“Developing a Festival” Appendix “C” – Dates and Timing

 

•        Dates and timing are everything when planning an event. Here are a few considerations:
•        Do the dates you are planning for you festival match the theme of your festival?
•        Do the dates conflict with any other nearby festival or event?
•        Will you have enough manpower available during the festival time period and the days leading up to it?
•        If you are planning to have vendors, do your dates conflict with any major event that might limit the number and quality of vendors that might be interested in participating in your festival?
•        Have you taken into consideration what the potential weather might at the time of you event?
•        If you need to rent tents, are there going to be any available during your planned dates?
•        Do the operational times and the number of festival days make sense for attendees, manpower and vendors?
•        If your festival is an outside event and the hours of operation run past dusk, will you be able to provide lighting to your festival area?