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Accessibility in Snow and Ice: Tips for Inclusive Winter Festivals
Make your summer festival an eco-friendly hit with expert tips on reusables, smart waste stations, tracking recycling rates, and water-saving strategies.
Sustainability in Summer Festivals: Water, Reuse, and Trash
Don’t kill small festival vendors with strict rules. Set fair SLAs (coaching over fines), use mystery shoppers to monitor quality, and share resources to cut costs.
Festival Vendor SLAs and QC That Don’t Kill Small Businesses
Want a Western-themed festival without cheesy clichés? Hire local designers, build a cohesive look, and dust-proof your signage—authentic details show fans you care.
A Western Look Without the Clichés: Authentic Design for Country Music Festivals
Discover how safer, more inclusive festivals start with women and non-binary artists in prime slots – backed by diverse crews and gender-smart security.
Safer Festival Takeovers: Women/Non-Binary-Led Blocks With Teeth
Keep kids happy at your festival with clean, family-friendly restrooms – from changing tables and kid-sized sinks to good lighting – to prevent meltdowns.
Festival Restrooms That Respect Families: Changing Tables Everywhere
Learn how to build respectful Indigenous partnerships in festival production – from following proper protocols and ceremonies to sharing profits and caring for the land. Discover real examples of festivals that foster trust with host communities, and get actionable tips on venue selection, logistics, marketing, budgeting, and risk management to ensure your event honors local elders and environments.
Indigenous Partnerships in Festival Production: Protocol, Benefit-Sharing, and Land Care
Infuse local culture into festival wayfinding. Use craft-inspired icons, multilingual signs, and gentle lighting for signage that guides and educates guests.
Wayfinding with Culture at the Core: Enhancing Festival Navigation through Local Design
Achieve crystal-clear horns and tight harmonies on reggae festival stages with clip-on mics, stage risers, and extra soundcheck time to perfect vocal blends.
Horns & Harmonies: Mic’ing Sections the Reggae Way at Festivals
Design a film festival submission process that respects filmmakers. Limit categories, use clear rules, offer fee waivers & be transparent to ease anxiety and build trust.
Designing a Film Festival Submission Funnel That Respects Filmmakers
Bass History Tent: deepening fan loyalty at bass music festivals with pirate radio exhibits and talks by pioneers – turning events into must-attend experiences.
The Bass History Tent: Curating Pirate Radio, Dubplate and Sound System History at Festivals
Learn how festival producers govern 100k-attendee events with clear roles, a steering committee, and expert advisors to keep your event on track and avoid costly surprises.