Calgary Festival and Event Management Masterclass
September 30 @ 9:30 am - October 1 @ 4:30 pm BST
$255.91 – $495.00
The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is heading back to Alberta. This highly respected workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning, managing, or supporting festivals and event. It has been presented in 26 countries worldwide attracting thousands of delegates.
The workshop has received fantastic feedback (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge, creative new ideas and above all they say how inspiring they found the Masterclass.
The cost of the Masterclass is $395 if booked by 8 September or $495 if purchased after 8 September. The cost will be reduced to $325 if more than one person from your organisation attends
Who Attends?
One of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass
Music Festivals: Edmonton Jazz Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Reggaefest, Sled Island, Foothills Bluegrass Music Society, Halland Opera & Vocal Festival, Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Film Festivals and organizations: Calgary Justice Film Festival, Edmonton Short Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, THIRD ACTion Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, Film Stockholm, Office National du Film du Canada
Tourism and Placemaking: Explore Edmonton, Tourism Medicine Hat, Visit Mardaloop, Banff Lake Louise, Tourism Calgary, Estonian Tourist Board, Regina Downtown, Business Association of Edmonton, Events Tasmania, Tourism Kamloops, Travel Alberta, Downtown Winnipeg
Municipalities: City of Red Deer, Government of Alberta, Sturgeon County, City of Lethbridge, City of Spruce Grove, City of Calgary, Town of Stony Plain, City of Edmonton, City of Lloydminster, City of Beaumont, City of St. Albert, Strathcona County
Dance and Theatre Festivals: Improvaganza, Push Festival, Bard on the Beach, Intrepid Theatre Victoria, Oslo International Dance Festival, Warsaw Salsa Festival, Oulu Dance Centre
Book Festivals: LitFest Alberta, Saskatchewan Festival of Words, Oslo Litteraturhuset, Sask Book Awards
Family Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival, BUFF Malmö Film Festival, Surrey International Children’s Festival
Food and Drink Events: Alberta Beer Festivals, Vancouver International Wine Festival, Taste of Antwerp, Bendigo Food Truck Festival, The Taste of Tasmania, Saskatoon Berry Festival.
Museums and Galleries: Heritage Park, Galloway Station Museum, Lönnströmin taidemuseo , Estonian National Museum, Arbetets museum, The Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of Burlington
Venues and Cultural centres: Banff Centre, Winspear Centre, Westerner Park, Conexus Arts Centre, , Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Broadway Theatre Saskatoon, The National Arts Centre – Ottawa, The Arts House – Singapore
Other participants: Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton Heritage Festival, Vancouver Pride, Red Deer Centrefest, Calgary Foundation, Calgary Stampede, Arts Lethbridge, University of Alberta, Calgary Philharmonic, Airdrie Festival of Lights, Calgary High Performance Rodeo, , Flin Flon Arts Council, Exposure Photography Festival, Festival of Trees Saskatoon
A full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com
What You’ll Gain
Expert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert
Practical strategies to improve your event’s success
Inspiration to innovate and grow
Connections with like-minded professionals
Masterclass Sessions
Day 1
Developing Great Festivals and Events
This session draws inspiration from successful festivals, events and destinations, looking at what we can learn from their approach, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events
People and Partnerships
Looks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners.
Programming
The key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies.
Sponsorship and Fundraising
This session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income.
Festivals, Tourism and Placemaking
This session considers the relationship between festivals, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination.
Day 2
Festival Marketing
This session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals
Venues and Festival Infrastructure
This session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable.
Working with the Media
Every festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim.
Festivals – Impact and Evaluation
This session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically, socially and culturally.
The Masterclass is presented in English
Secure Your Spot
Early Bird Price: $395 if booked before 8 September
Regular Price: $495 if booked after 8 September
Group Discount: $325 per person for organizations sending more than one delegate
We can accept card payments or we can send you an invoice for payment by bank transfer or cheque.
Cancellation Policy
10 days or more before the course start date – Full refund will be given
2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given
Less than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given
