THE Festival Club to join

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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Recently Updated Listings

Towersey Festival

Four days and nights of the best Acoustic, Folk, Blues, World and Americana, with first class stages, massive family appeal, wonderful camping, arts, crafts, theatre, hands-on workshops, film and a sprinkling of Festival Magi...

Tenterden Folk Festival

Promoting folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions. TFF fours days of folk....

Brackley Folk Club

Brackley Folk Club meet at the Greyhound Inn every Sunday evening starting sharp at 8:00 pm...

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...

NCASS Nationwide Caterers Association

The Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) - The UK's leading association for independent catering businesses. Helping mobile caterers for over 30 years....

Tiger Tea and TTK

Providing a professional safety net to help you run your event...

VIKINGea ltd

Security and Medical staffing and equipment...

Mark Comms

Mark Comms Limited is a Bournemouth based business specialising in the sale, hire & service of two way radio and communications equipment....

Latest News From AFO

BVEP - URGENT ACTION FOR OUR MEMBERS PLEASE!!

As you know, the Government has invited the EIB Talent Taskforce to gather information about the industry’s skills, education, training and HR processes. This is a chance for our entire sector to pull together and drive gov...
Published on: 2nd October 2018

Just So Festival receives Sustainable Tourism award

UK: Cheshire’s Just So Festival has been awarded the ‘Sustainable Tourism’ Award at the 14th annual Marketing Cheshire Tourism Awards. The winners were announced at the ceremony on September 13 in Chester’s Carden Par...
Published on: 25th September 2018

Top 5 things not to miss at Festout 2018

26th & 27th September 2018, Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey...
Published on: 25th September 2018

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

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AFO Partners

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

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 servic...

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...

NCASS

The UK's leading association for independent catering businesses. Helping mobile caterers for over 30 years....

Stand Out Magazine

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