Apply for Royal Greenwich Festivals Grant Programme – UK

Deadline: 19-Jan-25

Apply now for the Royal Greenwich Festivals Grant Programme.

Festival Objective

• Royal Greenwich Festivals is the flagship grants programme to support delivery of the first Cultural Strategy.
• They fund festivals that are free to attend and take place over the summer months in the Borough of Greenwich. They are looking for high-quality, exciting, accessible festivals, that engage with local community groups and showcase local content, performers and suppliers to help celebrate the diverse communities. They expect all festival programmes to include both workshops/activities and live performances/events.
• This could include, but is not limited to, the following:
  • Theatre
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Film
  • Comedy
  • Circus
  • Dance
  • Visual Arts
  • Craft and Makers

Funding Information

• Prospective applicants can bid for a festival grant within 3 different funding bands:
  • Awards of up to £15k 
    • Applications will need to demonstrate a minimum of 10% cash match funding (minimum of £1,500).
  • Awards of up to £30k 
    • Applications will need to demonstrate a minimum of 10% cash match funding (minimum of £3,000).
  • Awards of up to £60k 
    • Applications will need to demonstrate a minimum of 10% cash match funding (minimum of £6,000).

Eligibility Criteria

• All Royal Greenwich Festivals must be free to attend and take place in the Royal Borough of Greenwich during Summer 2025.
• To apply for the Royal Greenwich Festivals fund, your organization must be a non-profit, community arts, cultural or festival organization.
• Only one application can be submitted per organisation.
• Applications must demonstrate experience in festival delivery.
• They expect you to use Royal Greenwich based suppliers wherever possible including content, performers, traders and businesses.
• They expect you to engage with either local community groups and/or local schools as part of your programme of activity, giving opportunity to participate to as many people as possible.

For more information, visit Royal Borough of Greenwich.