New arrivals and crowd favourites boost events calendar

Twenty-seven Northern Territory major events, sporting events and community festivals have received support from Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC).

They include the Deadly Cup Rugby League Carnival, fabAlice, Darwin Fringe Festival, Timor Cup, Galiwin’ku Community Festival and Alice Springs Beanie Festival.

The events received support through the latest round of the Event Funding Program (EFP). The EFP included five categories – community, event development, major event, mass participation, and strategic funding.

NTMEC CEO Suzana Bishop said events deliver a range of benefits.

“As well as the obvious economic benefits that come from encouraging people to get out and about, and attracting visitors from interstate, events also bring huge social benefits,” she said.

“They contribute to the liveability of a place, provide a valuable space for members of a community to socialise and connect, and deliver countless opportunities through employment and upskilling.”

Independent research has shown just 22 community events supported by NTMEC in 2021/22 were responsible for generating 110,194 visitor nights and an economic benefit of $30.6 million for the Northern Territory.

To sign up for ‘Industry Updates’ and be alerted when the next EFP round opens, visit https://ntmajorevents.com.au/funding-resources/funding-program.

The successful events were:

Akaltye Festival 2023
Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Australian Country Championships 2023 and 2024
Australian Veterans Golf Championships 2024
Barunga Festival 2023
Berry Springs Mango Festival and Mango Ball 2023
Bush Bands Program 2023
Bush Foods Festival
Carols by Candlelight 2023
Darwin Fringe Festival 2023
Deadly Cup Rugby League Carnival
Electric Storm 2023
fabALICE Festival 2024
Galiwin’ku Community Festival 2023
Garrmalang 2024
Malandarri Festival 2024
Nepal Festival 2023
Northern Territory Caladium Festival 2023
NT Writers Festival
The Redback MTB and Run Larapinta Stage Race 2024
Stone Country Festival 2023
Sunbuild Top End Gran Fondo 2023
2023 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Thailand Grand Festival
Timor Cup 2023
TROPiCON 2023
World Table Tennis Youth Contender Darwin 2023