Regional Festival & Participative Events Funding Programme

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Clare County Council is pleased to announce that the Regional Festival & Participative Events Funding Support Programme 2024, funded under Failte Ireland, is open for online applications.

The aim of this Scheme is to support festivals and participative events in County Clare. The supported events must help to drive domestic and international tourism arrivals to Clare, win bed nights, stimulate local economic activity, and help to improve the visitor experience in the county.

Qualifying Conditions & minimum Eligibility Thresholds for 2024:

• The project must have a minimum expenditure of €10,000.
• The Festival or Participative Event should help to attract domestic and international visitor arrivals to County Clare.
• The Festival/Event must have an online presence on www.VisitClare.ie
• The festival/events must generate a minimum of 300 visitor bed nights in paid accommodation.
• The festival or event must take place during 2024.
• The Festival & Events Programme must include high-quality content and design.
• The event must have appropriate insurance cover.
• Be fully compliant with current regulations and requirements for holding such an event.
• The Festival/Event will take into account the actions needed to minimise the impact on the Environment (e.g. minimising / eliminating single use materials etc).

The Closing Date for submission of online applications is 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, 8th February 2024.

Enquiries can be made by email to tourism@clarecoco.ie and telephone (065) 6846493. 

Tourism Development Directorate
Clare County Council
New Road, Ennis
Co, Clare.