Hosting a Community Event

Hosting a special event in Maple Ridge is an opportunity to celebrate our cultural identity, community spirit, pride and unique sense of place. By creating a new community event or sharing your ideas and creativity to enhance or expand an existing festival or special event, you are building and celebrating our community spirit, pride and culture.

The following list of Event Planning Resources includes everything from templates to maps of our most popular venues for those looking to host a community event in Maple Ridge. Be sure to check out our updated Special Events Manual!

The City of Maple Ridge offers a Festival Grant Program for eligible groups and approved festivals or special events held within the City. This program provides both in-kind and cash contributions for small, medium, and large festivals, whether they are new or recurring, in accordance with the City's Festival Support Policy 4.22 and Festival Grant Program Guidelines. The grant program includes two streams:

1. Grassroots Grant
   Available for emerging, small, or new festivals that have been publicly presented for less than three years. Applications are accepted year-round until available funds are allocated. According to the policy, staff review and approve applications based on the availability of funds. 
   
    Grassroots Grant Application
2. Festival Support Grant
   For established festivals and special events that have taken place for three or more years. These applications are reviewed by an inter-departmental Committee that makes recommendations within the Council approved budget.

Here is the intake deadline:

• Friday February 28, 2025 for festivals taking place between May 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025
• Sunday August 31, 2025 for festivals taking place between October 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026

Festival Support Grant Application

We are happy to discuss your event or answer questions by phone at 604-467-7325 or email. Happy event planning! We look forward to reviewing your application(s).