Government Grant

Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster (COB)

The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster program provides support to municipalities and organizations in Ontario for the hosting of large-scale, high-impact events that meet the ministry's definition of a Blockbuster Event.

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  • Ontario. Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
  • All levels
  • Last updated 4 days ago
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Description

The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster program provides support to municipalities and organizations in Ontario for the hosting of large-scale, high-impact events that meet the ministry's definition of a Blockbuster Event.



The Celebrate Ontario Blockbuster program aims to support Blockbuster events that will: 

  1. Draw significant tourist attendance to Ontario and increase tourist expenditures 
  2. Increase Ontario's profile nationally and/or internationally through media and/or broadcast exposure 
  3. Provide significant economic impact and legacy development (including volunteer and leadership development) for the local community, the region and the province 

Events will be scored in part on their capacity to draw significant tourist attendance. Events that demonstrate, with reliable supporting evidence, a capacity to draw higher tourist numbers will score higher in the evaluation of performance metrics than events which draw fewer tourists. As a general guideline, a minimum of 10,000 tourists is expected.