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.
Updates to this page
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Clarification added: bids must be written in minimum of 10 point font; kerning at 0; leading at 1.5; margin size at 12mm.
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Welsh language versions of the guidance and supporting documents added.
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First published.
Update history
2026-07-28 12:41
Clarification added: bids must be written in minimum of 10 point font; kerning at 0; leading at 1.5; margin size at 12mm.
2026-05-26 17:07
Welsh language versions of the guidance and supporting documents added.
2026-04-10 14:05
First published.