Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Registered charity 1164424 · since 2015nnfestival.org.uk·Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£87,538

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2023

From the Charity Commission register

year to 31 December 2024 grants not yet published.

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The only programme with a stated grant that a small group can apply to directly is the Creative Schools Micro Grants, at £500, which is open only to state-funded schools and local authority-funded SEND settings working with children and young people across all educational key stages, and funds only artist-led practical arts activities delivered within them, so organisations outside those settings should not apply to it.
Eligible settings should download the application pack, and applications for this round close on Monday 2 November.
The Geographic focus lists Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and the annual report gives no grant range beyond the stated £500 and £2,500 bursaries, so size any request to those figures.
The Charity Commission register shows £87,538 in grants to institutions for the year before the latest one, but nothing for the latest year, so check current giving before planning around it.
How competitive the round is, and whether existing relationships matter, is not stated.

Overview

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1164424).

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a charity whose purpose is to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly through the arts of singing and music, drama and ballet. It combines an annual multi-artform festival with year-round arts education and creative engagement, with a particular focus on children and young people. Its Festival Connect & Create programme runs across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and its Piano Fund helps community ensembles and soloists in Norfolk hire a piano for performances. The Charity Commission register shows £87,538 in grants to institutions for the year before the latest one, and nothing for the latest year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Norfolk & Norwich Festival combines an annual multi-artform festival with year-round arts education and creative engagement. It focuses particularly on children and young people, seeking to improve the cultural offer in schools and communities, including places with least access to creativity and culture. Through the Creative Schools Micro Grants, it supports state-funded schools and local authority-funded SEND settings to deliver artist-led practical arts activities and build creative partnerships with professional artists. Its wider work nurtures teachers, artists and young people through networks, mentoring, professional development and bursaries, and supports artists and communities to work together. The approach is participatory and locally rooted, with participants’ voices at the heart of projects and creativity used to develop skills, confidence and social and emotional wellbeing.

Themes

Children’s arts education
Community arts practice
Multi-artform festival

Geographic Focus

Norfolk; Suffolk; Cambridgeshire; Peterborough.

What they don't fund

Creative Schools Micro Grants only: The foundation does not fund organisations other than state-funded schools and local authority-funded SEND settings working with children and young people across all educational key stages; The foundation does not fund activities other than artist-led practical arts activities delivered within these settings

How to apply

Schools and educational settings eligible for the Creative Schools Micro Grants apply by downloading the application pack.

Deadlines: A closing deadline applies to the Creative Schools Micro Grants application round.

Application windows:

Creative Schools Micro Grants: Applications close on Monday 2 November.

Who can apply:

Creative Schools Micro Grants: £500 grants are available to state-funded schools and local authority-funded SEND settings working with children and young people across all educational key stages.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

East Anglia Art FundFixed deadlinesGave £101k Norfolk Community FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £5.7M Voluntary NorfolkRolling Anguish’s Educational FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £538k Charity of Sir Richard WhittingtonNo public processGave £5.3M Royal Norfolk Agricultural AssociationRolling Anne French Memorial TrustNo public processGave £112k The Geoffrey Watling CharityRollingGave £548k Norfolk Churches TrustFixed deadlinesGave £175k The Educational Foundation of Alderman John NormanFixed deadlinesGave £115k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£1,863,809	£1,648,516	£186,768	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£2,382,627	£2,165,881	£189,548	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,447,585	£2,678,949	£219,851	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,040,267	£2,272,835	£87,538	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,941,264	£2,012,217	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£187k grants

YE 2021

£190k grants

YE 2022

£220k grants

YE 2023

£87,538 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.