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Support for Aberdeen City Centre Events
About this fund
A new grant scheme has launched to support businesses to host events in the city centre that will contribute to vibrancy, enhance community spirit and support the local economy.
Applications are invited under the following criteria:
- For an award of £250, individual businesses organising an event for 10 attendees or more, additional to their regular daily offering or any regular events programming.
- For an award of £750, collectives of two or more businesses organising a free-to-attend community event, additional to their regular daily offering.
We would also like to draw attention to a further offer of a one-time £500 grant, designed to encourage businesses to take part in the upcoming Spectra 2025 festival by “Spectrafying” their business. This is interpretive and we are open to suggestions with this, however, interested businesses should consider light-based displays, decorations and adornments to their premises for the duration of the festival. Our goal here is to further enhance the vibrancy of the city during this period, as well as offer support to local businesses in taking part, potentially with extended opening hours during the festival, allowing businesses to take advantage of the increased footfall during this period.
This scheme has been funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Before applying, please read the Application Guidance in full. If you have any questions, please contact the project team by emailing BusinessSupport@aberdeencity.gov.uk
You can find the application form below. Once complete, please email the form and all supporting documents (see the checklist in the Guidance and FAQs below) to BusinessSupport@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Applications will be accepted until 28 February 2025 or until such time as funding has been fully allocated.

Looking for support with funding?
Identifying funding opportunities and writing grant applications can seem overwhelming, especially when the future sustainability of your group is dependent on gaining funding support.
Our supportive Funding Officer, Claire Shaw, can help your organisation with every step of the funding application process, from carrying out funding searches to proofreading your application.