Tourism NI Events Marketing Resources and Toolkits
The Event teams at Tourism NI has produced a variety of marketing resources, toolkits and videos that will help to benefit your event and the overall events industry.
The resources include a variety of professional videos and recorded webinars on topics such as video marketing to help you create great content for your future event, generating sponsorship, and accessibility and inclusivity at your event. Find out more here.
For further information on the Tourism Event Funding Programme or to find out more about events in general please contact: eventsunit@tourismni.com
MEA Event Publicity
Subject to eligibility, if you are an event organiser and want your event to be considered for inclusion within the 'What's On; sections of the Discovernorthernireland.com and/or Shapedbyseaandstone.com websites, you can complete an event submission form within the Tourism NI Business Hub.
Alternatively if you just require inclusion on the Shaped by Sea and Stone website you can complete an online form.
Please note events will be subject to Tourism NI's contributor agreement.
Only Council run events are publicised on the events calendar within the Council's corporate website.
See Digital Marketing Opportunities section for further details on digital and social media promotion.
Organising an Event on Council land
To book any park or open space you will need to complete an event application form and send completed application forms along with any accompanying scanned documents to E: parks@midandeastantrim.gov.uk at least 4 weeks in advance of the event. Full details are available here.
Please note:
- Council has a ban on balloon and sky lantern releases. They litter the environment, causing death to wildlife and in the case of sky lanterns, can cause uncontrollable fires that destroy life and property.
- Having taken advice from our insurers, Council can no longer facilitate requests for tables, chairs, stages, gazebos, barriers and similar items for third party events.
Funding
Council offers a funding programme for community festivals and for small, medium and major events - eligibility criteria and deadline dates may apply.
National and international tourism events funding is also available annually through Tourism NI.
Trading at Council Events
Anyone interested in trading at large Council run events can email the Events Team (E: events@midandeastantrim.gov.uk) with their contact/business details to be added to their database for future call outs. This is done on an event by event basis. Traders will be required to fill out an application form and then scored on various elements.
Participation in Carrickfergus Urban Market
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council working with Urban Market have been running an Outdoor Artisan Food & Craft Market with live music, in the historic Market Place, Carrickfergus since May 2021. Running from 11am-3pm on the first Saturday of every month.
Applications are welcomed from businesses in Mid & East Antrim Borough who make their own products and would be interested in selling at future speciality markets.
If you would be interested in this please fill out this short form.
Alterntatively if you are interested in retailing at Council's weekly markets you can find more information here.
