Ticket Payment Plans for Festivals: Making Attendance More Affordable
Flexible ticket payment plans – from instalments to buy-now-pay-later – can make festivals more affordable, boosting early sales and expanding your audience.
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Greening Festival Artist Hospitality: Sustainable Backstage Practices
Discover how to make festival backstage hospitality eco-friendly without sacrificing comfort. From plastic-free green rooms to local organic catering and donating leftovers, learn sustainable backstage practices that reduce waste and wow artists – a win-win for performers and the planet.
When Festivals Fail: How to Avoid the Mistakes of Past Disasters
From Fyre Festival to Woodstock ’99, discover what went wrong at infamous festival failures – and get a practical guide to avoid those mistakes.
Wheelchair-Friendly Festivals: Ensuring Accessibility for Attendees with Mobility Challenges
Is your festival wheelchair-friendly? Discover how accessible site design and ADA-compliant amenities ensure every attendee can fully enjoy the experience.
When Festival Tickets Aren’t Selling: Emergency Strategies to Boost Attendance
Ticket sales slumping? Flash promos, 2-for-1 deals and FOMO marketing can help fill your festival. Learn how to turn a ticket slump into a packed event.
Solo but Not Alone: Making Festivals Safe and Welcoming for Individual Attendees
Discover how festival organisers can make solo attendees feel safe, included, and comfortable. Explore actionable strategies – from meetup points and buddy programs to staff training and clear safety channels – that turn festivals into welcoming experiences for those coming alone.
Blind and Low-Vision Friendly Festivals: Ensuring an Inclusive Experience for Visually Impaired Attendees
Discover how tactile maps, braille signage, audio-described shows, and on-site support help visually impaired guests navigate and enjoy events independently.
When Big Promoters Come Knocking: Weighing a Festival Buyout vs Staying Independent
Big promoter buyout or independence? This comprehensive guide helps festival founders weigh lucrative acquisition offers vs. staying independent. Discover the benefits (cash infusion, resources, risk relief) and trade-offs (loss of control, mission drift, fan backlash) through real festival case studies. Learn an actionable framework to evaluate offers and make the best strategic choice for your festival’s future.
The Comeback Plan: Relaunching a Festival After a Hiatus or Setback
Festival on pause? Learn how to bring it back to life by re-engaging fans, winning over sponsors, restoring trust, and nailing the logistics for a triumphant return.
Gamifying the Festival Experience: Interactive Challenges to Boost Engagement
Level up your festival with gamified experiences! Discover how scavenger hunts, mobile quests, and reward challenges can turbocharge attendee engagement. From hidden QR code trails to tasting passports and immersive storylines, learn actionable tips and real examples of festivals that turned their events into interactive playgrounds – boosting participation, attendee satisfaction, loyalty, and buzz.
Beyond Sound: Making Festivals Deaf-Friendly and Inclusive
Make your festival Deaf-friendly and inclusive. This guide shows how to hire sign language interpreters, provide live captioning and assistive listening devices, and design accessible layouts so Deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees can fully enjoy the experience.
Autism-Friendly Festivals: Practical Steps to a Neuroinclusive Attendee Experience
Make your festival a welcoming haven for autistic and neurodivergent attendees. This detailed guide reveals practical steps – from creating quiet zones and sensory-friendly schedules to training staff and tweaking layouts – so you can craft inclusive experiences that delight all guests while broadening your audience.