Belfast Community Festivals Fund 2027/28
Funding
£2,500 – £10,000
Deadline
8 January 2027
Location
Belfast
Applications
Deadline: 8 January 2027
Overview
Community groups can get £2,500 to £10,000 to run a cultural community festival in Belfast. The festival must be community led and last at least eight hours. Apply online by 12 noon on 8 January 2027. Official source: https://grants.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenantfiles/233/documents/2._Community_Festivals_Fund_-_2027-28_-_Updated_Guidance_Notes.pdf. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- £2,500 to £10,000 per festival.
- At least 20% match funding.
- Belfast only.
- Closes 12 noon, 8 January 2027.
Community organisations or community led partnerships running culture based community festivals in the Belfast council area. Applicants must be formally constituted and not for profit, with a chair, treasurer and secretary who are separate people, recent bank statements, signed annual accounts and the required policies.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups running festivals in Belfast.
Regions
Full details from Belfast City Council
The Belfast Community Festivals Fund, jointly funded by Belfast City Council and the Department for Communities, supports community festivals in Belfast that focus on arts and heritage or other cultural events celebrating the identity of an area or group. Festivals must run for at least eight hours across a series of related activities, be culture based, promote social cohesion and good relations, and be led and owned by a community organisation or partnership. Requests are from £2,500 to £10,000 per festival, with at least 20% match funding, for festivals between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028. Applications close at 12 noon on 8 January 2027.
Read the guidance notes, then register and apply on the Belfast City Council Online Funding Hub (grants.belfastcity.gov.uk) by 12 noon on Friday 8 January 2027. An information session runs at City Hall on Monday 23 November, and the Central Grants Unit (cgugrants@belfastcity.gov.uk) can advise.
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