Everything you need to sell more tickets, pack more venues, and build unforgettable events
The latest strategies and tactics for ambitious promoters
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.
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.
Make your festival period-friendly with free menstrual products, disposal bins, and relief areas – practical steps to ensure every attendee is comfortable.
Festival accounting & tax compliance 101 – keep accurate books, handle ticket taxes and artist fees, and avoid legal pitfalls so your festival finances stay clean and legal.
Ready to double your festival’s impact? Discover expert strategies for running a festival across two consecutive weekends – from rapid site resets and crew rotations to savvy multi-weekend marketing and keeping the community on your side. Learn how mega-festivals like Coachella pull off back-to-back weekends and get practical tips to maximize revenue without burning out your team or compromising the fan experience.
Keep your festival crew united under pressure! Learn practical conflict resolution strategies – quick mediation, clear chain-of-command, and preventive team agreements – to swiftly resolve staff disputes on-site. Discover how veteran festival producers handle crew clashes, maintain team cohesion, and ensure backstage tensions don’t derail your festival’s success.
Don’t let the festival magic end when the gates close. Learn how to launch an online festival merch store to drive year-round revenue and keep fans engaged between events – from picking the perfect e-commerce platform to mastering inventory, shipping, and creative marketing that connects with your community worldwide.
Learn how to build a festival team as diverse as your audience. Discover proven strategies for inclusive hiring, outreach to underrepresented communities, and creating a team culture where everyone thrives – boosting collaboration, innovation, and success at your festival.
Should you handle festival tasks with your own team or hire the pros? Discover how top festivals decide which operations to keep in-house and when to outsource vital services like staging, sound, security, and ticketing. Get real-world examples and expert criteria to balance budget, expertise, risk, and quality – ensuring your event runs smoothly with smart use of resources. A must-read guide for festival producers making the right call on building vs buying their festival operations.
Learn how to craft a ‘Know Before You Go’ guide to ensure attendees arrive prepared. This comprehensive article covers what to pack, prohibited items, entry procedures, and safety tips – showing how proactive communication reduces confusion, boosts safety, and leads to a smoother festival experience.
Learn how top festival producers plan for the unthinkable – from terrorism to active shooters. This comprehensive guide covers working with police, advanced security measures like surveillance and bag checks, staff counterterror training, and realistic drills so your team can swiftly respond to extreme threats. Don’t leave safety to chance: beyond basic security, get practical tips and real case studies on protecting your festival from worst-case scenarios.
Don’t let fake festival T-shirts and bootleg swag steal your thunder (or profits). Learn how top festivals fight back with legal trademarks, on-site security sweeps, vendor credentialing, and fan education to shut down unlicensed merch sellers. Discover actionable strategies to protect your festival’s brand integrity and revenue – ensuring only quality, official merchandise reaches your attendees.
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