This award is for festivals and events that will take place between 1 July–31 December 2017.  

The Arts Council announces round two of the Festivals and Events Scheme 2017 (FES). The Council recognises the distinctive role arts festivals play in sustaining a vibrant and sustainable arts profile at a local level. Festivals provide opportunities for artists and audiences to experience new work and ways of making work. The Council acknowledges the valuable contribution made by voluntary committees in developing these festivals. The scheme will be open to multi-disciplinary festivals, single artform festivals. Events may be programmed over a number of months (e.g. a concert series).  There are two strands of funding available: 

•Strand 1: Up to €10,000  

•Strand 2: Between €10,001 and €20,000  

The Festivals and Events Scheme is open to organisations that promote festivals or events with a clear artistic purpose that will take place in the second half of the calendar year 2017.  

Selecting the correct strand 
Important: first-time applicants and applicants who have not been funded previously by the Festivals and Events Scheme may apply to Strand 1 only. 

• Festivals previously funded by the Arts Council under this Scheme up to €10,000 in their last funding offered must apply to Strand 1. 

• Festivals previously funded by the Arts Council under this Scheme between €10,001 and €20,000 must apply to Strand 2. 

The Festivals and Events Scheme is a non-recurring competitive scheme, assessed by a peer panel. 

Maximum awarded : €20,000