Festival and Events Grants
Thanks to a generous grant from the U.S. Economic Development Association, the Department of Commerce was able to administer a grant program to support the restart and growth of community festivals and events across the state. The more than $3.3 million in grants supported 284 events in 36 of the 39 counties across the state, including festivals, civic and holiday celebrations, cultural and heritage events, music festivals, and street and arts fairs in communities with populations of 100,000 or less.
Grants can be used to restart local festivals and events suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic or to stabilize depleted budgets. Recipients can use the funds for deposits on infrastructure (security, temporary fencing, staging, lights, sound equipment, etc.) and staff and labor costs.
Grant Recipients
Following is a list of pending grant recipients. The final list is still in process as certain organizations may not be able to demonstrate stated losses or are unable to provide the required Universal Entity Identifier number.
| Organization Name | Award Amount |
| Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department | $ 7,000 |
| Allied Arts of Whatcom County | $ 13,000 |
| American Lung Association | $ 13,000 |
| Anacortes Arts Festival | $ 17,500 |
| Anacortes Chamber of Commerce | $ 20,000 |
| Applied Education Foundation | $ 7,000 |
| Arlington Fly-In | $ 15,000 |
| Arlington Runners Club | $ 9,000 |
| Arrowhead Ranch Foundation | $ 7,000 |
| BAAY | $ 5,850 |
| Bainbridge Island Studio Tour | $ 7,000 |
| BAMF! Productions LLC (Bellingham Arts, Music Fest | $ 13,000 |
| Bay Mare Productions dba FarmJam Music Festival & Corn Maze | $ 11,000 |
| Bellingham International Film Festival | $ 5,000 |
| Bellingham Whatcom Chamber | $ 15,470 |
| Benton Franklin Fair assoc | $ 25,000 |
| Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Birdsview Brewing Company | $ 5,000 |
| Black Diamond Historical Society | $ 4,100 |
| Bold Hat Productions | $ 25,000 |
| Bremerton Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Bremerton Rotary Foundation / Blackberry Festival | $ 11,000 |
| Brown’s Point Improvement Club | $ 13,000 |
| Buganda Development | $ 11,000 |
| Camano Arts Association | $ 9,000 |
| Camano Senior Services | $ 9,000 |
| Capital Lakefair Inc. | $ 25,000 |
| Carnation 4th of July Celebration | $ 9,000 |
| Cascade Days | $ 5,000 |
| Castle Rock Community Development Alliance | $ 5,000 |
| Celtic Arts Foundation | $ 10,000 |
| CenterPoint Eatonville | $ 9,000 |
| Central Washington Fair | $ 35,000 |
| Centrum | $ 35,000 |
| Chamber of Commerce Port Angeles | $ 17,500 |
| Children’s Developmental Center | $ 35,000 |
| City of Bonney Lake | $ 9,000 |
| City of Covington | $ 9,000 |
| City of Fife | $ 11,000 |
| City of Kelso | $ 9,000 |
| City of Kennewick | $ 3,511 |
| City of Lakewood | $ 9,000 |
| City of Mercer Island | $ 30,000 |
| City of Milton | $ 9,000 |
| City of Montesano | $ 5,000 |
| City of Olympia, Parks Arts & Recreation | $ 15,000 |
| City of Olympia Arts walk | $ 9,000 |
| City of Orting | $ 5,000 |
| City of Rainier | $ 1,000 |
| City of Redmond Derby Days | $ 13,000 |
| City of Sea Tac | $ 20,000 |
| City of Tukwila Parks & Recreation | $ 9,000 |
| Clallum County Parks | $ 25,000 |
| Cloudview Farm | $ 3,000 |
| Club Northwest | $ 9,000 |
| Colfax Chamber of Commerce | $ 7,000 |
| Columbia Basin Allied Arts | $ 7,000 |
| County Fair Association of Jefferson county | $ 20,000 |
| Coupeville Festival Association | $ 11,000 |
| Coupville Historic Waterfront Association | $ 13,000 |
| Cranberry Heritage | $ 197 |
| Daffoldil Festival | $ 11,000 |
| Darrington Blue Grass and Country Music Festival | $ 17,500 |
| Dayton Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| DeMiero Jazz Festival | $ 9,000 |
| Department of Bioregion | $ 17,500 |
| Doomsday Brewing Company LLC | $ 5,000 |
| Dovetail Associates Engage Thru Tech | $ 11,000 |
| Downtown Association of Yakima | $ 15,000 |
| Downtown Bellingham Association | $ 11,000 |
| Downtown Issaquah assoc | $ 7,000 |
| Downtown Pasco Development Authority | $ 11,000 |
| Downtown Walla Walla Foundation | $ 17,500 |
| Drink Washington State, LLC | $ 7,000 |
| Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival | $ 25,000 |
| Earthbound Productions | $ 9,000 |
| Eatonville Business Association | $ 7,000 |
| Edmonds Driftwood Players | $ 10,065 |
| Ellensburg Rodeo Association | $ 30,000 |
| Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association (ERHOF) | $ 9,000 |
| Enumclaw Expo & Event Association | $ 35,000 |
| Ephrata Chamber of Commerce | $ 9,000 |
| ETERNVL | $ 7,000 |
| Evergreen Longhouse, Evergreen State College | $ 7,000 |
| Extreme Sports Park | $ 11,000 |
| Fairfield Service Club | $ 3,053 |
| Fathoms of Fun Festival | $ 5,000 |
| Ferndale Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Ferndale Heritage Society | $ 4,000 |
| Ferry County Fair | $ 13,000 |
| FIESTAS MEXICANAS | $ 6,000 |
| Finnish American Folk Festival | $ 7,000 |
| First Night Tri-Cities | $ 7,000 |
| Fjordin Crossin | $ 7,000 |
| Flight Club Foundation | $ 7,000 |
| Fred Gritman | $ 11,000 |
| Free Spirit Productions | $ 15,000 |
| Frenchtown Historical Foundation | $ 7,000 |
| Friday Harbor Film Festival | $ 11,000 |
| Friends of Chinook School | $ 11,000 |
| Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park | $ 11,000 |
| Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge | $ 9,000 |
| Gateway Rotary Club of Thurston County | $ 13,000 |
| Gig Harbor Boatshop | $ 5,000 |
| Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance | $ 15,000 |
| Gig Harbor High School Band | $ 9,000 |
| Glendale Rodeo Association | $ 7,000 |
| Golden Brick Events | $ 11,000 |
| Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce | $ 1,719 |
| Grapeview Community Association | $ 7,000 |
| Grays Harbor Historical Seaport | $ 10,000 |
| Great Bend Center for Music | $ 15,000 |
| Great Kingston Kiwanis | $ 5,000 |
| Greater Clark County Kennel Club | $ 11,000 |
| Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce | $ 25,000 |
| Greater Gig Harbor Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce | $ 30,000 |
| Greater Kingston Community | $ 11,000 |
| Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce | $ 17,500 |
| Half Moon Bay Pirates (Rusty Scupper Days) | $ 7,000 |
| Hands On Children’s Museum | $ 35,000 |
| Harbor History Museum | $ 1,481 |
| Harbor WildWatch | $ 7,500 |
| Heartlinks | $ 7,000 |
| Highland Lutherans Fall Festival | $ 5,000 |
| Highlighters Art Club | $ 5,000 |
| Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership | $ 9,000 |
| Hoquim Loggers Play Day | $ 11,000 |
| Icicle Creek Center for the Arts | $ 25,000 |
| Ignition Northwest | $ 25,000 |
| Ilwaco Heritage Foundation Dba Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum | $ 5,000 |
| Ilwaco Merchants Association | $ 5,000 |
| Island Shakespeare Festival | $ 13,000 |
| JHP Cultural and Diversity Legacy | $ 11,000 |
| Juan De Fuca Foundation for the Arts | $ 17,500 |
| Kettle Falls Area Chamber of Commerce | $ 7,000 |
| Kingston 4th of July Celebration | $ 9,000 |
| Kirkland Downtown Association | $ 20,000 |
| Kitsap County Historical Society | $ 11,000 |
| Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce | $ 20,000 |
| La Conner Arts Foundation | $ 9,000 |
| Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation | $ 10,000 |
| Lacey South Sound Chamber of Commerce | $ 15,000 |
| Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce | $ 17,500 |
| Lake Washington Singers | $ 7,000 |
| Lattin’s Country Cider Mill and Farm | $ 15,000 |
| Laughing Horse Arts Foundation | $ 15,000 |
| Lelooska Foundation | $ 15,000 |
| Lewis County Parks and Recreation | $ 11,000 |
| Loggerodeo | $ 13,000 |
| Long Beach Merchants Assoc | $ 9,000 |
| Lookout Arts Quarry | $ 15,000 |
| Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center | $ 11,000 |
| Lummi Nation | $ 9,000 |
| Lynden Hospitality LLC | $ 11,000 |
| Lynden Music Festival | $ 7,000 |
| Makahj Indian Tribe of Makah Indian Reservation | $ 11,000 |
| Make.Shift Art Space | $ 5,000 |
| Maple valley creative arts Council | $ 5,000 |
| Maryfest | $ 13,000 |
| Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation | $ 9,000 |
| Mason County Forest Festival Association | $ 9,000 |
| Master Gardener Foundation of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties | $ 9,000 |
| Meihua Chinese School | $ 5,000 |
| Methow Arts Alliance | $ 15,000 |
| Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival | $ 15,000 |
| Mill Creek Festival | $ 11,000 |
| Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant | $ 11,000 |
| Morton Loggers Jubilee | $ 11,000 |
| Moses Lake Spring Festival | $ 15,000 |
| Mount Vernon Downtown Association | $ 7,000 |
| North Bend Downtown Foundation | $ 9,000 |
| North Bend Educational and Cultural Association | $ 11,000 |
| North Bend Film Festival | $ 9,000 |
| Northwest Culture Foundation | $ 7,000 |
| Odessa Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Okanogan County Fair | $ 15,000 |
| Olympia Film Society | $ 20,000 |
| Olympia Symphony Orchestra | $ 13,000 |
| Olympic Flight Museum | $ 20,000 |
| Olympic Music Festival | $ 15,000 |
| Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Orcas Island Farmers Market Association | $ 9,000 |
| Orcas Island lit Fest | $ 7,500 |
| Orcas Open Arts | $ 17,500 |
| Othello Sandhill Crane Festival | $ 9,000 |
| Oyster Run | $ 11,000 |
| Pacific County Fair | $ 15,000 |
| Pacific Northwest Quilt & fiber Arts Museum | $ 17,500 |
| Palouse Chamber of Commerce | $ 13,000 |
| Party N Bag | $ 9,000 |
| Peninsula Art League (PAL) | $ 11,000 |
| Penn Cove Water Festival | $ 9,000 |
| Pierce County Parks | $ 7,000 |
| Pomeroy Living History Farm | $ 11,000 |
| Port Townsend Film Festival | $ 35,000 |
| Port Townsend Main Street | $ 13,000 |
| Prosser Memorial Health Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| Puyallup Main Street Association | $ 15,000 |
| RCSG LLC | $ 12,000 |
| Redmond Ridge Residental Owner Association | $ 7,000 |
| Relmagine Medical Lake | $ 11,000 |
| Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| RUN THE DAM | $ 5,000 |
| San Juan County Parks | $ 25,000 |
| San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild | $ 5,000 |
| Seatte-Tashkent Sister City Association | $ 5,000 |
| Seattle Scottish Highland Games | $ 30,000 |
| Seattle-Washington State Korean Association | $ 11,000 |
| Sedro Wolley Chamber of Commerce | $ 5,000 |
| Sequim City Band | $ 5,000 |
| Sequim Irrigation Festival | $ 15,000 |
| Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Shafer Historical Museum Okanogan | $ 5,000 |
| Shakespeare Northwest Assoc | $ 9,000 |
| ShoreLake Arts | $ 5,000 |
| Skagit County Fairgrounds | $ 9,113 |
| Skagit River Poetry Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| Skagit Valley Tulip Festival | $ 13,000 |
| Skamania County Community Events and Rec | $ 9,000 |
| Skookum Rotary Foundation | $ 25,000 |
| Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Slippery Gulch | $ 5,000 |
| Snohomish Running Company | $ 25,000 |
| South Bay Grange #250 | $ 5,000 |
| South Sound Maritime Heritage Association | $ 15,000 |
| Spouses’ Club of Lewis-McChord | $ 9,000 |
| Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center | $ 15,000 |
| Stanwood-Camino Community Fair | $ 20,000 |
| Steamboat Jamboree Partnership | $ 9,000 |
| Stilly Valley Center | $ 3,000 |
| Samuel and Althea Stroum Jewish Community Center of Seattle | $ 35,000 |
| Subdued Stringband Jamboree/ Allied Arts Whatcom | $ 11,000 |
| Sumas Chamber of Commerce | $ 5,000 |
| Summer Meltdown LLC | $ 35,000 |
| Sumner Main Street Association | $ 1,009 |
| Sunnyside Rotary Club | $ 7,000 |
| Tacoma Events Commission Orting Pumpkin Festival | $ 5,000 |
| Tasveer | $ 11,000 |
| The hydroplane and Raceboat Museum | $ 17,500 |
| The Jazz Project | $ 11,000 |
| The Kellogg Group/Clark and Lewie’s | $ 5,000 |
| The Production Alliance | $ 11,000 |
| The World Kite Museum & Hall of Fame | $ 15,000 |
| Tieton Arts and Humanities | $ 8,000 |
| Tokeland Hotel & Restaurant | $ 15,000 |
| Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| Tri-city Family Expo | $ 11,000 |
| Tri-city quilters | $ 9,000 |
| Triplehorn Brewing Co | $ 10,000 |
| Tri-State Hospital Foundation | $ 11,000 |
| Tumwater Parks and Recreation | $ 15,000 |
| TwispWorks | $ 11,745 |
| Vader May Day | $ 5,000 |
| Wahkiakum County Fair | $ 7,000 |
| Waitsburg Commercial Club | $ 3,500 |
| Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival | $ 11,000 |
| Walla Walla Guitar Festival | $ 9,000 |
| Walla Walla Quilt Festival | $ 5,000 |
| WAMA, Inc. dba Washington Acoustic Music Association | $ 5,000 |
| Washington Blues Society | $ 13,000 |
| Washington Center for the Performing Arts | $ 5,000 |
| Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society | $ 30,000 |
| Washington State University School of Music | $ 5,000 |
| Wayzgoose Kitsap | $ 5,000 |
| Wenatchee Downtown Association | $ 7,000 |
| Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) | $ 9,000 |
| WEP LLC dba Willowbrook Manor | $ 5,000 |
| Wesport/Grayland Chamber of Commerce | $ 11,000 |
| Whatcom Events | $ 30,000 |
| Wheatland Communities’ Fair | $ 11,000 |
| Whidbey Island Center for the Arts | $ 30,000 |
| Whidbey Island Fair | $ 15,000 |
| White Salmon Spring Festival | $ 7,000 |
| Wind River Business Association | $ 5,000 |
| Willapa Harbor Festival | $ 3,424 |
| Wooden Boat foundation | $ 30,000 |
| Woodinville Chamber | $ 25,000 |
| Woodland Planters Day Celebration | $ 7,000 |
| Yakima Valley Rail & steam Museum | $ 13,000 |
| Yaima Morella Sister City | $ 9,000 |
| Yarrow Point Community Association | $ 10,000 |
| Yeleen Production | $ 7,000 |
| Youth Theater Northwest | $ 17,500 |