Applications for the Incubator Event stream and the Flagship Event stream of the 2023/24 Regional Event Fund will close at midnight on Wednesday 29 March 2023.  Applications submitted after this date and time will not be accepted. To be eligible to apply, an event must run between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 and meet the fund criteria.

1.    Incubator Event Fund – offers grants of up to $20,000 (ex GST) to events that are in their first or second year of operation

Click here to access the 2023/24 Incubator Event stream application portal.

2.    Flagship Event Fund – offers annual grants of $20,000 (ex GST) or triennial grants of $30,000 (ex GST) per year, guaranteed for three year for marketing activities aimed at attracting visitors from outside their immediate region

Click here to access the 2023/24 Flagship Event stream application portal.

3.    Event Development Fund – offers grants of up to $50,000 to support strategic growth initiatives to events that have completed their third year of triennial Flagship Event funding. 

Applications to the 2023/24 Event Development stream will remain open on an ongoing basis or until such time as the Fund is exhausted

For more information on the Regional Event Fund and for terms and conditions, please visit the Destination NSW website.