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The Mayor's Events Fund

The Mayor's Events Fund is a grant of £10,000 to £500,000 for cultural organisations, event producers, festivals, creative practitioners and community organisations developing events in the North East. Open, closes 26 November 2026.

Run by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 24 Oct 2026.

Funds ambitious cultural events across the North East, for cultural organisations, event producers, festivals, creative practitioners and community organisations. Shortlisted projects are invited to develop a full business case.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 26 November 2026 (25 days)

As stated: Submit your expressions of interest to eventsfund@northeast-ca.gov.uk by 26 November 2026.

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£10,000 to £500,000

Whole fund: £6,000,000, shared between applicants

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Cultural organisations, event producers, festivals, creative practitioners, community organisations and partners developing events in the North East. Shortlisted projects are invited to develop a full business case.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

Sectors

cultural and creative

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How to apply

Submit an expression of interest by email to eventsfund@northeast-ca.gov.uk.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: County Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Things we could not confirm

  • The text does not say whether businesses (as opposed to cultural organisations and community groups) can apply
  • Event producers may be businesses, but eligibility for businesses is not stated
  • Page status shown as 'Open'; expression of interest deadline 26 November 2026

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