The following are possible festival committees. The size and scope of each committee will depend on the festival’s management. Each committee is led by a committee chair. Each chair oversees his/her committee and reports to and is a member of the Festival’s Board of Directors.
16.
Municipal
Liaison Committee
Keeping
in regular touch with town officials and town staff is very important. This
committee makes sure that the lines of communications are open at all times.
This committee can head off potential problems before they become a problem.
17.
Community
Relations Committee
Many
festivals get themselves into trouble by assuming that their community is going
to fully support them. In reality this rarely happens. You may get the town
fathers on side, but local residents, business leaders, other events, etc. may
not like your plans. It is important to start early in getting potential
opponents identified and then on side. You may think their concerns are
frivolous and unimportant and not worthy of your consideration. If you do, you
will be wrong and none response will likely come back to haunt you. A little
community relations in the beginning will be well worth the effort.
18.
Amenities
Coordinating Committee
This
committee looks at other community attractions and amenities and finds ways to
include them into the festivals overall scheme. Visitors, especially if they
are coming from far away, need a place to eat and possibly a place to sleep. If
they plan to stay in the area for awhile, they may be looking for other things
to do and see. The more you can tie your festival visitor to the community, the
more likely the visitor will come back again. This committee is also
responsible for putting discount packages together for visitors. Again,
anything a festival can do to attract visitor is worthwhile.
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