The Tourism Development Unit of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council will consider financially supporting events that can provide evidence of supporting ALL of the following:
A/ Attraction of out-of-state visitors and participants to the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.
B/ Attraction of domestic visitors and participants to the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.
C/ Generation of at least 50 ‘bed-nights’ in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.
D/ Attract at least 1,250 visitors and participants to the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area, if government guidelines permit this number at the time of the event.
E/ Generation of positive publicity for the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area strengthening the areas credibility as a tourist and visitor destination.
F/ Attraction of positive media coverage outside the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.
G/ Requires Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council assistance to ensure the overall success of the event.
H/ Has not received funding during this financial year for another event.
G/ The event must be held in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.
Where the main purpose of an event is to raise money for a charity and/ or charities, financial assistance will not normally be provided.
Event organisers should make all reasonable endeavours to conduct all event related activity in Council area, i.e. event dinner, accommodation of judges/ staff etc.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council will not fund events taking place on the same date as one of their own organised events.
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council would encourage early application for support by offering to feature the event in our promotional material where appropriate.