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Virginia Tourism Awards 32 Local Music Festivals with Funds to Support Growth

April 10, 2017

Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) 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.

Details on the grant awards are below:

Music Festival Locality/Organization
Friday Cheers Venture Richmond Events, LLC
Native American Heritage Festival Radford Visitors Center
Fun House Fest Virginia Arts Festival
Thursday Jams Abingdon Music Experience
Chesapeake Bay Reggae Festival Chesapeake Bay Reggae Festival
Blue Ridge Music Center Summer 2017 Music Programs Blue Ridge Music Center
Hillsville Summer Nights Concert Series Town of Hillsville
Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival Rooster Walk, Inc.
The Howling Craft Beer and Music Festival Wolf Hills Brewing Company
Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival Patriotic Festival II, Inc.
Hot Fun in the Summertime Beach Music Festival The Stuart Rotary Foundation
HoustonFest HoustonFest
Celebrate Fairfax! Festival Celebrate Fairfax, Inc.
Mountains of Music Homecoming The Crooked Road
Chautauqua Festival Wythe Arts Council, Inc.
Shore Made Music Festival Friends of Onancock School
Columbia Pike Blues Festival Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization
Mountains of Music on Main Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Art Center
Heifetz International Music Festival of Concerts Heifetz International Music Institute
Red Wing Roots Music Festival Black Bear Productions, Inc.
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Inc.
FloydFest Across the Way Productions
Old Fiddlers Convention Galax Moose Lodge #733
Staunton Music Festival Staunton Music Festival
Lockn’ Festival Lockn’ LLC
Front Porch Fest One Family Productions, Inc.
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Birthplace of Country Music
Watermelon Park Fest Shepherds Ford Productions, LLC
The Festy Experience The Festy Experience, LLC
Joel Sweeney and the Banjo Festival Joel Sweeney Festival Planning Committee
Richmond Folk Festival Venture Richmond Events, LLC
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Ferrum College

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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