Owning the Cold: Choosing Dates and Climate Windows for Winter Festivals
Plan a successful winter festival. Use 10-year weather data to choose ideal dates, balance frosty fun with safety, and prepare backup plans for any weather.
Fresh from the Playbook
The latest strategies and tactics for ambitious promoters
Festival Wayfinding That Works for First-Timers
Discover expert festival wayfinding design strategies. Learn how to use theme park principles, signage hierarchies, and maps to help crowds navigate multi-stage sites.
Festival Crew Welfare: Camps, Rotations & Mental Health
Keep your festival crew sharp and safe in remote locations with shaded crew camps, nutritious meals, shift rotations, and dedicated mental health support.
Sexual Safety & Survivor Support at Destination Festivals Abroad
Assemble trained response teams, partner with local NGOs, and set up confidential reporting – ensure survivors get compassionate help at your overseas festival.
Pricing Psychology for Festival Tastings: Using Odd Prices, Anchors & Bundles to Boost Sales Fairly
Discover expert B2B festival pricing psychology tactics. Learn how to use odd pricing, anchor packages, bundle deals, and price raffle tickets to boost event revenue fairly.
Lightning, Wind, and Surf: Weather Action Triggers at Destination Festivals
Veteran festival producers reveal how to use lightning, wind, and surf triggers as clear signals to pause, evacuate, and safely restart a festival.
Festival Merch That Food Lovers Actually Want: Aprons, Spice Kits, Enamel Pins, and Cookbooks
Discover expert B2B strategies for designing and selling food festival merchandise, from aprons and spice kits to enamel pins and creative trinket ideas.
Districts With Purpose: Designing Genre Neighborhoods at Festivals
Design “genre neighborhoods” at your festival – each with a distinct vibe. See how matching amenities and sound buffers keep fans immersed and navigation easy.
Bike Valet & Local Mobility: Adding a Green Edge to Your Wine Festival
Unlock a greener wine festival: provide a bike valet with secure parking and repair kits. Cut emissions, reduce traffic, and wow guests with eco-friendly arrivals.
Sponsor Integration Without Pay-to-Play: Utility-Driven Activations for Food Festivals
Discover how creative sponsor activations—like chef demo stages and hydration lounges—can enhance your food festival without sacrificing authenticity.
Budgeting the Remoteness Uplift (and Protecting Margin) for Remote Festivals
Learn the budget uplift meaning for remote festivals and discover how event organizers can survive festival season on a budget while protecting profit margins.
Festival Program Philosophy: Commerce vs Curation Without a Culture War
Balance art and commerce in your festival lineup with a programming philosophy that mixes headliners with emerging talent to thrill audiences without selling out.