Major Event Sponsorship

Major Event Sponsorships supports established events with a successful record of delivery and marketing to attract local and out of region day trippers, overnight visitation. Major events will also demonstrate collaboration with local businesses to create economic dispersal.

Applications for the 2025 Major Event Sponsorship program are closed.

Supporting Documentation:

Sponsorship Policy (PDF)
Sponsorship Guidelines (PDF)

If you require assistance please email [email protected] or [email protected] or call 02 4974 2000 and you will be put in contact with a staff member who can help with your enquiry.

Major Event Sponsorships summarised

Key dates

Amount per application

Annual allocation

Eligible entities

Examples

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.