Curating the Beer Festival Tap List: Style Balance, Seasonality, and Discovery
Learn how to curate a profitable beer festival tap list. Discover B2B strategies for balancing styles, selecting sponsor beers, and optimizing for event energy.
Fresh from the Playbook
The latest strategies and tactics for ambitious promoters
Cred vs Spectacle: Setting Your Festival’s Curatorial Ethos
Go big or stay underground? Learn how defining a strong curatorial ethos lets you wow crowds while keeping your festival’s core community on your side.
Partnering with Transit: Metro, Buses, and the Last-Train Problem for Festivals
Keep your inner-city festival moving by partnering with public transit. Sync with last train times, add late-night shuttles, and avoid rideshare chaos.
Port, Marina, and Water Access Planning for Safe and Spectacular Festivals
Planning a festival on the water? Learn about permits, docks, and lighting to keep your boat stages and water taxis safe, compliant, and absolutely spectacular.
Severe Weather in Cities: Lightning, Wind Tunnels & Flash Flooding at Urban Festivals
An essential guide for festival producers on handling severe weather in the city. Learn how to adapt your festival’s weather safety playbook for urban hazards like lightning near skyscrapers, wind tunnel gusts, and flash flooding. Discover actionable tips on defining weather triggers, crafting calm PA announcements, guiding crowds to indoor shelters, and restarting the show safely – all to keep your audience secure without creating panic. Don’t let storms catch your city festival off guard!
Case Study: Historic Old-Town Core Festivals – Navigating Narrow Streets, Preservation, and Community
How do festivals thrive on narrow medieval streets? See how organizers protect heritage sites, control crowds, and work with local communities in historic old-town cores.
Off-Site Tasting Permits & Winery Compliance for Wine Festivals
Master off-site tasting permits and winery compliance for your next event. Learn which licenses are often issued to fairs and festivals to ensure legal alcohol service.
Scaling Your Festival Without Losing the Vibe: A Three-Edition Growth Plan
Learn a proven three-edition strategy for scaling your festival’s capacity, upgrading infrastructure, and reducing queues without losing the core vibe.
Family-Friendly vs 18+: How to Position Your Food Festival for the Right Audience
Discover expert strategies for positioning your food festival as family-friendly or 18+. Learn ticketing tips, venue layout, and how to maximize event revenue.
Allergen & Dietary Disclosure at Festivals: Gluten, Lactose, Nuts & Vegan
Master allergen and dietary disclosure at festivals. Learn B2B best practices for labeling gluten, lactose, and nuts, creating allergen matrices, and staff training.
Fire Marshal, Life Safety & Temporary Structures at Downtown Festivals
Master inner-city festival fire safety with expert tips on temporary structures, egress planning, and what FAS are recommended for pop-up markets and craft fairs.
Beer Festival Food Pairings & Vendor Compliance: Ensuring Flavor and Safety
Discover expert strategies for curating beer festival food pairings, ensuring vendor compliance, and boosting vendor diversity at brewing festivals.