Agency: Government of South Australia – South Australian Tourism Commission

Closing: 18 March 2025

Eligibility: Individuals and groups. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist or arts professional.

The South Australian Tourism Commission’s Regional Events Fund aims to strengthen the regional events calendar by encouraging the development of new and innovative regional events, grow existing events, and drive increased visitation and economic stimulus to the regional economy.

There are two categories in the Regional Event Fund:

Established Event Funding
Up to three years’ funding will be provided to events that can demonstrate a strong track record of growth and a strategy for event innovation. Successful applications to the Established Event category will receive from $20,000 up to $50,000 per year in financial support.

Development Event Funding
Up to three years’ funding will be provided to new and emerging events that can demonstrate potential for growth and development to become an annual addition to the event calendar. Successful applications to the Development Event funding will provide $5,000 up to $20,000 per year in financial support.

The Regional Event Fund supports events that:

• are leisure tourism events
• have a minimum of 500 attendees
• Generate event-specific visitor expenditure from intrastate and or interstate markets
• Are strategically important to their tourism region
• Align with the objectives in the South Australian Regional Visitor Strategy 2025
• Contribute to the cultural and social fabric of the region
• Are financially viable with a sustainable management model
• Relate to the state’s tourism initiatives as highlighted in the South Australian Visitor Economy Sector Plan 2030

The following types of events are not eligible:

• Business events (conferences, seminars, expos, symposiums etc)
• Agriculture events
• Trade shows
• A ward ceremonies
• Firework displays
• Anniversaries / centenaries, commemorative events
• Christmas Pageants
• South Australian rotational events
• Tours
• Open gardens / open days
• Dedicated markets/ fairs
• Reunions
• Charity events or fundraising activities

Established Event: between $20,000–$50,000 per year

• Development Event: between $5,000–$20,000 per year

Link for information here