Live From The Rock Among Northern Festivals Receiving 2013 Celebrate Ontario Funding
Our government knows the value of investing in local festivals and events. Through Celebrate Ontario, we are helping festivals and events support thousands of jobs and generate millions in revenue while giving families and visitors new ways to experience our province." Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Ontario Helping Festivals and Events Grow
The new Ontario government is giving local festivals and events a boost to help grow tourism, create jobs and support economic growth across the province.
This year, 203 festivals and events received funding through the Celebrate Ontario fund. This support will help organizers enhance programming and services, attract new audiences and create jobs in the tourism sector.
Among the Northern Ontario festivals or events which received 2013 Celebrate
Ontario funding are (See link below for complete listing):
- June 25 – July 2, Kirkland Lake Homecoming, Kirkland Lake — $75,000July 19 – July 21, 1812 Bicentennial HistoryFest, Sault Ste. Marie — $75,000
- July 19 – July 21, The Celtic Fair 2013, Thunder Bay –$40,000
- July 25 – July 28, Kapuskasing Lumberjack Heritage Festival des bûcherons, Kapuskasing — $40,000
- August 9 – August 11, Live from the Rock Folk Festival – New Artistic Direction, Red Rock — $35,000
- August 24 – August 25, The Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival, City of Timmins — $75,000
- October 4 – November 3, Algoma Fall Festival, Sault Ste. Marie — $75,000
Ontario’s unique local festivals and events celebrate our diversity, heritage and culture, and make Ontario a more attractive place to visit.
Supporting festivals and events is part of the new Ontario government’s efforts to build a strong economy and vibrant communities.
Quick Facts
- Festivals and events generate more than 22,000 jobs in Ontario every year.
- Festivals and events that received Celebrate Ontario funding in 2011 reported an increase of 1.1 million visitors and over $165 million in additional visitor spending over 2010.
- Celebrate Ontario 2013 is providing support to over 203 festivals and events. Since 2007, the province has invested $77 million through Celebrate Ontario to enhance almost 1,000 festivals and events.
- Tourism is an important part of Ontario’s economy. In 2011 tourism contributed over $23 billion to the economy and supported over 300,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Festivals and events are important to communities across Ontario. Celebrate Ontario grants are an incredibly effective way to enhance the quality of those festivals and events, and that means more visitors — visitors who stay longer and contribute to local economies.” Gary Masters, Executive Director, Festivals and Events Ontario.
Learn More
- See a list of Celebrate Ontario 2013 recipients.
- Are you an event organizer? Learn more about Celebrate Ontario grant applications.
- Explore more ways to discover Ontario.
