Grants for live performance, music distribution and festivals
In brief
A live performance cultural business — production, distribution, promotion of shows, festival organization — can access the many schemes of the National Music Centre (CNM), the CNC and several Regions. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this trade, with their funder and maximum amount where available.
This trade groups together three related activities, which draw very largely on the same funders: the production and distribution of live performances, the distribution of musical performances, and festival organization.
The National Music Centre (CNM) is the most active funder, with grants for production, distribution, international development by sector (contemporary music, classical, jazz), economic restructuring and festivals.
The CNC supplements this support for live performance (automatic and selective support) and music video, alongside Regions (Réunion, Normandie, Grand Est) and AFDAS for training.
This page helps you identify relevant funding leads. However, it does not replace an individual check of your eligibility.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
What projects are covered?
The grants listed here fund the production, distribution or promotion of a live or musical performance, festival organization, the international development of a tour, or the economic structuring of a cultural business.
What amount can you obtain?
The highest known amount reaches €750,000 for the tax credit on theatrical and circus performances, and €300,000 for the CNM grant for live performance production and distribution.
How do you identify the funding suited to your business?
The number of schemes listed makes manual selection lengthy, and sometimes imprecise.
The Capital OS scan automatically cross-references these criteria with the full database of referenced public grants, to identify the ones that genuinely concern you:
- Your activity (production, distribution, festival)
- Your music sector, where applicable
- Your location
Public grants for live performance, music distribution and festivals
Page 1 of 2 — 28 grants in total
Crédit d'Impôt pour dépenses de représentations théâtrales d'œuvres dramatiques ou de cirque
Ministère de la Culture
Up to €750,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Aide à la production et à la diffusion de spectacle vivant
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €300,000
Aide aux investissements des entreprises culturelles et cafés culture
Région Réunion
Up to €200,000
Aide aux projets développement international musiques actuelles - actions ponctuelles
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €200,000
Aide aux projets développement international musiques classiques - projets ambitieux
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €200,000
Aide à la restructuration économique
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €200,000
Aide au développement économique
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €100,000
Aide aux projets développement international musiques actuelles - projets ambitieux
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €80,000
Aide aux projets en faveur de l’égalité et de l’inclusion
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €80,000
Aide aux projets de développement international jazz - projets ambitieux
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €50,000
Aide à la création d'emplois dans les entreprises culturelles
Région Réunion
Up to €40,000
Aide à l’accompagnement de développement de carrière d’artistes professionnels-filière musique et spectacle vivant
Région Réunion
Up to €40,000
Aide aux promoteurs-diffuseurs de spectacles vivants
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €20,000
Aide aux événements touristiques d'envergure régionale
Région Normandie
Up to €20,000
AFDAS — Financement de la formation pour les secteurs culture, médias, loisirs et sport
AFDAS (OPCO Culture, Médias, Loisirs, Sport)
Up to €15,000
Aide aux projets de développement international jazz - actions ponctuelles
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Up to €10,000
Aide aux évènements touristiques
Région Grand Est
Up to €5,000
Coup de pouce exceptionnel - Annulation festival BD Angoulême
CA du Grand Angoulême
Up to €5,000
Aide aux festivals
Centre national de la musique (CNM), Centre National du Cinéma (CNC)
Aide aux projets en faveur de la transition écologique
Centre national de la musique (CNM)
Human-validated links (AideTagLink, VALIDATED status only — unreviewed proposals are never shown here). Sorted by amount, highest first (then by internal identifier to break ties between the many identical titles). 1 additional grant(s) linked but currently closed, not listed.
Frequently asked questions about live performance grants
What public grants exist for a live performance business?
28 open schemes are listed for this trade on Capital OS, run mainly by the CNM and the CNC.
The full list is presented above on this page, with the funder and the maximum amount of each grant where known.
I organize a music festival: where can I find the right grants?
This page now groups together live performance, music distribution and festival organization, as these three activities draw very largely on the same funders (the CNM foremost).
Festival grants (CNM-CNC, Grand Est Region) are among the schemes listed above on this page.
Is my business eligible for these grants?
CNM and CNC grants are aimed at approved cultural businesses and associations; regional grants most often require a precise location within the relevant territory.
This page does not presume your business's eligibility; the personalized assessment checks it based on your actual criteria.
How do I apply for this type of grant?
CNM and CNC grants are applied for directly with each body, regional grants with the relevant Region.
A personalized assessment first identifies the schemes genuinely relevant to your business, before you start the process.
This sector may match yours
Check the grants suited to your company
This page lists the schemes associated with this sector. The personalised report applies your real criteria — industry, size, location, project — before drawing any conclusion on eligibility.
See the opportunities identified by the scan, then access your personalised report.