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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 PurposeAmount
ACT Scale Modeller's Society IncorporatedScale ACT 2025$6,290
AFRICA2AUSTRALIAAfrica Festival in the Park$10,000
Anne McgrathMajura Valley Sunflower Maze$20,000
B&T Creative Pty LtdThe Forage$25,000
Boccia Australia LimitedCanberra 2025 World Boccia Challenger$12,500
Boutzos Family Discretionary TrustICN Australian Titles 2025$10,000
Brindabella Motor Sport Club2025 Rally of Canberra$25,000
Canberra Bonsai Society Incorporated37th AABC National Bonsai Event$3,000
Canberra Comedy Company Pty LtdCanberra Comedy Festival$29,721
Canberra Art BiennialCanberra Art Biennial$30,000
Canberra Off-Road CyclistsCORC's Stromlo Mountain ike Classic 2025$17,000
Canberra Racing Club IncorporatedCanberra Festival of Speed$15,000
Canberra Skateboarding AssociationBelco Bowl Jam 2025$25,000
Eastar Media, Event & marketing Pty LtdCanberra Moon Festival$15,000
Iconic Nerd Pty LtdIconic Nerd (previously GAMMA Expo)$10,000
Lakespeare & Co.Shakespeare by the Lakes VI: Macbeth$15,000
Lyneham Community AssociationLight Up Lyneham 2025$5,000
National Folk Festival LtdThe National Folk Festival$30,000
National Sheep Dog Trial Association IncorporatedNational Sheep Dog Trial Championships$25,000
Photoaccess IncorporatedHYPERSPECTRAL$7,000
Pickleball Association of ACTThe Big Chill 2025$10,000
Royal National Capital Agricultural SocietyRoyal Canberra Show 2025$30,000
Samuel George BrightCLIPPED Premieres - National Film and Sound Archive$4,000
Southern NSW Harvest IncorporatedCanberra Region Winter Festival 2025$15,000
Tennis ACTWorkday Canberra International 2025$20,000
The Trustee for Bingley Investment TrustStromlo Running Festival 2025$10,000
The Trustee for the Sole  Motive Unit TrustThe Canberra Times Marathon Festival (CTMF) and The Canberra Times Fun Run (CTFR)$20,000
Tuggeranong Community CouncilSouthFest 2025$10,000
Viva Italia in CanberraViva Italia in Canberra$5,000