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B.C. Fairs, Festivals and Events BCFFE Fund deadline Feb 25, 2024
February 25
Fairs, Festivals and Events Fund
The B.C. Fairs, Festivals and Events fund (the BCFFE Fund) helps community event organizations recover from ongoing challenges related to cost increases, reduced revenue and sponsorships, rising costs of equipment and services, severe weather events and more.
Eligible Applicants
- Indigenous communities or organizations
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Businesses
- Local governments
Eligible Events
- Sporting events and festivals, such as:
- Spectator sport events
- Organized races
- Exhibition events
- Tournaments and competitions
- Arts and culture events and festivals, such as:
- Live music, film, mural, or cultural festivals
- Performances
- Art walks
- Comic conventions
- Community celebrations and gatherings, such as:
- Seasonal festivals or celebration
- Culinary (food or beverage) events
- Fairs, rodeos and exhibitions
- Agri-tourism events, such as:
- Festivals held on farms, orchards or vineyards
Funding
The BCFFE Fund provides up to about 20% of your total event budget, up to a maximum of $250,000 per event. Your event budget must be at least $10,000.
You can use these funds to cover a range of operational expenses.
Depending on the uptake, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport may provide grant amounts higher or lower than 20% of the event budget. The total funding for each event will not exceed $250,000. Total funding per organization will not exceed $500,000.
Deadline
February 25, 2024, by 11:59pm PST