Planning
A Festival Run Sheet Works Best as a Sequence of Decisions
A festival run sheet becomes easier to use when each decision follows from the last, helping organisers set a workable…
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Browse articles on festival planning, programmes, spaces, people and the work that follows an event.
Programmes
One Stage or Several Small Rooms? Choosing a Programme Shape
Choosing a festival programme shape helps match audience choice, schedule overlap and room capacity to the kind of…
Programmes
From Fairground to Fringe: How Festival Programmes Took Shape
Festival programmes can combine the freedom of a fairground with deliberate selection. Learn to make connections clear…
Spaces
Organise Festival Map Information by Visitor Task
Organise festival map information by visitor task so people can locate stages, toilets and routes quickly, without…
Aftercare
A Last-Day Handover That Leaves the Next Team a Clear Start
A last-day handover gives the next festival team a clear start: record open tasks, return shared materials to named…