Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Festivals
From Canadian Heritage
Pays for recurring local festivals that present the work of local artists, artisans, heritage performers and Indigenous cultural carriers.
- Amount
- Up to $200,000
- Who can apply
- Groups and collectives; Organizations
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- All art forms, Community arts
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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Eligibility
Local non-profit organization or group, or local Indigenous government, that has already run an earlier edition of the festival within the last two years
What to send
Apply by 4:00 p.m. ET on the deadline; funding not guaranteed because requests exceed budget
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Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/building-communities/festivals.html (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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