Burnaby council approved funding for 10 festivals at Monday night's council meeting.
Summer events which received funding approval are the Ethiopian Community Summer Festival 2012, held on July 21, receiving $3,000 from the city; the Forest Grove Elementary spring fair, held on May 25, receiving $2,450; Russia Day 2012 - Festival of Russian Culture, held on June 10, receiving $3,000; the first annual Bosnian Festival, held on May 20, receiving $3,000; Hats Off Day, held on June 12, receiving $6,000; the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival 2012, held on June 23 and 24, receiving $6,000; and the Jamaica 50 Vacation Festival, held on Aug. 11, receiving $5,000.
Three fall events also received funding approval - the Korean-Canadian Literary Festival, held on Sept. 13, will receive $3,000; the Nikkei Fall Harvest Fair, held on Oct. 13, will receive $5,000; and the Deer Lake Craft Show, held Nov. 8 to 11, receiving $5,000.
