Food Festival Curator
This tender closed on 23 October 2026.
- Buyer
- Durham County Council
- Value
- £80,000
- Closed
- 23 October 2026
- Where
- Durham, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Durham County Council wants to hire a curator to plan and run two food festivals (Bishop Auckland and Seaham) in 2027. The curator will handle everything from booking traders and performers to marketing, sponsorship, and on-the-day event operations.
What the buyer wants
• Develop festival programmes, recruit and manage traders, exhibitors and performers • Build sponsorship and income generation opportunities, and support marketing including a refreshed festival brand • Manage budgets, monitor progress, handle on-site event delivery, and provide post-event evaluation reports
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This contract requires significant experience running festivals or major events and close working relationships with local councils and sponsors; a sole trader with no festival track record will struggle to win.
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