People in communities around the province are looking forward to welcoming even more visitors to their local events and festivals in the year ahead, with marketing support from the Province.
The funding will help promote two dozen events from Vancouver's Just for Laughs and Prince George's Coldsnap music festival to ski, snowboarding, lacrosse and taekwondo championships around B.C.
"British Columbians have created events and festivals which deliver world-class entertainment for visitors and locals alike," said Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. "Our government is supporting communities and local tourism by providing important funding that will help make these events even more successful. This funding will help attract even more people to enjoy the great experiences our province offers."
This year, the Province has awarded more than $1.98 million to 35 events and festivals. This includes funding for the 24 new events and festivals announced on Sept. 9, 2018.
The funding is provided through the provincial government's Tourism Events Program. This program provides marketing support in order to draw visitors from outside of the province to B.C.'s tourism experiences. These events generate tourism and economic impact throughout British Columbia and inspire people from around the world to visit B.C.
Applications for Tourism Events Program funding are accepted twice yearly. The application window is currently open through Oct. 31, 2018, for events taking place between May 1, 2019, and April 30, 2020.
The 24 latest applicants awarded funding, listed by community, are:
Big White
2019 Big White Invitational Slope Style
July 11-14, 2019
Funding: $31,500
Cloverdale:
Clover Valley Beer Festival
Aug. 10, 2019
Funding: $10,000
Comox:
Filberg Festival
Aug. 2-5, 2019
Funding: $24,500
Coquitlam:
CanWest Games
July 26-28, 2019
Funding: $10,000
Golden:
Freeride World Tour Kicking Horse 2019
Feb. 2-8, 2019
Funding: $100,000
Langley:
Thunderbird Show Park: Nations Cup Tournament/World Cup Tournament
May 22-June 3/Aug. 14-26, 2019
Funding: $200,000
Langley:
2019 West Coast Parkour Championships
June 1-2, 2019
Funding: $10,000
Langley:
FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Sept. 19-28, 2019
Funding: $21,000
Lower Mainland (Chilliwack, North Vancouver, Pemberton, Whistler):
BC Enduro
Sept. 21-27, 2019
Funding: $11,200
Prince George:
Coldsnap
Jan. 25-Feb. 2, 2019
Funding: $12,000
Richmond:
2019 Canada Open Taekwondo Championships
Sept. 12-15, 2019
Funding: $10,500
Summerland:
Ryga Festival
Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2019
Funding: $10,000
Vancouver:
PuSh Festival 2019
Jan. 15-Feb. 3, 2019
Funding: $50,000
Vancouver, Richmond:
Lunar New Year Festival
Jan. 31-Feb. 19, 2019
Funding: $10,000
Vancouver:
JFL (Just For Laughs) NorthWest
Feb. 14-24, 2019
Funding: $200,000
Vancouver:
BMO Vancouver Marathon
May 5, 2019
Funding: $175,000
Vancouver:
Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival
June 21-23, 2019
Funding: $80,000
Vancouver:
Vancouver International Film Festival
Sept. 26-Oct. 11, 2019
Funding: $100,000
Victoria:
World Accordion and Tango Festival/68th World Accordion Championships
Nov. 10-18, 2018
Funding: $10,000
Whistler:
Viessmann Luge World Cup
Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2018
Funding: $17,500
Whistler:
BMW IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships
Feb. 25-March 10, 2019
Funding: $50,000
Whistler:
World Ski & Snowboard Festival
April 9-14, 2019
Funding: $175,000
Whistler:
Tough Mudder Whistler 2019
June 15-16, 2019
Funding: $60,000
Whistler:
2019 RBC GranFondo Whistler
Sept. 7, 2019
Funding: $122,500
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