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Belfast 2024: Questions over awareness of ‘game changer’ arts festival

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Long said the council would carry out an evaluation of Belfast 2024 which would address a number of questions.

“Was there enough marketing around the particular project?” he said.

“Did it attract the number of visitors they were actually wanted?”

In a statement to BBC News NI, Belfast City Council said about 60,000 people had attended or taken part in almost 1,000 events or activities as part of Belfast 2024.

It said the “vast majority of events within the programme were sold out or nearing full capacity”.

“Over 1,000 contracts were delivered with Belfast artists, production staff, facilitators and designers and more than 200 partnerships and community collaborations were forged,” the statement continued,” a spokesperson added.”

“Evaluation of the programme is ongoing and will help identify any learning for future programmes.”

They also said while Belfast City Council had agreed a budget of £5.9m for Belfast 2024, “a further £460,000 was raised towards the programme from partners, including £250,000 from National Lottery Heritage Fund, £110,000 from the British Council and £100,000 from other councils towards wider Little Amal programme.”


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