTMF) and The Canberra Times Fun Run (CTFR) | $20,000 |
| Tuggeranong Community Council | SouthFest 2025 | $10,000 |
| Viva Italia in Canberra | Viva Italia in Canberra | $5,000 |