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The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) is a membership group of like-minded festival and event managers who believe in learning and teaching, sharing and networking to continuously improve the festival scene. Created in 1987 with a small gathering of people working in the community festival business, it now has over 250 members who exchange ideas and support one another to help develop our sector.

Are you a festival or event organiser, supplier, freelancer or student? If you have anything to do with festivals or events, yes anything, you should join AFO.

The AFO Office is open year round to offer you help and support. Contact us today!

AFO Conference 9-11 November 2018

A weekend of everything festivals and events!
Open to all, you cannot afford to miss it.
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Red Fox Ceilidhs

Red Fox Ceilidhs is Leicestershire's own ceilidh series based in central Leicester. Ceilidhs are held 5 times a year, and always have a live band with an expert caller, a real ale bar, and half-time entertainment from a local...

Derby Live

Derby LIVE is part of Derby City Council. We present and produce an excellent and diverse programme of live performances, events and festivals. We are innovative, inclusive, sustainable and vital to the regeneration of Derby....

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The small and friendly festival with the big line-up including Oysterband - Ralph McTell - Ashley Hutchins Morris on - Gigspanner big band - 3 Daft Monkey - Listen-Listen the songs of Sandy Denny - Richard Digance - Urban Fol...

DCRS Ltd

Established in 1987, DCRS have become one of the UK’s market leaders in the hire, sales and service of voice and data two-way radio communication products & applications to clients throughout the UK and Europe....

Gigantic

Two million happy customers later, we're one of the UK's largest independent ticket agencies. And still have one simple aim - getting you into the events you love. We live and breathe festivals and deliver a service used by o...

Barry Goodman

Singer, musician, songwriter, caller and folk arts educator...

Alexis Barrett

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Latest News From AFO

Festival and Outdoor Show announces stellar line up for event safety panels

Festout is a two day exhibition focusing on the festival and outdoor events market. The show covers the vast spectrum of events including but not limited to festivals, sport, culture, airshows, fayres, community and public e...
Published on: 20th September 2018

Time to get passionate with Nick Morgan at Festout

Next week (Sept 26th/ 27th) the movers and shakers of the outdoor events and festival sector will be found in Sandown Park Racecourse at Festout....
Published on: 20th September 2018

Festival Vision 2025

The Vision:2025annual conference looks to increase the momentum of festival industry communities working together to create more sustainable events at The Showman’s Show, October 17th2018....
Published on: 3rd September 2018

SIA Update

This month, you can read about the new partnership we’ve sealed with HMRC to tackle incidents of tax fraud in the private security industry. In other SIA news, we have written a blog reflecting on our Manchester open day....
Published on: 31st July 2018

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Alacrify Ltd

Our services include building responsive websites, digital marketing, SEO, social media campaigns and training, and offline promotion and print too. We are delighted to have designed and developed the website for AFO....

APS Accountancy

AFO is delighted to be able to offer to membership advice on “the money”. Our good friends at APS Accountancy in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and Dunstable, Bedfordshire are offering a similar service to that of ...

Gigantic

Graham Sykes Ltd

Hello Everyone Graham Sykes and the team in Exmouth are delighted to be looking after your Festival Portfolio policies, some of you, we have already spoken to as your policies have come up for renewal, the rest w...

ID and C Bands

Right now, we make wristbands, passes, lanyards and accreditation, but our product range is always growing. We're usually first in line when it comes to wristbands for festivals and events, but we are finding out other...

LSL Solicitors

Award-winning specialist solicitors for your festival or event, LSL offer advice in most areas of law including Alcohol & Entertainment licensing, Contracts, Environment and Safety. Jon Payne is a long...

Stand Out Magazine

Stand Out is a must-read for the active buyer in the events marketplace....