Festivals Connect – Co-Design Focus Group Facilitation

Create seeks to appoint a suitably qualified individual or organisation to facilitate the establishment and oversight of a cross-community, cross-border Co-Design Focus Group to guide the development phase of a programme supporting the festival sector across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This work is part of the Festival Connect programme of work. 

The Co-Design Focus Group will contribute sector expertise and insights to co-design the future programme and ensure that the needs of festival practitioners inform the programme development from an early stage.

Prospective applicants are invited to submit their tender response via the etenders website. Alternatively, you can email your Tender response direct to: connect[at]create-ireland.ie. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 5pm on Wednesday 1st April 2026.

About Festivals Connect

The Festivals Connect programme is led by Create, in partnership with the British Council, with support from Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Festivals Connect aims to engage with existing festivals and provide opportunities, centred in cultural democratic approaches that foster inclusive social engagement and build sustainable structures to continually develop community-led programmes and partnerships.