Helping Hands | March 29, 2024 | Washington Festivals & Events Association & ASSET

Resources for WFEA & ASSET Members

2024 WFEA Spring Conference! "SHOW ME THE MONEY"

By Washington Festivals and Events Association

This will be the most complete seminar ever held in the Northwest on how to make money for events, whether by increasing sponsorship or other areas of revenue. Held at the Historic Davenport Hotel, Spokane. May 2-4, 2024

Dozens of artist pull out of SXSW

in protest of military sponsorships

By CNN

The Army is one of SXSW's six "super sponsors," and at least three of the festival's events have been sponsored by companies with ties to the defense industry.

SXSW supports artists despite

Texas governor slamming them

By Los Angeles Times

SXSW, in addition to condemning the Texas governor, acknowledged the "unspeakable tragedies, the rise of repressive regimes and the increasing spread of violent conflict across the globe." The statement also called for unity.

Rochester three day eclipse fest

Expected to boost tourism spend

By State Fair Park and Event Center

The festival is designed to offer unique, immersive, hands-on experiences, celebrating a significant celestial event that places Rochester in the spotlight.

Festival fallout: Here’s why so many

Canadian festivals are cancelling

By Daily Hive

Arts and culture festivals could sadly be following the woolly mammoth trajectory — once prominent across Canada, but slowly on their way to extinction.

Vancouver Fringe Festival says

future uncertain due to inflation

By CBC Radio-Canada

The festival, a staple of Vancouver's performing arts calendar since 1985, says inflationary pressures are hurting its bottom line, hiking the prices of labour, venues and equipment.

Over 2000 cultural events will

anoint 2024 Paris Olympiad

By La Prensa Latina

"We all know the importance of culture in this country. So, obviously, Paris 2024 had to reserve a special place for culture," Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, said during a recent presentation event of the Cultural Olympiad.

Music festivals in retreat, many are cancelling due to rising event costs

By Insurance Journal

For four decades, the Riverbend Festival delighted music fans in Tennessee with headlining acts like Lionel Ritchie and ZZ Top, but this year the show won’t go on.

ClimeCo, Music Sustainability

Alliance issue climate report

By That Eric Alper

The findings shed light on present challenges, successes and areas of opportunity, including drivers, barriers and emerging sustainability focus areas shaping the narrative of the live music industry

From flooding to stampedes:

How to mitigate your event risk

By Event Industry News

Event Industry News

The key to effective event risk management is in the preparation — namely the proactive identification of risk, understanding its potential effects and how to mitigate those risks.

Astroworld planners foresaw

over crowding before festival

By Houston Landing

Ten days before the 2021 Astroworld music festival, the event's safety director was worried about whether organizers could cram throngs of fans in front of main act Travis Scott

A Special Thank You to the WFEA Sponsors

Helping Hands

A newsletter to help you with your decision-making as you develop plans for your next event

This is our 72nd issue of “Helping Hands,” a newsletter designed to include articles that might help you with your decision-making as you develop plans for your next event

If you have story ideas, please let us know, as we’d like to share how you’re dealing with the crisis in future issues.

WFEA Staff

Bruce Skinner - Executive Director

Jeremy Gilcrest - Chief Operating Officer

Lindsay Fox - Chief Growth Officer

Andrea Bianchi - Editor

Helping Hands | March 29, 2024 | Washington Festivals & Events Association & ASSET