2025/26 FLAGSHIP EVENT STREAM

The Flagship Event stream of the Regional Event Fund supports events held in regional NSW that have been running for more than two years. The stream offers grants to support marketing activities that encourage overnight visitation from outside of the event’s Local Government Area.

The Flagship Event stream offers two subcategories:

• Annual grants of $20,000 (ex GST); or
• Triennial grants of $30,000 (ex GST), per annum for three years

A single event may receive an annual grant a maximum of three times and a Triennial grant only once. An event will only be considered for a Triennial grant once it has received three Annual grants.

To be eligible for the Flagship Event Annual event subcategory, your event must:

• take place between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026
• have been held for a minimum of two (2) years prior to applying for funding
• be held in one of the seven Destination Network regions listed. (Please note: the Local Government Areas of Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains and Wollondilly are not included in the Destination Networks)
• The Organising Body must be a legal entity and not a business name

To be eligible for the Flagship Event Triennial event subcategory, your event must:

• meet the Eligible Events criteria above for Flagship Event Annual subcategory, and
• have received three Flagship Event Annual event grants.

Applicants are encouraged to thoroughly read the Flagship Event stream Guidelines before beginning their application.

Applications are now open. Please register and log in to submit your application.