Festival and Community Event Development Program
From Nova Scotia Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
Provincial money for community festivals and events, including Nova Scotia artist fees.
- Amount
- Up to $10,000
- Who can apply
- Organizations
- Where you must live
- Nova Scotia
- Art forms
- Community arts, All art forms
- Application fee
- None
- Kind
- Grant
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What is offered
Money to you
- The Festival and Community Event Development Program may fund up to a maximum of $10,000 for each event (funded amount may not be the full amount of funds requested).
Also mentioned
- The applicant needs to fund the balance of the costs.
- You can only apply for funding for 1 event each fiscal year.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
Registered non-profits, municipalities and Mi'kmaw communities; public-facing events between Apr 1, 2026 and Mar 31, 2027; government funding under 50% of revenue.
What to send
Free to apply; 2026 deadline was Feb 27; review takes 2 to 3 months; not funded: parades, fireworks, equipment, travel for out-of-province artists.
Partly checked: the funder's page agrees, but does not say everything.
Funder's page last updated March 13, 2026.
Source: https://www.novascotia.ca/apply-funding-help-sustain-grow-or-improve-community-festivals-and-events-festival-and-community-event-development-program (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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