21st November 2020
Join Chiara Badiali from Julie’s Bicycle as she explains the what, how and why of the circular economy with plenty of stories from the creative community, with guests Patricia Yagüe, Head of Sustainability, Live Nation Europe speaking about some of the projects her teams around Europe are working on to close different material loops and Paul Schurink f...
13th November 2020
The UK’s leading live event industry exhibition, the Event Production Show (EPS), has announced its decision to secure new dates for 2021 and a new venue that will allow it to take place before next year’s outdoor event and festival season in a COVID safe environment. EPS will now be hosted at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre as part of a partnership wi...
25th September 2020
Beardy Folk Festival (Sept 17th – 20th 2020) Under Covid restrictions – A brief report Introduction Beardy Folk Festival is situated near Cleobury Mortimer near Kidderminster. The event was held in Hopton Court and the usual capacity of the festival is 5000. However, for this year’s event tickets were limited to 750. This was the only folk festival to att...
9th July 2020
AFO has been given a strong indication from DCMS that government are very interested in supporting the festival sector. To provide the facts, figures, and information they need, we need you, the festival organisers to move VERY QUICKLY. We have teamed up with AIF to jointly pull together this information for the benefit of festivals of all types. The information requested here is ...
5th June 2020
20% of the traders registered with NMTF trade at festivals and events. In a recent survey conducted by NMTF with regard to the effect of COVID-19 and its impact on the market traders, it was revealed that approximately 9000 market traders carry out business at festivals and events in the UK. There are 32,000 market and street traders known to be operating in the UK. AFO is a little dis...
13th January 2020
Download Festival Major Festival Woo Fest Best Small Festival Festival of the Sky Best New Festival Camp Bestival Best Family Festival Sziget Festival Best Overseas Festival Bluedot Festival Medium-Sized Festival Tramlines Festival Metropolitan Festival Jenny Hamada The Women in Festivals Award ...
20th November 2019
After a little bit of research we have somewhere for you to send all those unwanted lanyards. How brilliant is THAT?! The Recycle Yard is not for profit and recycles waste from individuals and businesses (mostly in Wakefield and the surrounding areas) that can be reused for arts, crafts and play. We’ve been in touch and they are more than happy to take packages from you, wherever...
25th October 2019
The British Red Cross is to stop providing first aid at events as part of a cost-cutting drive, the charity has announced. In a break from decades of tradition, the charity said it will pull out of attending events to focus on directing funds to other parts of its operations such as crisis support. Check here for the full article https://www.scotsman.com/health/british-red-cross...
25th October 2019
EUROPEAN FESTIVAL REPORT ...
2nd October 2019
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2nd October 2019
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2nd October 2019
EVENT INDUSTRY GREEN SURVEY LAUNCHED The 5th annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by Powerful Thinking, the not-for-profit think-tank for event sustainability. The survey results will contribute to the 2nd edition of The Show Must Go On report, to be published early 2020, after the success of Powerful Thinking’s Festival Vis...
1st October 2019
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 11PM on OCTOBER 4TH With so many applications still coming in, the UK Festival Awards has extended the deadline for entries until 11pm on October 4th. This really is the last opportunity for you to nominate your festival(s) for these prestigious, internationally recognised accolades in 2019. For real this time. ...
13th August 2019
The Best New Festival in the UK returned to the National Forest for the second time at the weekend in an unforgettable celebration of nature and world-class performance. Timber Festival, organised by the National Forest Company and award-winning outdoor event producers Wild Rumpus, took place in the beautiful 70acre woodland at Feanedock with an audience of 5000 excited festival goers a...
13th August 2019
At one of the earliest Events Industry Forum meetings our good friend Mick Upton RIP made a similar statement along the lines of ‘If they are not spending their whole time organising and planning events, then they really should stick to their day jobs’. There was an interesting debate around the room, but it was concluded in the end that most festivals and events in the UK a...
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13th August 2019
A wonderful band from Canada in Ireland and the UK in early November and will also appear in the Showcase at AFO Conference on Saturday 9 November. They are available for gigs on and around that date and highly recommended. For details contact [email protected] (Erin Searson)....
31st July 2019
Residential Courses Event Management with Oxford LiederLevel: Residential | Duration: 3 days | Next course: 17th - 19th September 2019 Join Oxford Lieder in residence at Ruskin to build your experience and skills in event management and get an opportunity to run your own event, on this residential course. What is it about? Oxford Lieder runs...
25th July 2019
Festival Vision:2025 exceeds funding target, securing the publication of a new Show Must Go On report, signalling the UK festival and event industry’s ambition to tackle environmental impacts. The Festival Vision:2025 crowdfunding campaign, launched by not-for-profit Powerful Thinking, has raised over 28k to fund a campaign to provide leadership around climate breakdown through the ...
25th July 2019
Just So Festival, 16/17/18 August 2019, Rode Hall Estate, Cheshire Festival directors share top ten things to enjoy this year Organisers expecting a sell-out With just one month to go until Just So Festival celebrates its 10th birthday, festival directors Rowan Hoban and Sarah Bird share their top ten unmissable things in the line-up. From foot-stomping music to the Tribal Tournament,...
25th July 2019
WOMEX 19 – Tampere, Finland, 23–27 October 2019 "WOMEX is the most important international music meeting in the world and the biggest conference of the global music scene, with 7 stages, 60 music showcases, 700 + exhibiting companies, more than 92 countries, 2,700 professionals, 100 speakers and mentors, 16 films, an opening concert and award ceremony, across five packed networ...
