Woodford Folk Festival is delivered by 2,700 volunteers.

How do they manage that many volunteers - and keep them coming back year after year??

Here we share how three inspiring events go beyond recycling to improve their sustainability. Which of their tactics will you steal for your event?

Visitors and residents want to support events that are responsible and doing good for their communities and the environment – it’s a ‘trend’ that’s only going to increase in importance.

To take the work out of delivering a whole event by yourself, can you engage your community to deliver it with you?

This is exactly what I wanted to achieve when I first had the idea of rEVENTS Academy years ago...
Learn how our program transformed an event organiser.

How was it for the participants of our 7-week intensive event management training?

Event organisers from 11 regional events will be participating in our new 7-week Intensive Foundation Program for Events pilot program which is commencing in February. Learn how the program will help these events become more viable, effective and efficient.

Three events (two already held and one in the planning stages) share their learnings about holding a COVID safe event

How do we continue to deliver our great festivals and events in a COVID safe world while still maintaining financial viability and brand reputation?

Maybe a better question is, can we do it?

The answer to this will vary for individual festivals and events, so we have put together some things for you to consider as you explore the future of your event…

The average distance people travel to attend Birdsville’s Big Red Bash is 4,300km. Repeat visitation is at 25%. How do they do it??

During this crisis time for the events sector remember to look after your community - your loyal advocates, attendees, and fan tribe (even when all you want to do is dig a big hole and escape the world!) 

Here we share inspiring case studies from around the world where creativity and passion is allowing events to maintain enthusiasm, connection and loyalty with their community.

Tulip Time, Bowral NSW: 

The reinvigoration of a long-standing festival by introducing professional event expertise and intensive Local Government support.

Parkes Elvis Festival:

How a festival successfully transitioned from a volunteer-managed community event into a regional hallmark festival run by Local Government.

Grampians Grape Escape: 

What a regional festival can achieve by investing in professional event resources and collaborating with Local Government to drive results:

42% increase in ticket sales in one year!