From Stage to Screen: Monetizing Festival Live Streams and Archives
Wearable tech like synced LED wristbands can transform your festival crowd into part of the show. Discover how to plan immersive audience light displays with examples and practical tips.
Wearable Tech for Festival Crowd Engagement: Making Attendees Part of the Show
Discover how festivals use dynamic deals – from limited-time drink specials to last-minute merch sales – to boost revenue without souring the experience.
Dynamic On-Site Deals: Real-Time Revenue Optimization at Festivals
Veteran festival producers share how to keep crew, press, and fans online. Learn to segment Wi-Fi networks, prioritize critical traffic, use wired connections at key locations, and provide on-site tech support for reliable connectivity at any event.
Festival Connectivity for Crew, Press, and Fans: Keeping Everyone Connected On-Site
Discover how festival producers use mobile apps, push alerts and digital signage to handle real-time schedule changes and safety updates without chaos or spam.
Festival Apps & Real-Time Set-Time Updates Without Chaos
Festival ops dashboards replace guesswork with real-time data, tracking key metrics like crowd flow and sound levels to trigger actions that keep events safe.
Festival Ops Dashboards: From Guessing to Knowing
Master festival radio communication with expert insights. Learn how to assign channels by team (production, stages, security, medical), use plain-language radio calls, enforce brevity, and train your crew on phonetics & repeat-backs. These actionable tips help festival organizers worldwide keep events running safely and smoothly through crystal-clear comms.
Radio Plans & Plain-Language Protocols for Festivals
The Digital Festival Era: New Risks to Manage Modern festivals are digital marvels, blending live experiences with advanced technologies. From online ticket sales and cashless payment wristbands to event mobile apps and IoT-powered crowd monitoring, technology enhances almost every aspect of a festival. However, this reliance on tech introduces cyber risks that organizers must proactively
Cybersecurity for Festivals: Protecting Data and Systems
Festivals and technology have always evolved hand in hand. Around the globe, festival organizers continually push the envelope to surprise and delight attendees with new tech-driven experiences. From immersive visuals to cutting-edge convenience, innovation often takes center stage at these events. The seasoned festival producer knows that introducing a clever tech twist can generate buzz
Innovation Showcase: Cool Tech Experiences from Festivals Around the World
In the digital age, festival experiences are no longer confined to the event grounds or official apps. Tech-savvy fans are increasingly eager to interact with festival information on their own terms. Many major festivals have started providing open data feeds or APIs for their schedules and lineups, allowing third-party developers and enthusiastic fans to create
Open Data and API: Letting Fans and Developers Interact with Festival Data
Cashless Society: Future of Festival Transactions Embracing a Wallet-Free Festival Experience The festival scene is steadily marching toward a cashless society, where paper money and even physical credit cards could become relics of the past. Attendees already expect quick, seamless transactions – no one wants to fumble with cash while juggling a plate of food
Cashless Society: Future of Festival Transactions
The Unpredictable Nature of Festival Weather Outdoor festivals thrive on sunshine and clear skies, but every seasoned event organizer knows how quickly conditions can turn. A bright afternoon can suddenly give way to ominous clouds and thunder rumbling in the distance. Festivals have been disrupted — even devastated — by sudden storms. Preparing for unpredictable