Dundee City Council should do all it can to save WestFest, a local councillor has said.
As well as financial help the council could aid the volunteer-run festival “in kind” according to Richard McCready, who is urging the local authority to do more.
The popular festival, which attracted 9,000 people this year, is under threat of collapse without funding and support.
Organisers said without more volunteers and £10,000 to provide vital infrastructure, including a car park and toilets, Big Sunday is finished.
Despite the best efforts of the volunteers, facilities were sorely lacking at this year’s event, leading to hundreds of cars being ticketed for parking illegally and revellers relieving themselves in neighbouring gardens.
Moving the festival site to somewhere with better parking and toilets was just one of the suggestions for how the council could help, Mr McCready said.
“Like many other people who live in the West End I have enjoyed WestFest over the years and our local businesses, community and charities benefit hugely from the event. It would be a shame if we lost WestFest and the council hadn’t explored every option to save it.”
Alan Richardson, one of the main festival organisers, said: “We have had some meetings with the council ourselves and we have been directed towards sources of funding we could apply for but that doesn’t guarantee the money.
“Anything Richard can do to bring extra pressure on to the council we would be really grateful for.”
Mr Richardson said he has also been encouraged by the many people who have contacted him offering support and hopes the momentum to save WestFest will continue until the AGM later this month.
He added: “We have had no offers of money, sadly, but we have had some people contacting us with ideas that might help.
“Things are moving in the right direction but, nonetheless, unless we get new people on the committee at the AGM and funding ideas the problem is far from solved.”
The AGM will take place at Blackness Library on September 24 from 7pm and all are welcome.
A city council spokesman said: “We have been in discussion with organisers on a regular basis and we can offer support to take their proposals forward.”