European Commission | Open Call funding for European Heritage Days

The European Heritage Days are events which bring European citizens together to celebrate, share and support the work being undertaken by communities in Europe. Their pan-European nature helps highlight cultural heritage’s European dimension and value.

With the European Heritage Stories, communities across the continent are invited to share their special stories about Europe’s cultural heritage.

About the call

The new call aims to

• Encourage people to engage with Europe’s cultural heritage and reinforce a sense of belonging to the European common space.
• Collect testimonies/stories that give an insight into how communities understand the European dimension of local heritage.
• Identify and promote communities working with heritage in line with European values and with a long-term perspective of collaboration.
• Reward communities for their efforts and encourage them to develop their stories further.
• Motivate and encourage communities, European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Award winners and European Heritage Label Sites to participate in the European Heritage Days.

All of the stories that meet the eligibility criteria will be published as European Heritage Days Stories, promoted at European level, and receive a grant of up to to 10.000 EURO.

Deadline: 28 February 2023

Find more information here.