Festival Communications for Holds, Weather Delays, and Re-Starts

Festival Communications for Holds, Weather Delays, and Re-Starts

How can festival organizers keep crowds safe and calm during weather delays or sudden holds? Discover veteran producer tips on effective festival communication – from multilingual PA announcements and time-stamped updates to app alerts and calming on-stage messaging. Learn how clear, calm communication during emergencies turns potential chaos into an orderly pause, ensuring your festival comes back roaring.

Family Festival Merchandise: Useful, Affordable, Durable

Family Festival Merchandise: Useful, Affordable, Durable

Discover how to boost family-friendly festival success with the right merchandise. Learn why useful, affordable, durable merch – from sun-hats and refillable bottles to quiet toys – delights parents and kids, extends the festival memory, and keeps them coming back for more. Practical tips on bundle deals, shop placement, lost-and-found tags & more from a veteran festival producer.

Recording the Tradition at Folk Festivals: Archival Audio, Releases, and Storage

Recording the Tradition at Folk Festivals: Archival Audio, Releases, and Storage

Learn how to capture folk festival performances and preserve cultural heritage through archival audio. Get veteran festival producer tips on securing recording rights, hiring field recording teams (with backups), diligent metadata cataloguing, safe digital storage with checksums, and responsibly sharing recorded highlights with the community.