Greater Sudbury will get close to 470 thousand dollars in 2018 to help run festivals and events in the city.

16 different festivals and events will get funding through the Celebrate Ontario 2018 program.

Across the province a record 20 million dollars will be put into 328 festivals and events.

Here is a list of recipients from Sudbury:

Reading Town Ville Lecture Rocks the North – $12,500

2018 Greater Sudbury Earth Festival  – $2,364

Graphic Con – $5,024

927 Rock Fest – $25,000

Northern Lights Fetival Boreal – $65,650

Yes Theatre Summer Festival – $25,000

Up Here 2018 – $50,000

Sudbury Poutine Fest – $17,550

Jazz Sudbury Festival 10th Anniversary Celebration – $40,500

Budweiser New Music Fest – $31,125

Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival – $53,500

Le French Fest 2018 – 11,000

Sudbury Santa Claus Parade 60th Anniversary Enhancement Project – $11,000

The Cultural Tour – LOL Sudbury – $89,000

World Bloom 2019 Diversity Through Music – $22,000

Les Concerts La Nuit Sur L’etang – $8,550