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UK Festivals join Green Festival Alliance's Powerful Thinking Campaign Event Industry News Share    
Camp Bestival, Festival Republic, Shambala Festival, Summer Sundae and Sunrise Celebration are among the first festivals and promoters to join Powerful Thinking, the Green Festival Alliance's first campaign which aims to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions through increased efficiency and drive the market for renewable energy supply at festivals. The Powerful Thinking campaign was announced on April 24 at a launch event where presentations from suppliers of temporary solar, wind, kinetic, fuel cell and biodiesel power presented a vision of a low carbon future to festival promoters from some of the U.K.'s best-loved festivals. More
Live Nation joins the dance party, buying promoter of Creamfields The New York Times Share
In a deal that demonstrates how important electronic dance music has become to the concert industry, Live Nation Entertainment has bought Cream Holdings, the British promoter behind Creamfields and one of the biggest names in European dance festivals. In an announcement, Live Nation — the world's biggest live music company, whose divisions include Ticketmaster — also said that James Barton, Cream's founder, would become the president of its Live Nation Electronic Music division, and that the company planned more dance events. More Commission eases off event security fee for now The News Herald Share
Event organizers in Panama City, Fla., won't face the steep fees originally proposed in the Special Events Handbook, but after a workshop meeting it's still not clear what they will have to pay. Recently, the City Commission tabled discussion of the Special Events Handbook after people said they were concerned the changes in fees proposed could mean they no longer would be able to stage long-running events, including the Downtown Mardi Gras. More
Your response needed for IFEA City Services Survey IFEA Share
Since the start of the economic downturn in 2008, there has been much reported by the media regarding the changing relationships between cities and festivals/events. In an effort to more accurately quantify reality, the IFEA is asking for your help in completing the following City Services Survey. Please provide your response no later than June 8. More
World Ski and Snowboard Festival seeking new sponsor ESPN Share
Recently, promoters of the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival announced that the Canadian telecommunications company is ending its 13-year title sponsorship of the event, which has a 17-year history in Whistler, B.C. The massive end-of-season bash features both the Association of Freeskiing Professionals' World Skiing Invitational and the Monster Energy Shred Show, a five-star TTR World Snowboard Tour event. More Aurora, Ill., creates temporary liquor licenses for festivals Daily Herald Share
As fests go, the Illinois Paddlesports Festival seems about as far from dry as possible. Canoes, kayaks and splashing around Mastodon Lake at Phillips Park in Aurora, Ill., are all part of the fun of the event, planned for June 9-10. But the festival was in danger of being dry in another way — it didn't have a liquor license. Luckily for festival organizers who want to host a wine tasting, the Aurora City Council approved an ordinance change that allows nonprofits running festivals to apply for temporary liquor licenses. More
It's National Travel and Tourism Week Herald Times Reporter Share
May 5-12 is National Travel and Tourism Week. The week provides a chance for representatives of the travel and tourism industry to promote the great travel destinations all across America, and to educate the public on tourism's contribution to the economy. The Wisconsin Department of Tourism reports that travel and tourism had a $16 billion economic impact in the state in 2011, up 8 percent from 2010. More than 181,000 Wisconsin jobs are dependent on tourism, as is $4.4 billion in personal income across the state. More
Proposed ordinance would limit activity of mobile food trucks Sheboygan Press Share
The Sheboygan Common Council will consider approving a new ordinance that would keep mobile food trucks away from festivals and other events like the farmers market at Fountain Park. Under the ordinance, food vendors would be prohibited from parking within 500 feet of a "fair, farmers market, festival, carnival" or other special event licensed by the city unless the vendor obtains a permit to be part of the event or has permission from the organizers of the event. More
Details of $2.6 million in festivals, events funding released Whistler Question Share
More free concerts, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and a festival sometime in the fall. Those are but a few of the events and acts that the Festivals, Events and Animation Oversight Committee intends to bring to Whistler, B.C., this year, as outlined in a report. With a budget of $2.685 million, the committee — comprised of Whistler stakeholders — laid out a detailed plan of what it hopes to achieve for 2012, as well as plans for the future. "We have a full calendar for 2012 and there's never a dull moment," said the municipality's John Rae, presenting to council on behalf of the FEA team. More Forklift hirers warned: Beware of holiday hire car scenario Event Industry News Share
One of the leading suppliers of materials handling equipment to the global events industry is warning that many of the forklift trucks used during the build up or break down of a rock festival, sports meeting or other large event, are often so old that they compromise on-site efficiency and — potentially — safety. "Some short term hire fleets are made-up of ex-contract hire trucks that simply aren't as reliable as they should be," says Neil Warren, Jungheinrich U.K. Ltd's used equipment and short term rental director. More
Mobile application for iPhone allows Canadian Tulip Festival visitors to personalize and share their experience PRWeb via San Francisco Chronicle Share
"Enhancing the quality of visitor experience is a key goal of the Festival, and this innovative mobile application for iPhones from Purple Forge allows the experience to be personalized and shared," said Najwa Farhat, Program Coordinator at The Canadian Tulip Festival. "iPhone users will certainly enjoy the feature that automatically locates and registers clues in this year's Great Canadian Treasure Hunt." More |
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