Festivals and Public Presentations Grant Scheme

With the Festivals and Public Presentations Grant scheme, the Creative Industries Fund NL supports large-scale festivals and special presentations that contribute to a wider audience reach and which increase and deepen the interest in design, architecture and digital culture.

Which projects are eligable for a grant?
This grant scheme is intended for the preparation, organisation and implementation of festivals and public presentations that contribute to a wider audience reach and which increase and deepen interest in the creative industry.

The festival or presentation must take place in the Netherlands or the Dutch Caribbean and have an audience strategy in place that focuses on reaching at least a thousand physical visitors.

Applications are assessed by this scheme's advisory committee. The composition of the committee will be announced shortly. This is done on the basis of the Festivals and Public Presentations Grant Scheme.

Assessment criteria

  • contribution to public interest in the creative industry
  • substantive significance for the creative industry
  • effectiveness in setup, public strategy and level of support
  • contribution to diversity and inclusion within the field of of the creative industries

Submission rounds
The Festivals and Public Presentations Grant Scheme has two grant rounds per year.
The second round opens after the closing date of the first round.

The closing date for the second round this year is:

  • 16 March 2022
  • 12 October 2022

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