Summer events get financial backing

Published: 09 November 2021

A new financial support scheme will allow organisers of large-scale events to forge ahead with their planning this summer.

The Events Transition Support Payment will cover 90% of eligible unrecoverable costs for paid, ticketed events with over 5000 attendees if organisers are forced to cancel or postpone an event due to COVID-19 public health measures.

Events must be scheduled to begin between 17 December 2021 and 3 April 2022 to be eligible for the payment.

More information about the scheme, including eligibility and how to apply can be found on our website.

Events Transition Support Payment scheme (ETSP)

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