Community Events and Celebrations

Advancing Participation in Community Life

Lotterywest offers Community Events and Celebrations grants to help communities celebrate significant occasions, encourage cultural diversity and bring communities together.

Through these grants, Lotterywest supports events and celebrations, such as:

• A regional or local community festival, for example an event that promotes Aboriginal cultural expression.
• A special event for a specific community, for example a Heritage Festival in a country town or a Blessing of the Fleet event.
• The commemoration of a significant date, for example a local government authority hosting an Australia Day celebration for local residents or a 50 year celebration of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Awareness Week and Day activities, for example a week that involves a program of activities to raise awareness about volunteering. 

Your event should engage the wider community and be accessible to all.  Generally this requires that your event is free or has an affordable entry fee and that it caters to a range of community members.

Applications for a Community Events and Celebrations grant must be made at least four months before your organisation requires a decision from Lotterywest. This will allow us time to assess your application, inform you of the decision and provide you time to organise your event.

The Document Downloads section (at the top right hand column of this page) contains specific information about this grant area and access to an Application Form.

To read more about the experiences of grant recipients go to the Grant Stories page.

Other Grants Available

Go to Grant Opportunities for information about other Lotterywest grants.