Performing Arts Foundation (PAF), administered by Venues Wellington

Dates

• Thu 26 Nov 2026 PAF round 4. Opens 12 November 2026. Opens 9am, closes 4pm; for projects from January 2027. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Performing arts projects engaging children/youth and diverse communities

What it will not fund

• Capital expenditure and equipment
• Competitions
• International touring acts
• Subsidised tickets (not a focus)

Good to know

Performing arts only. Opens 9am and closes 4pm.

Four short rounds a year (February, May, August, November).

Checklist

What Performing Arts Foundation says you need:

• Project plans and budgets

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• | 4 | 9am 12 November 2026 | 4pm 26 November 2026 | January 2027 onwards |wellingtonnz.com/venues-wellington/subsidies-and-grants · read 14 October 2026
• PAF supports events through grants for performing arts projects and productions across the Wellington region.wellingtonnz.com/venues-wellington/subsidies-and-grants · read 14 October 2026

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