19th November 2021
The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) wants to welcome our newest associate to our group - HotelPlanner.com. HotelPlanner is a leading travel technology company that provides individual, group and corporate travel bookings, specialising in unique “Closed User Group” discount rates. Thousands of event organisers use Hotelplanner to provide their attendees with easy to book...
14th May 2021
In less than two weeks time, the creators and curators of some of our most loved events will take to the stage, in person, in a COVID secure environment. The Event Production Show is OUR moment of solidarity for every single #eventprof who has struggled professionally throughout this last year. The Event Production Show is really starting to take shape now and as w...
29th April 2021
A new resource that enables events professionals to post and apply for event jobs has been launched by Stand Out and Event Site Design A simple and effective service for events professionals seeking new event-based roles has been launched, thanks to a new partnership between Event Site Design and Stand Out magazine. Event Jobs, in association with Event Site Design, is a new resource o...
28th April 2021
Steve Heap the General Secretary of The Association of Festival Organisers invites you to join him at the Event Production Show in May. “You are very welcome to join me and my colleagues on a panel on the mainstage at 3:30pm on Wednesday 26th of May at the Event Production Show when we will be discussing Grassroots Festivals. If you're just starting out o...
23rd April 2021
Register For Your Free Place For The Event Production Show Conference The Event Production Show is nearly here, and organisers and agencies from live events industry across music, sport and culture will gather in person, under COVID compliant regulations at Farnborough Exhibition and Conference Centre on 26-27 May 2021 to unite, debate and discuss THE most important challenges and opportuni...
17th April 2021
AFO is delighted to see Ticketsellers expanding their team with a confidence for the future return of festivals and events. TicketSellers were sponsors of AFO streamed Conference in February 2021 and we are very pleased to have this forward thinking company as an AFO supporter. TicketSellers appoints new Client Success Manager and Social Media & Marketing Manager on a mission to bec...
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...
