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Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage: Local Festivals

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Recurring local festivals that involve local artists, artisans and heritage performers. You must have run the festival before.

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Program at a glance

Application status
Deadline listed; check intake
Funding amount
Up to 100% of eligible costs, to $200,000
Listed deadline
January 31, 2027Jan 31 (fall festivals), Apr 30 (Jan to Jun next year), Oct 15 (Jul and Aug next year)
Who can apply
Nonprofits, First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations.
Where
Anywhere in Canada
Good for
Arts and culture, Heritage, history and archives, Community and social services
Pays for
Events, festivals or workshops

Who it's intended for

Details
Local nonprofits, band councils, tribal councils and other local Indigenous governments or organizations that ran a prior edition in the last 2 years.

Source checked against the funder's website on October 23, 2026. Always confirm current details with the funder.

Still to confirm

A profile match does not check every requirement. Confirm these points on the funder's page before applying.

  • Whether the current intake is accepting applications, and its exact cutoff time and timezone.
  • Local nonprofits, band councils, tribal councils and other local Indigenous governments or organizations that ran a prior edition in the last 2 years.
  • Any registration, membership or previous-funding restrictions.
  • Which costs are covered and what supporting documents are needed.

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