How would you like to have your community event or activity at Forsyth Barr Stadium or the Dunedin Centre?

Dunedin Venues Management Limited supports and encourages individuals and groups to develop their given passion. Community users can apply for funding through the Dunedin City Council Community Access Grant scheme to get subsidised venue rental at Forsyth Barr Stadium or the Dunedin Centre.

Community Access Grant applications are now closed. If you submitted an application in the latest July – December 2024 funding period you will receive an outcome email by the 27th May 2024. If you haven’t received your notification after this date please contact [email protected]

The Community Access Grant applications can be submitted during two funding rounds per year.  

  • Applications open Monday 2nd September 2024; for events January – June 2025.
  • Application’s open Monday 3rd March 2025; for events July – December 2025.

Outside of funding rounds, please contact Dunedin Venues Management Limited at [email protected] to discuss possibilities. Or check out the current 2024 funding policies to see if you meet the funding criteria.

2024 Dunedin Centre Funding Policy

2024 Forsyth Barr Stadium Funding Policy