Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is a volunteer run not-for-profit event that relies heavily on sponsorship, grants, fundraising events, support from Council and the generosity of our host venues to pay artists and pay the many running costs involved in staging a predominently free event. The biggest single cost incurred in the last few years has been accommodation for visiting artists. How much? $18,000 in 2016, which has, along with some under-attended ticketed shows at last year's festival, put us behind the 8-ball and urgently needing to get back in the black before this year's fundraising can gain traction in February.

An individual donation of $95 or more will get you a one-year Friends of the Festival membership - follow this link for full details: http://www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au/get-involved/friends-of-the-festival/

According to an Economic Impact Report produced by City of Greater Bendigo, BB&RMF generated more than $3.4million for Bendigo's economy in 2016 and created up to 17 jobs. But that money doesn't translate to income for the Festival's bank account, nor does it mean paid jobs for our director or volunteer staff.
Regardless of the amount, your contribution this month will help us keep the festival going and your reward will be the continuation of Australia's biggest and best community-run music festival and the continued invigoration of the Central Victorian music scene on a grass-roots level.
We need to raise $18k by Feb 3rd.  Your donation will be appreciated by our volunteer team, by the artists who have the pleasure of playing our festival and by the many punters who get to enjoy the festival and it's many spin-off events through the year.

If you have any questions, or would like to see a copy of the Economic Impact Report referenced above, please email our team at [email modificata]

For more background on Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival, follow these links:
https://www.facebook.com/bendigobluesroots/
http://www.bendigobluesandroots.com.au/