International Tourism Event

Events must demonstrate significance beyond Northern Ireland. Applicants must attach a Health and Safety Policy, a Risk Assessment from a previous event, a Marketing Plan, a draft programme, a detailed Event Plan, and evidence of previous PR coverage and commercial bed-nights generated within the Borough.

Delivery must be after 1 April 2027. Organisations must be community-based and not for personal profit, and must not already hold a medium CD or GR grant, Large Event, or International Tourism Event grant in this financial year.

- Call 1 2027/28 Applicants must demonstrate in the application form that this event is of significance beyond Northern Ireland. Events of significance to the local community only, or within the Borough but not beyond, should apply to ‘Community Events Fund’.

Events of significance beyond the Borough but with little or no International significance should apply to ‘Large Event Fund’ Domestic visitors are from within NI. Out-of-State visitors are defined as ROI and International Visitors.

Applicants must attach the following with the application through the ‘Supporting Documents’ section of the application form i. the organisation’s Health and Safety Policy ii.

A Risk Assessment from a previous event iii. A Marketing Plan for the event iv.

A draft programme for the Event v. A detailed Event Plan Applicants should note that evidence of PR secured from the previous year needs to be included as part of the supporting documentation and should include online, print, broadcast coverage secured in NI and internationally.

Evidence of actual beneficiaries of the event and commercial bed-nights generated within the Borough also needs to be provided. These should be from previous years’ events.

Please note that the delivery period for the large scale events must be after 1 April 2027. Organisations must be community based and not for personal profit.

Organisations must not already hold a medium CD or GR grant, Large Event or International Tourism Event grant in this financial year. Applicants must demonstrate in the application form that this event is of significance beyond Northern Ireland.

Events of significance to the local community only, or within the Borough but not beyond, should apply to ‘Community Events Fund’. Events of significance beyond the Borough but with little or no International significance should apply to ‘Large Event Fund’ Domestic visitors are from within NI.

Out-of-State visitors are defined as ROI and International Visitors. Applicants must attach the following with the application through the ‘Supporting Documents’ section of the application form i.

the organisation’s Health and Safety Policy ii. A Risk Assessment from a previous event Applicants should note that evidence of PR secured from the previous year needs to be included as part of the supporting documentation and should include online, print, broadcast coverage secured in NI and internationally.