From a carnival dedicated to our four-legged friends to showing off your best samba moves as part of a Latin Festival – there will be something for everyone to see and do over the next year.

The successful recipients of the Event Grants and Sponsorship program 2023/2024 have been announced with $175,000 in funding (plus additional fee waivers) awarded.

Other Council funded events include a writer’s festival in Manly, star gazing in Frenchs Forest and a new festival in our up-and-coming cultural district of Brookvale. 

This year Council received 49 applications, with over 30 organisations or groups successfully receiving up to $10,000 in funding from Council.

View all the recipients and what the they’ll use the funding for here. 

All grant applications undergo a rigorous assessment process and are measured against pre-defined, advertised criteria, before being chosen by the elected Council.

As part of the grant conditions, support is in the form of funding and/or fee waivers and can be used up until 31 August 2024 (or longer for multi-year grants).

You can find out more about Council grants on our website.