Applicants can now choose to apply for funding for both the Summer and Christmas programmes, or for Summer only, depending on their planned provision.
A certain amount of funding will be ringfenced for a further application later in the year for applicants want to run just Christmas 2026-27.
Further, applicants will now be asked to create an account and draft event with the booking system Plinth. The event will not be visible to the public and can be edited later.