Guidance

UK City of Culture 2029: Full application guidance

Guidance for longlisted bidders successful in the expression of interest phase of the UK City of Culture 2029 competition.

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This guidance has been produced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to assist the longlisted places successful in the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage of the UK City of Culture 2029 competition to prepare and submit their full applications (hereafter ‘bids’). Longlisted places preparing their bids are advised to read this guidance in full.

A Welsh language version of this guidance will follow.

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Published 10 April 2026

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