Bend Cultural Tourism Fund (BCTF)

Bend Cultural Tourism Fund (BCTF) is sponsored by Visit Bend. The Bend Cultural Tourism Fund is a grant program designed to enhance Bend's economy through cultural tourism. It supports cultural opportunities, such as musical productions, art exhibits, and film festivals, that attract visitors to Bend.

Home - Visit Bend - Bend Cultural Tourism Fund Home - Visit Bend - Bend Cultural Tourism Fund Bend Cultural Tourism Fund The Bend Cultural Tourism Fund (BCTF) is a grant program created to enhance Bend’s economy through cultural tourism. From musical productions to art exhibits to film festivals and more, the BCTF supports cultural opportunities that draw visitors to Bend.

To fund marketing efforts for the Bend Yoga Festival, a destination festival, comprising a… To fund marketing efforts for Bend Design Conference: Design for Us, a multi-day event… To fund Winter PrideFest, a multi-day and multi-event weekend celebrating diversity and inclusivity in… Supporting culture and the arts Thanks to a ballot measure passed in 2013, Visit Bend funds the BCTF using 7.

5% of the organization’s total annual public funding received from the City of Bend. Awards have supported cultural opportunities ranging from the Deschutes Public Library’s Author! Author!

series to a Nordic skiing exhibit at the Deschutes Historical Museum to the Bend A Cappella Festival.

We are looking to support events and project that, with our funding, can accomplish the following: Attract incremental tourists to Bend during the shoulder seasons and winter months Diversify Bend’s tourism offerings Enrich and cultivate Bend’s arts and cultural assets Establish Bend as a premier cultural tourism destination Enhance Bend’s quality of life Increase Bend’s appeal to attract new long-term investment into the community High Desert Music Collective LLC Learn More About Visit Bend’s Visit Bend and the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund support our community as it seeks a sustainable future.

Our team cares deeply about this place we live, play, raise families, and call home. We’re passionate about caring for the wild places, this community, and sharing them with people from all walks of life.