Events

EVENTS

We support the promotion of events in Northern Ireland which would otherwise be unlikely to happen without government intervention.

Our work in events includes:

Supporting the promotion of major events in Northern Ireland which have the potential to:

• Impact positively on the image of Northern Ireland and in particular the external image, and/ or
• Create opportunity for social cohesion, and/ or
• Bring direct and indirect benefits to Northern Ireland.

We do not engage in directly running events. This is the role of event promoters and organisers.

We operate two grant funding programmes –

• Events Growth Fund; and
• Major Events Fund

Future of Events function:  It is anticipated that responsibility for the management of funding for events will transfer to the Northern Ireland Tourist Board with effect from 1st October 2009.