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Maker Labs and Open Studios at Festivals: Turning Spectators into Participants
Discover festival strategies for keeping kids safe – from paediatric medics to kid-friendly first aid. Get tips to make your family event fun and worry-free.
Ensuring Paediatric-Aware Medical Coverage at Family-Friendly Festivals
Discover how festival pros keep vintage truck photo ops safe at country music festivals – from stabilizing the vehicle to adding ramps and guiding crowds.
Country Festival Photo Ops: Vintage Trucks Without Trip Hazards
Discover how ‘utility-first’ festival sponsorships – providing comforts like free water, shade, power & seating – win fan gratitude and deliver ROI for brands.
Utility-First Festival Sponsorships: Water, Shade, Power, and Seating
Discover how reggae festival organizers survey everyone within 72 hours after an event and turn feedback into improvements that make the next edition legendary.
Post-Festival “We Heard/We Changed”: Using Feedback to Build Legendary Reggae Festivals
Celebrate your community with a winter festival built on local traditions. Learn how to curate local vendors, honour cultural holidays, and engage charitable causes to transform your holiday market into a beloved celebration of heritage.
Integrating Local Traditions in Winter Festivals and Holiday Markets
Discover practical festival crew care tips – from scheduled breaks and healthy meals to quiet rest spaces – to keep staff happy, energized, and mistake-free.
Festival Staff & Crew Care: Meals, Breaks, Quiet Rooms
Seasoned organisers reveal how to conquer stadium bass festivals – from taming bowl acoustics to moving huge crowds and managing noise – distilled into a winning playbook.
Case Study: Stadium Precinct Bass Music Festivals – Sound, Security, and Community Playbook
Combine an indoor club with an outdoor courtyard at your bass festival. Learn to control sound bleed, manage crowd flow, and double capacity without doubling risk.
Club + Courtyard Festival Hybrids: Achieving Inside-Outside Flow
See how a college-town Porch & Quad festival navigated alcohol rules and noise ordinances to unite students and neighbours in a beloved Americana celebration.
Case Study: College-Town Porch & Quad Festival Series – Bridging Campus and Community
From engineering for high winds to setting ‘touch/no-touch’ rules, learn how to keep your festival’s art installations sturdy, interactive, and safe.
Festival Art Installations: Safety, Wind, and Touch Policies
Don’t let technical glitches derail your film festival screenings. Learn how veteran festival producers use hot backup DCPs, alternate playback devices, trained crews, and even short films as filler to keep the show running. Get actionable tips on emergency playback plans that will save your festival’s big moments and wow your audience, even when things go wrong.