Special Events Funding Announced for 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: Hillary Brenner, Marketing Director, hbrenner@tacomavenues.org
TACOMA, Wash. – The City of Tacoma’s Events & Recognitions Committee (CERC) voted to approve $90,000 of Special Events funding for 39 organizations to produce events throughout Tacoma in 2024. These events are free, inclusive, all ages events, which reflect many of the diverse communities and cultures throughout Tacoma.
Music, performing arts, youth activities, multicultural traditions, heritage, literary and visual art, environmental and cultural education, food, dance, and other unique arts and events will be presented in multiple neighborhoods.
Selected applicants receive funding of $1,000 to $5,000 for direct costs associated with the production of an event (or events). Funding may be used for infrastructure, traffic control, performers, marketing, or other related costs for events that take place during 2024. A panel scored eligible applications based on merit, equity, community impact, and the applicants’ capacity to successfully produce the event.
“Tacoma is bursting with unique and exciting public events and performances, and the City's Events and Recognitions Committee is grateful to facilitate funding to support our rich and vibrant events scene,” said CERC committee member Jacob Tice. “Now in our third year, we are thrilled to extend funding to 24 new organizations in 2024, in addition to supporting annual events Tacomans have come to love. We are excited for the culture and celebration all the funded events will bring to our city in the coming year and for years to come.”
The organizations and events that will receive 2024 Special Events funding are:
321 Buddy Fundraising
A Place for Me Resource Fair
Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW
Community Support of Immigrants Fair
Alchemy Skateboarding
Go Skate Tacoma 2024
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Asia Pacific New Year Celebration
Better Together Event Planning
Community Wellness Fair
Building Youth Through Music
Juneteenth – A Road to Economic Freedom
Central Neighborhood Council
Tacoma Porchfest
Children’s International Health Relief
Hilltop Healthy Kids & Family Carnival
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma
Tacoma Tapestry 2024
Downtown Tacoma Partnership
Downtown Tacoma Block Party
Entertainment Resource Alliance
Military Art Market / Military Marvels Marketplace
ForeverGreen Trails
Eastside Tacoma Mountain Division Trail Outreach
Foss Waterway Seaport
Tacoma Ocean Fest 2024
Girls Heart on Fire
Vibrant Youth Wellness Summit
HONK! Festival West / Tacomarama Comm Street Band
Tacoma HONK! Fest
Latinx Unidos of the South Sound
Festival Latinx
Metro Parks Tacoma
MOSAIC Tacoma's Arts & Culture Festival
Museum of Glass
Glass Fest Northwest
Native Daily Network
Indigenous People's Day
Northwest Folklife
SuperFolk Festival
Northwest Sinfonietta
The Art of Tango
On the Road with PartnerCafe
Under the Big Top Community Resource Fair
Pacific Islander Health Board of WA
PI Health Board AANHPI Heritage Celebration
Proctor Business District Association
Proctor Arts Fest
Puget Sound Revels
May Day Celebration
Rainbow Center
Tacoma Pride Festival
Sixth Ave Business District
Art on the Ave
South End Neighborhood Council
SENCo 2nd Annual Block Party
Tacoma Art Museum
Dia de los Muertos 2024
Tacoma Light Trail
Tacoma Light Trail 2024
Tacoma Refugee Choir
Welcoming to Cooperation Symposium
Tacoma Sister Cities
Dia de los Muertos 6th Avenue
The Daffodil Festival
The Grand Floral Parade
University of Washington Tacoma
Celebrando Comunidad
Washington Conservation Action
Tacoma Earth Gay
Washington State Historical Society
In the Spirit: Northwest Native Arts Festival
Wat Pa Toledo Buddha Sattaram
Sawasdee Thailand
Wizards of Washington
Dragon Egg Hunt 2024
Write253
Tacoma Wayzgoose
About Tacoma Venues & Events: The City of Tacoma enhances quality of life for the community and drives economic vitality through its premier venues and diverse entertainment opportunities. Tacoma Venues & Events manages these renowned venues which include the Tacoma Dome, one of the world’s largest wood domed structures with flexible seating configurations ranging from 5,000-21,000; the Greater Tacoma Convention Center, artful and modern with its trademark glass walls and 119,000 square feet of event space; Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers; and the historic Pantages and Rialto Theaters, and Theater on the Square. The department includes the office of Special Events.