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2013 Festival Funding

 

The National Festivals and Participative Events Programme
2013

Applications to this programme are invited through the online application process at www.failteireland.ie/MyAccount.

The online application process is available from May 11th 2012.

Closing date for all applications to The National Festivals and Participative Events Programme 2013 is midnight onFriday 22nd June 2012


What is it?

The National Festivals and Participative Events Programme 2013 supports larger festivals/events which attract significant numbers of international visitors to Ireland. 

This programme is intended to assist festivals and participative events that;

• Attract significant numbers of overnight visitors to the host locality.
• Animate key destinations within Ireland.
• Provide quality visitor experiences of Ireland’s culture, heritage and landscape.
• Raise awareness or attract media coverage of the attractions of the locality.
• Demonstrate financial and environmental sustainability.

What’s new in 2013?

2013 is the year of The Gathering Ireland.  It is about the people of Ireland celebrating and reconnecting with our global community and inviting those with a connection to our country to come and visit. 

Applicants are encouraged to embrace The Gathering Ireland 2013 initiative as part of their 2013 festival/event programme.  As part of the National Festivals & Participative Events programme 2013 there is limited additional funding available to assist successful applicants who tailor their programme, or specific elements of their programme, around the themes of The Gathering Ireland 2013. 

More information on The Gathering 2013 and how to get involved can be found at www.thegatheringireland.com

See the attached application guidelines for the National Festivals and Participative Events Programme 2013 for further details.

Regional festival applications will not be accepted under this programme.






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