Ottawa Festival and Event Management Masterclass

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 26 September or $495 if purchased after 26 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: Ottawa Jazz Festival, Toronto Caribbean Carnival, L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal, POP Montreal, Ottawa International Buskerfest, Sweden Rock

Film Festivals and organizations: Ottawa International Animation Festival, Belleville Downtown Docfest, Helsinki International Film Festival, Banff Mountain Film Festival

Tourism and Placemaking: Explore Edmonton, Brockville Tourism,Tourism Calgary, Estonian Tourist Board, Regina Downtown, Events Tasmania, Downtown Winnipeg

Municipalities: City of Edmonton, City of Kitchener, Petawawa, City of Thunder Bay, Frontenac County, Town of Fort Smith, City of Toronto, City of Beaumont, City of Barrie

Dance and Theatre Festivals: Soulpepper, Improvaganza, Push Festival, Bard on the Beach, Oslo International Dance Festival, Warsaw Salsa Festival, Oulu Dance Centre

Book Festivals: WOW Literary Festival, Quebec Writers Federation, 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

Museums and Galleries: Museums of Burlington, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Heritage Park, Galloway Station Museum,  Estonian National Museum, Art Gallery of Burlington

Venues and Cultural centres: National Arts Centre, Banff Centre, Winspear Centre, Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Arts House – Singapore

Other participants: Ottawa Fringe, Juste pour rire, Ontario Arts Council, Capital Pride, Parks Canada, Festival Fierté Montréal,  Algonquin College, Calgary Stampede

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 26 September
Regular Price: $495 if booked after 26 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