Wednesday 11 June 2025

The NSW Government has announced $1 million in funding for culturally diverse festivals and events held across the state in 2025 and into next year.

The Stronger Together Festival and Event Grants Program offers funding from $5,000 to $20,000 to help community groups and faith organisations to organise events that celebrate and embrace our state’s vibrant cultural diversity.

Through this program, the Government supports hundreds of cultural celebrations, food festivals, music programs and entertainment events each year. These festivals and events bring communities together and contribute directly to social cohesion and harmony in NSW.

As part of the program’s first round of funding, $500,000 is available for eligible community groups planning festivals and events between 1 September 2025 and 31 March 2026.

A second round of funding will be announced later this year for events running from April to September 2026.

Multicultural NSW administers the grants on behalf of the NSW Government and applications close 5 pm Monday 7 July.

For more information or to apply, visit https://multicultural.nsw.gov.au/stronger-together-events-festivals/

Quotes attributable to Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper:

“Whether it’s an art display or night markets, community groups in NSW are getting more creative in how they showcase their rich cultures to the wider community.

“These grants cater for both grassroots events and bigger festivals so that we can support all types of activities that our diverse communities are planning.

“Multicultural festivals and events funded through our programs reach nearly 40% of the people of NSW – a figure that has grown from 31% in recent years.”