Deadline: 20 June 2025
The Meath County Council is thrilled to invite applications for its Culture Night Event Grant Program to celebrate culture, creativity and the arts.
On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes extend their opening hours and organise special and unique events and workshops which are available to the public free of charge.
Culture Night is particularly suited to venues seeking to encourage new audiences and organisations such as local arts groups, choirs, theatre companies, book clubs etc. who could host an evening of novel or exciting activities designed to engage new members. Other areas of particular interest include events that celebrate new communities and underrepresented voices, and which promote and connect artists from marginalised backgrounds and showcase the culturally diverse communities living in the County.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant available is up to €800.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations/individuals/groups applying for a Culture Night Event Grant must be Meath based and must provide a valid eircode.
- The Culture Night Event Grant is competition based. Applicants who have received a grant from Meath County Council under the 2025 Arts Grants and Awards Schemes may apply for the Culture Night Award but may not apply for funding for the same funded event.
- Only one application per individual/organisation/group will be accepted.
- Only one application per venue will be accepted.
- This award is available for Culture Night activities/events only.
- All events must embrace the following:
- Be free.
- Be registered through the relevant Arts Office/local authority and uploaded to the national programme/website.
- Embrace the Arts Council’s Pay the Artist policy and ensure that all engaged artists and practitioners are paid, unless participating in a voluntary capacity or as part of a community group.
- Embrace Culture Night sustainable resources.
- Be open to all and seek to create a sense of community and belonging – and promote the belief that ‘I am part of this, and this is part of me.’
For more information, visit Meath County Council.
