Deadline: 7 February 2025
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is pleased to invite applications to support the development of festivals and participative events which drive domestic and international tourism and help to improve the visitor experience by animating destinations in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has received a small amount of funding to support a number of regional festivals and participative events from Fáilte Ireland. Together the County Council and Failte Ireland seek to support the tourism industry and work to sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination.
Categories
- The DLR Regional Festival and Participative Events Grant is aimed at festivals and participative events that fit into one of the following categories:
- General festivals (i.e. literary, historic, traditional culture or family focused)
- Arts, Music & Theatre
- Food & Drink
- Sports & Outdoors
- Business & Education
Priorities
- Priority will be given to proposals which:
- Bring new events to the county
- Are held outside of the traditional tourism months (i.e. October to March)
- Create memorable visitor experiences
- Are comprehensive and professionally designed and motivating for the visitor
- Propose a clear business plan have been prepared (full income and expenditure budget for the event, and a comprehensive marketing and promotions plan)
- Use digital technology to widen reach & impact
- Propose an organiser/s with an appropriate profile
- Have proposers who will be available to brief third parties on their events
- Promote the Irish Language through their event
- Propose an event which nurtures and encourages aspects of diversity or biodiversity
Funding Information
- Typical grants awarded are €1,000 – €5,000. In certain circumstances Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council may increase the grant awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations proposing must have:
- A business address and a current Tax Clearance Access Number in the Republic of Ireland
- Proposed event must be run in the county (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown) in 2025
- To be considered for funding, applicants need to demonstrate the following:
- The festival/participative event must generate a minimum of 100 visitor or tourist bed nights in paid accommodation. In the absence of valid accommodation surveys or audience surveys, the tourism impact may be estimated by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
- The proposed festival or participative event project must have a minimum expenditure of €10,000.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Purely commercial events with limited tourism appeal
- Spectator-based sporting events
- Circuses and carnivals
- Christmas fairs and markets
- Agricultural shows and countryside fairs with limited tourism appeal.
For more information, visit DLR.
