Virginia Tourism Corporation has awarded sponsorships to 32 Virginia music festivals for total funds of $245,448 as part of its 2017 Music Festival Sponsorship Program.
The 32 awarded music festivals bring in 482,943 in attendance and $11,044,418 in ticket sales with an estimated economic impact of $46,819,863 to communities across the Commonwealth.
The VTC Music Festival Sponsorship Program is a funding source for established music festivals in Virginia to help growth of the festival and increase visitation to local communities, while also building Virginia’s reputation as a music destination. VTC funds can be used for any production aspects needed for the festival. Examples include entertainment costs, production costs, staging, etc.
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Music Festival
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Locality/Organization
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Grant Award
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Friday Cheers
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Venture Richmond Events, LLC
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$5,000
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Native American Heritage Festival
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Radford Visitors Center
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$2,447
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Fun House Fest
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Virginia Arts Festival
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$7,500
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Thursday Jams
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Abingdon Music Experience
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$7,500
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Chesapeake Bay Reggae Festival
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Chesapeake Bay Reggae Festival
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$7,500
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Blue Ridge Music Center Summer 2017 Music Programs
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Blue Ridge Music Center
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$3,750
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Hillsville Summer Nights Concert Series
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Town of Hillsville
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$2,500
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Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival
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Rooster Walk, Inc.
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$7,500
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The Howling Craft Beer and Music Festival
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Wolf Hills Brewing Company
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$2,500
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Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival
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Patriotic Festival II, Inc.
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$7,500
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Hot Fun in the Summertime Beach Music Festival
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The Stuart Rotary Foundation
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$5,000
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HoustonFest
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HoustonFest
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$7,500
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Celebrate Fairfax! Festival
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Celebrate Fairfax, Inc.
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$7,500
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Mountains of Music Homecoming
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The Crooked Road
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$15,000
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Chautauqua Festival
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Wythe Arts Council, Inc.
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$7,500
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Shore Made Music Festival
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Friends of Onancock School
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$2,500
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Columbia Pike Blues Festival
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Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization
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$7,500
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Mountains of Music on Main
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Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Art Center
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$2,500
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Heifetz International Music Festival of Concerts
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Heifetz International Music Institute
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$7,500
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Red Wing Roots Music Festival
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Black Bear Productions, Inc.
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$7,500
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Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
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Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Inc.
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$7,500
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FloydFest
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Across the Way Productions
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$15,000
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Old Fiddlers Convention
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Galax Moose Lodge #733
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$2,500
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Staunton Music Festival
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Staunton Music Festival
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$15,000
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Lockn’ Festival
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Lockn’ LLC
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$15,000
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Front Porch Fest
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One Family Productions, Inc.
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$5,000
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Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
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Birthplace of Country Music
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$15,000
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Watermelon Park Fest
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Shepherds Ford Productions, LLC
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$5,000
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The Festy Experience
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The Festy Experience, LLC
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$15,000
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Joel Sweeney and the Banjo Festival
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Joel Sweeney Festival Planning Committee
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$5,000
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Richmond Folk Festival
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Venture Richmond Events, LLC
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$15,000
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Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
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Ferrum College
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$6,750
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The next round of the VTC Music Festival Sponsorship Program grants will open early 2018. Music festivals interested in applying may visit vatc.org/grants for more information.
Tourism is an instant revenue generator for Virginia. In 2015, tourism generated $23 billion in revenue, supported 223,100 jobs and provided $1.6 billion in state and local taxes for the Commonwealth. Dollars invested in tourism are proven to provide a seven to one return in tax revenue for Virginia, and grant awards provide a stimulus to localities seeking to increase tourism visitation and revenue. For more information on the Virginia tourism industry, please visit virginia.org.
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