Black Country Festival among nine West Midlands cultural and sporting events set to share £3 million fund
The Black Country Festival is among nine cultural and sporting events in the West Midlands set to share £3 million of Commonwealth Games legacy funding.
Giving an estimated £11.5 million boost to the local economy, almost 700,000 competitors, performers and spectators are expected to attend the events in 2024 and 2025 to celebrate the region’s rich and diverse sporting, music and cultural heritage.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Government are supporting the organisers with money from the £70 million games underspend which is being reinvested back into the region.
The Black Country Festival, which will take place in July, has been given £365,000.
Other events in the Black Country set to benefit include the European Judo Union Junior Cup, which is taking place in Walsall from June 15-19 and has been given £250,000.
A total of £390,000 in funding has been awarded to West Midlands Urban Sports, taking place in Wolverhampton from September 6-8.
And £500,000 will support the Kabaddi World Cup during March 2025 in Wolverhampton.
Aldersley Leisure Centre will stage the quarter-finals, while the newly-transformed The Halls Wolverhampton, will host the semi-finals and final.
As well as staging the group matches alongside Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall, Wolverhampton will also host the opening event as the West Midlands becomes the first destination outside of Asia to host the sport’s most prestigious tournament.
