Scotland’s Winter Festival Fund for the 2022/23 season is no longer in operation. This fund was administered by EventScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government who, following the emergency budget review announced by the First Minister on 11 August 2022, have taken the difficult decision not to re-open this fund for the 2022/23 season. This decision was taken very reluctantly and based on the need to focus finite resources in order to mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis, where possible, and to support people in Scotland in the coming winter