Accessibility Where It Matters Most: Making Festivals Inclusive for Everyone
Discover expert strategies for making music and cultural festivals accessible. Learn how organizers can create inclusive festival programming and infrastructure.
Fresh from the Playbook
The latest strategies and tactics for ambitious promoters
Q&A Excellence at Film Festivals: Moderators, Timekeeping, and Safety
Make your film festival Q&As unforgettable. Learn how to train moderators, handle tough audience questions, keep sessions timely, and capture memorable moments.
Hospitality First: How Caring for Festival Artists Improves Their Sets
Discover expert B2B strategies for festival artist hospitality. Learn how premium performer care, green room hygiene, and logistics improve live sets and talent relations.
Case Study: Inner-City Reggae Festival Weekenders – Balancing Sound Limits, Curfews and Crowds
Inner-city reggae festivals can pump the bass without upsetting neighbours. Discover how urban reggae weekenders balance noise limits, curfews and crowds.
Travel Emissions & Shuttle Strategies for Wine Festivals: How to Shift Attendees to Coaches & Trains and Report Your Carbon Footprint
Cut your wine festival’s carbon footprint by tackling travel emissions. Learn how to shift attendees to coaches and trains, and report your success credibly.
Festival Character Hosts Trained for Consent and Inclusion
Delight and include every family at your festival! Discover how training costumed character hosts in consent and inclusion creates magical, safe interactions for all. From partnering with expert trainers to scripting photo etiquette and sensory-friendly meet-ups, learn practical tips to make your family-friendly festival truly welcoming. These proven strategies show why characters set your event’s cultural tone – and how to get it right. Ensure your festival’s mascots and princesses spread joy, respect, and unforgettable memories. Read on for the ultimate guide to inclusive character performances at festivals.
Family Passes, Bundles, and Equity Pricing: Building Simple Ticket Ladders for Family-Friendly Festivals
Make your festival family-friendly and affordable! Learn how family passes, multi-child discounts, and fair, community-focused pricing can turn fans into families.
Horn vs Reflex Subwoofers: Taming Mixed Sub Families at Bass Festivals
Learn why mixing horn-loaded and bass reflex subwoofers at festivals causes phase issues, and discover expert strategies for aligning mixed sub families.
Author Talks, Signings & Cookbook Sales at Food Festivals – Monetising Culture Without Blocking Service
Monetise culture at your food festival by adding author talks, book signings and cookbook sales – boost engagement and revenue without disrupting food service.
Crowd Modelling for Festivals: OD Flows, Density & Pinch-Point Science
Discover how top festival organizers use crowd modeling science to keep huge audiences safe and happy. Learn to simulate crowd flows, set density thresholds, avoid pinch-points, and harness real-time data like heatmaps to guide crowd management. Essential large-scale festival tips from a veteran producer – models guide, measurements decide.
Sustainability as Stewardship, Not Slogans: Green Strategies for Americana Festivals
Eliminate festival waste, protect the venue, and power up cleanly – see how Americana festivals truly go green through genuine stewardship, not just slogans.
The Five-Minute Fix Kit at Every Festival Stage: Tiny Fixes Keep Families Present
Don’t let small mishaps send families home early. Five-Minute Fix Kits at every stage – tiny kits for quick fixes – keep everyone happy & sticking around.