Event funding

We don’t generally fund events that

• don’t champion our community outcomes
• are already funded through another Tauranga City Council fund, including the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund.
• are run by individuals. We will only grant funding to a legal entity/organisation
• take place prior to an event funding decision being made
• pose an unacceptable level of risk to Tauranga City Council’s reputation and the health and safety of participants
• are primarily political, protests or for the purpose of religious persuasion
• are primarily for the purpose of fundraising or transferring funding to another party
• are private functions, meetings, conventions etc. Private is defined as any event where the general public aren’t able to attend or purchase tickets
• are markets, expos, stand-alone installations or exhibitions
• are for research, feasibility or evaluation of events outside of the event itself
• support business as usual operations, general salaries, rents or other overhead costs except as a proportion of the total event costs
• support repairs/maintenance and capex projects outside of an event
• request more than 50 percent of the event's total event expenses
• have outstanding debt with Tauranga City Council
• have breached previous funding agreements with Tauranga City Council, including post-event reporting requirements and where no commitment has been made to rectify this
• occur outside of Tauranga City boundaries with the exception of TECT All Terrain Park and McLaren Falls and applications to the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event Fund.

Event safety

We are committed to promoting good health and safety practices at events held in Tauranga to ensure that everyone has a positive experience and returns home safely to their whānau.

Event organisers are responsible for planning and managing risk at their event(s) by taking all reasonably practicable steps to deliver a healthy and safe event environment for participants, spectators and event staff. Please consult our event health and safety guidelines to understand our expectations.

If your event is held on public open space, you will also likely be required to work with our event facilitation team for an event approval. Read our resources to assist you with running an event on public open spaces.

Events we’ve supported

Event Funding Framework Grants 2022-23 (157kb pdf)
Event Funding Framework Grants 2021-22 (27kb pdf)